Williamstown

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL415044
People 2,163
Male 50.9%
Female 49.1%
Median age 38
Families 603
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 816
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,440
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $287
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,102 50.9 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,062 49.1 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 17 0.8 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,163 people in Williamstown. Of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

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Age Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 160 7.4 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 165 7.6 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 148 6.8 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 139 6.4 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 129 5.9 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 123 5.7 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 137 6.3 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 119 5.5 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 178 8.2 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 167 7.7 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 144 6.6 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 148 6.8 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 115 5.3 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 110 5.1 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 60 2.8 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 40 1.8 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 43 2.0 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 45 2.1 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Williamstown was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 932 55.1 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 41 2.4 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 117 6.9 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 91 5.4 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 510 30.2 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Williamstown aged 15 years and over, 55.1% were married and 9.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 851 55.2 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 192 12.5 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 498 32.3 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Williamstown, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 30 5.0 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 152 25.1 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 9 1.5 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 72 11.9 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 74 12.2 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 14 2.3 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 41 6.8 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 34 5.6 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 49 8.1 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 10 1.7 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 121 20.0 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Williamstown 28.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.7% were in primary school, 21.5% in secondary school and 13.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 196 11.6 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 150 8.9 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 78 4.6 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 348 20.6 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 241 14.3 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 193 11.4 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 169 10.0 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 112 6.6 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 149 8.8 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Williamstown, 14.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 1,048 34.9 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,010 33.6 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
German 243 8.1 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1
Scottish 211 7.0 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 155 5.2 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Williamstown were English 34.9%, Australian 33.6%, German 8.1%, Scottish 7.0% and Irish 5.2%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Williamstown (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,732 80.1 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 204 9.4 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
Scotland 30 1.4 11,991 0.7 119,417 0.5
New Zealand 19 0.9 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Germany 18 0.8 10,119 0.6 102,595 0.4
South Africa 7 0.3 6,610 0.4 162,449 0.7

In Williamstown, 80.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 9.4%, Scotland 1.4%, New Zealand 0.9%, Germany 0.8% and South Africa 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 438 20.2 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 153 7.1 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 140 6.5 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,320 60.9 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Williamstown, 60.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,473 68.5 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 325 15.1 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 50 2.3 25,390 1.5 276,038 1.2
Germany 36 1.7 17,505 1.0 170,571 0.7
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 26 1.2 17,790 1.1 177,536 0.8

In Williamstown, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.5%, England 15.1%, Scotland 2.3%, Germany 1.7% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,484 69.3 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 351 16.4 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 45 2.1 23,476 1.4 245,915 1.1
Germany 28 1.3 17,624 1.1 169,618 0.7
New Zealand 24 1.1 16,040 1.0 608,329 2.6

In Williamstown, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.3%, England 16.4%, Scotland 2.1%, Germany 1.3% and New Zealand 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 851 39.4 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 273 12.6 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 225 10.4 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Uniting Church 218 10.1 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7
Not stated 208 9.6 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Williamstown were No Religion, so described 39.4%, Anglican 12.6%, Catholic 10.4%, Uniting Church 10.1% and Not stated 9.6%. In Williamstown, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
German 12 0.6 6,453 0.4 79,353 0.3
Italian 8 0.4 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Spanish 7 0.3 5,669 0.3 140,817 0.6
Afrikaans 3 0.1 2,362 0.1 43,741 0.2
Swedish 3 0.1 396 0.0 8,956 0.0
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English only spoken at home 2,027 93.8 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 21 2.7 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Williamstown 93.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.6%, Italian 0.4%, Spanish 0.3%, Afrikaans 0.1% and Swedish 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 603 54.2 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 380 34.1 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 56 5.0 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 74 6.6 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 1,113 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Williamstown. Of these 54.2% were employed full time, 34.1% were employed part-time and 6.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 126 12.1 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 108 10.4 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 142 13.7 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 188 18.1 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 417 40.2 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Williamstown, 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 189 18.1 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 159 15.2 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 140 13.4 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 137 13.1 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 134 12.8 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 101 9.6 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 88 8.4 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 77 7.4 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Williamstown included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.1%, Professionals 15.2%, Labourers 13.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.8%, Managers 9.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.4% and Sales Workers 7.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 46 4.9 5,746 0.8 14,651 0.1
Aged Care Residential Services 36 3.9 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Primary Education 33 3.5 16,651 2.2 231,198 2.2
Secondary Education 26 2.8 10,547 1.4 177,487 1.7
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 23 2.5 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Williamstown, the most common responses for industry of employment included Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 4.9%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.9%, Primary Education 3.5%, Secondary Education 2.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 653 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,684 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,440 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Williamstown was $653.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 765 74.1 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 43 4.2 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 29 2.8 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Train, car as driver 13 1.3 1,895 0.3 86,003 0.8
Walked only 12 1.2 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 26 2.5 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 819 78.8 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Williamstown, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.1%, Worked at home 4.2%, Car, as passenger 2.8%, Train, car as driver 1.3% and Walked only 1.2%. On the day, 2.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,266 74.9 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 602 35.6 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 213 12.6 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 378 22.3 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Williamstown, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.6% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 358 21.2 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 493 29.2 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 240 14.2 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 174 10.3 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Williamstown, 29.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 232 38.3 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 297 49.1 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 73 12.1 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 0.5 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Williamstown, 49.1% were couple families with children, 38.3% were couple families without children and 12.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 29.3 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 70.7 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Williamstown, 29.3% of single parents were male and 70.7% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 119 23.0 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 30 5.8 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 133 25.7 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 73 14.1 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 38 7.3 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 75 14.5 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 30 5.8 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 20 3.9 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Williamstown, of couple families with children, 23.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.8% had both employed part-time and 25.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 732 93.4 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 52 6.6 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Williamstown, 93.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 715 97.7 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 10 1.4 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 4 0.5 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Williamstown, 97.7% were separate houses, 1.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 0.5 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 4 0.5 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 66 9.0 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 357 48.4 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 295 40.0 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 11 1.5 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Williamstown, of occupied private dwellings 0.5% had 1 bedroom, 9.0% had 2 bedrooms and 48.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 209 27.9 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 422 56.3 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 94 12.6 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 10 1.3 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 14 1.9 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Williamstown, 27.9% were owned outright, 56.3% were owned with a mortgage and 12.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 598 80.7 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 135 18.2 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 8 1.1 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Williamstown, of all households, 80.7% were family households, 18.2% were single person households and 1.1% were group households.

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Household income Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.2 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.2 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Williamstown, 16.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 287 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.4 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.6 -- 10.2 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.1 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.9 -- 6.6 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 4 0.5 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 183 24.7 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 339 45.7 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 196 26.4 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 20 2.7 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Williamstown, 24.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 71 9.7 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 656 89.3 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 8 1.1 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Williamstown, 89.3% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 7 63.6 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 4 36.4 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Williamstown, 63.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 36.4% were female. The median age was 17 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.7 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,624 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Williamstown, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,624.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Williamstown % Williamstown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,500 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Williamstown, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.