Dampier

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL50378
People 1,282
Male 51.8%
Female 48.2%
Median age 35
Families 322
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 602
Average number of people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $3,664
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,383
Median weekly rent (b) $480
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 662 51.8 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 616 48.2 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 41 3.2 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 1,115 87.0 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 121 9.4 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
All people 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 35 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 101 7.9 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 132 10.4 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 120 9.4 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 64 5.0 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 41 3.2 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 59 4.6 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 105 8.2 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 136 10.7 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 102 8.0 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 103 8.1 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 116 9.1 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 86 6.7 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 64 5.0 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 21 1.6 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 15 1.2 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 6 0.5 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 4 0.3 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 0 0.0 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 528 56.9 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 21 2.3 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 58 6.2 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 11 1.2 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 313 33.7 777,668 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 447 59.3 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 124 16.4 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 183 24.3 766,278 40.4 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 29 6.0 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 147 30.5 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 8 1.7 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 10 2.1 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 163 33.8 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 48 10.0 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 53 11.0 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 0 0.0 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 104 21.6 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 26 5.4 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 19 3.9 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 46 9.5 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 5 1.0 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 136 28.2 167,197 20.7 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 145 15.6 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 87 9.4 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 46 5.0 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 235 25.3 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 107 11.5 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 53 5.7 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 77 8.3 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 23 2.5 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 14 1.5 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 0 0.0 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 137 14.8 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 581 45.3 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
English 480 37.4 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Irish 128 10.0 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 101 7.9 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6
German 47 3.7 78,337 2.9 1,026,138 4.0

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 969 75.6 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 44 3.4 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 43 3.4 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
South Africa 13 1.0 44,889 1.7 189,207 0.7
Philippines 9 0.7 37,524 1.4 293,892 1.2
Ireland 7 0.5 18,147 0.7 80,927 0.3

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 223 17.5 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 96 7.5 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 93 7.3 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 723 56.8 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 139 10.9 172,800 6.5 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 818 63.8 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 98 7.6 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 54 4.2 101,529 3.8 673,661 2.6
Scotland 22 1.7 50,313 1.9 272,233 1.1
Ireland 15 1.2 36,158 1.4 184,126 0.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 822 64.1 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 97 7.6 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 59 4.6 95,298 3.6 650,743 2.6
Ireland 23 1.8 33,065 1.2 159,509 0.6
South Africa 19 1.5 54,397 2.0 231,248 0.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 727 56.7 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 185 14.4 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 140 10.9 200,210 7.5 1,751,052 6.9
Anglican 103 8.0 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Uniting Church 21 1.6 42,526 1.6 673,260 2.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Dampier, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (64.5%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Filipino 9 0.7 12,501 0.5 90,853 0.4
Mandarin 6 0.5 51,751 1.9 685,274 2.7
Korean 5 0.4 6,970 0.3 115,531 0.5
Dutch 4 0.3 4,211 0.2 27,784 0.1
French 4 0.3 9,751 0.4 70,740 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 1,101 85.9 2,002,771 75.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 24 6.2 204,514 21.2 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 706 76.1 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 115 12.4 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 104 11.2 136,153 6.3 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 472 66.9 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 152 21.5 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 65 9.2 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 16 2.3 70,001 5.1 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 61 8.8 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 63 9.1 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 49 7.1 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 31 4.5 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 69 10.0 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 130 18.8 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 272 39.3 295,596 22.6 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 191 27.6 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Professionals 117 16.9 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 89 12.9 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Managers 82 11.8 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 70 10.1 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3
Labourers 66 9.5 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 48 6.9 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 20 2.9 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 104 15.0 2,724 0.2 3,427 0.0
Iron Ore Mining 75 10.8 38,038 2.9 42,728 0.4
Oil and Gas Extraction 36 5.2 8,648 0.7 18,693 0.2
Primary Education 29 4.2 33,954 2.6 265,249 2.2
Road Freight Transport 24 3.5 16,304 1.2 135,344 1.1

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,698 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $3,941 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $3,664 N/A $1,815 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 467 67.5 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 45 6.5 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Walked only 26 3.8 28,115 2.2 306,045 2.5
Taxi/ride-share service 4 0.6 4,177 0.3 25,730 0.2
Motorbike/scooter 4 0.6 3,670 0.3 49,683 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 89 12.9 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 26 3.8 98,289 7.5 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 4 0.6 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 509 73.6 898,942 68.8 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 694 74.9 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 345 37.3 614,554 28.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 49 5.3 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 239 25.9 343,566 15.9 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 199 21.7 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 268 29.2 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 126 13.7 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 93 10.1 187,413 8.7 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 43 3.4 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 87 6.8 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 13 1.0 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 0 0.0 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 21 1.6 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 10 0.8 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 5 0.4 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 3 0.2 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 57 4.4 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 3 0.2 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 62 4.8 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 869 67.8 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 184 14.4 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 911 71.1 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 145 11.3 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 33 2.6 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 10 0.8 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 184 14.4 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 3 0.3 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 34 3.7 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 778 83.8 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 115 12.4 143,513 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 103 32.0 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 193 59.9 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 16 5.0 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 0 0.0 10,930 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 56.2 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 93.8 N/A 79.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 101 33.9 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 11 3.7 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 67 22.5 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 42 14.1 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 4 1.3 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 6 2.0 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 35 11.7 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 26 8.7 48,325 8.2 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 388 76.5 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 126 24.9 118,109 10.9 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 328 84.5 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 15 3.9 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 25 6.4 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 3 0.8 5,858 0.6 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 0 0.0 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 5 1.3 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 26 6.9 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 246 65.1 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 92 24.3 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 9 2.4 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.9 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 7 1.9 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 72 19.1 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 175 46.4 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 115 30.5 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 2.1 13,179 1.4 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 317 83.0 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 61 16.0 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 4 1.0 32,591 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 68 17.5 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 161 41.5 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 143 36.9 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 7 1.8 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 4 1.0 13,303 1.4 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 3.8 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 65.4 N/A 25.6 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 480 N/A 340 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 92 64.3 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 24 16.8 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 26 18.2 31,280 11.9 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,383 N/A 1,842 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 127 78.9 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 19 11.8 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 13 8.1 57,539 14.9 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 24 57.1 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 18 42.9 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 16 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 3,749 N/A 1,480 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Dampier % Dampier Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 490 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,886 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments 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 table totals.