Katanning

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL515019
People 3,702
Male 50.9%
Female 49.1%
Median age 40
Families 853
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 1,638
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,180
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,161
Median weekly rent $180
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,884 50.9 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,814 49.1 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 308 8.3 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,702 people in Katanning. Of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.3% of the population.

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Age Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 228 6.1 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 273 7.4 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 239 6.4 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 219 5.9 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 217 5.8 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 240 6.5 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 214 5.8 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 215 5.8 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 219 5.9 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 216 5.8 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 291 7.8 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 243 6.5 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 235 6.3 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 193 5.2 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 150 4.0 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 132 3.6 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 93 2.5 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 95 2.6 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Katanning was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 1,452 49.1 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 102 3.4 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 208 7.0 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 214 7.2 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 981 33.2 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Katanning aged 15 years and over, 49.1% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,105 46.5 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 249 10.5 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,022 43.0 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Katanning, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 43 3.5 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 224 18.2 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 70 5.7 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 6 0.5 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 191 15.5 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 0.2 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 7 0.6 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 79 6.4 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 32 2.6 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 9 0.7 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 566 46.0 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Katanning 33.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.5% were in primary school, 15.9% in secondary school and 9.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 225 7.6 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 125 4.2 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 59 2.0 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 392 13.3 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 372 12.6 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 192 6.5 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 437 14.8 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 0.1 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 347 11.8 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 146 4.9 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 606 20.5 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Katanning, 12.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 1,319 27.8 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,077 22.7 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 220 4.6 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Karen 188 4.0 2,212 0.1 9,936 0.0
Irish 171 3.6 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Katanning were Australian 27.8%, English 22.7%, Scottish 4.6%, Karen 4.0% and Irish 3.6%.

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 Katanning (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,337 63.7 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Myanmar 154 4.2 8,704 0.4 32,655 0.1
New Zealand 129 3.5 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
England 99 2.7 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
Thailand 72 2.0 7,806 0.3 66,229 0.3
Afghanistan 66 1.8 5,120 0.2 46,799 0.2

In Katanning, 63.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Myanmar 4.2%, New Zealand 3.5%, England 2.7%, Thailand 2.0% and Afghanistan 1.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 982 26.5 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 231 6.2 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 155 4.2 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,755 47.4 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Katanning, 47.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,934 52.5 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
Myanmar 256 6.9 13,739 0.6 50,540 0.2
England 190 5.2 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 169 4.6 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
Afghanistan 89 2.4 7,311 0.3 69,920 0.3

In Katanning, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 52.5%, Myanmar 6.9%, England 5.2%, New Zealand 4.6% and Afghanistan 2.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,011 54.6 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
Myanmar 254 6.9 14,100 0.6 51,099 0.2
England 193 5.2 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 158 4.3 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
Afghanistan 90 2.4 7,088 0.3 68,276 0.3

In Katanning, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 54.6%, Myanmar 6.9%, England 5.2%, New Zealand 4.3% and Afghanistan 2.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 931 25.2 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 586 15.9 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 454 12.3 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 415 11.2 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Islam 401 10.9 50,649 2.0 604,240 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Katanning were No Religion, so described 25.2%, Not stated 15.9%, Catholic 12.3%, Anglican 11.2% and Islam 10.9%. In Katanning, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Malay 231 6.3 5,899 0.2 17,942 0.1
Karen 168 4.6 2,067 0.1 10,270 0.0
Hazaraghi 68 1.8 2,560 0.1 22,272 0.1
Burmese 66 1.8 4,904 0.2 16,321 0.1
Mandarin 43 1.2 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 2,404 65.2 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 279 19.3 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Katanning 65.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Malay 6.3%, Karen 4.6%, Hazaraghi 1.8%, Burmese 1.8% and Mandarin 1.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 979 60.6 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 437 27.0 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 97 6.0 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 103 6.4 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 1,616 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Katanning. Of these 60.6% were employed full time, 27.0% were employed part-time and 6.4% 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
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 146 9.7 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 118 7.8 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 172 11.4 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 325 21.5 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 654 43.3 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Katanning, 9.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 406 27.0 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 225 15.0 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 189 12.6 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 153 10.2 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 135 9.0 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 135 9.0 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 131 8.7 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 100 6.6 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Katanning included Labourers 27.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Professionals 12.6%, Managers 10.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.0%, Sales Workers 9.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Meat, Poultry and Smallgoods Wholesaling 194 13.2 687 0.1 6,313 0.1
Meat Processing 85 5.8 2,331 0.2 28,852 0.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 79 5.4 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 67 4.6 29,683 2.6 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 61 4.1 28,080 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Katanning, the most common responses for industry of employment included Meat, Poultry and Smallgoods Wholesaling 13.2%, Meat Processing 5.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.4%, Primary Education 4.6% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 664 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,373 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,180 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Katanning was $664.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,038 68.7 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 158 10.5 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Walked only 57 3.8 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 33 2.2 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Bus 31 2.1 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 31 2.0 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,208 79.6 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Katanning, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.7%, Car, as passenger 10.5%, Walked only 3.8%, Worked at home 2.2% and Bus 2.1%. On the day, 2.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,700 57.2 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 678 22.9 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 270 9.1 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 665 22.5 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Katanning, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.9% provided care for children and 9.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.5% 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
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 518 17.4 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 583 19.6 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 323 10.9 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 274 9.2 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Katanning, 19.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 378 44.5 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 317 37.3 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 136 16.0 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 19 2.2 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Katanning, 37.3% were couple families with children, 44.5% were couple families without children and 16.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.5 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.5 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Katanning, 18.5% of single parents were male and 81.5% 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
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 139 20.3 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 27 3.9 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 139 20.3 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 97 14.1 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 38 5.5 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 159 23.2 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 37 5.4 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 50 7.3 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Katanning, of couple families with children, 20.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 20.3% 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 Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,252 86.4 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 197 13.6 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Katanning, 86.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,126 89.9 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 97 7.7 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 16 1.3 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Katanning, 89.9% were separate houses, 7.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.3% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 42 3.4 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 221 17.8 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 588 47.2 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 362 29.1 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 32 2.6 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Katanning, of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 17.8% had 2 bedrooms and 47.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 369 29.6 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 388 31.2 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 435 34.9 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 7 0.6 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 46 3.7 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Katanning, 29.6% were owned outright, 31.2% were owned with a mortgage and 34.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 826 65.8 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 368 29.3 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 61 4.9 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Katanning, of all households, 65.8% were family households, 29.3% were single person households and 4.9% were group households.

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Household income Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 22.2 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.0 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Katanning, 22.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.0% 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 Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 180 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.3 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.7 -- 9.7 -- 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 Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,161 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.5 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.5 -- 8.6 -- 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 Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 81 6.5 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 389 31.2 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 437 35.0 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 269 21.6 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 71 5.7 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Katanning, 31.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 327 26.1 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 882 70.4 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 43 3.4 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Katanning, 70.4% 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.
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 143 46.6 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 164 53.4 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Katanning, 46.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.4% were female. The median age was 21 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
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,045 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Katanning, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,045.

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
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 997 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Katanning, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $997.

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.