People — demographics & education

People	Australia	%	2006	%
Total	21,507,717	--	19,855,290	--
Male	10,634,013	49.4	9,799,249	49.4
Female	10,873,704	50.6	10,056,041	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	548,369	2.5	455,026	2.3

In the 2011 Census, there were 21,507,717 people in Australia of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

Age	Australia	%	2006	%
People
0-4 years	1,421,050	6.6	1,260,406	6.3
5-9 years	1,351,921	6.3	1,308,866	6.6
10-14 years	1,371,054	6.4	1,367,942	6.9
15-19 years	1,405,798	6.5	1,356,906	6.8
20-24 years	1,460,673	6.8	1,347,362	6.8
25-29 years	1,513,236	7.0	1,276,924	6.4
30-34 years	1,453,775	6.8	1,399,471	7.0
35-39 years	1,520,138	7.1	1,466,187	7.4
40-44 years	1,542,879	7.2	1,471,660	7.4
45-49 years	1,504,142	7.0	1,446,730	7.3
50-54 years	1,447,404	6.7	1,315,788	6.6
55-59 years	1,297,244	6.0	1,234,598	6.2
60-64 years	1,206,116	5.6	958,079	4.8
65-69 years	919,319	4.3	757,385	3.8
70-74 years	708,090	3.3	616,052	3.1
75-79 years	545,263	2.5	543,604	2.7
80-84 years	436,936	2.0	404,478	2.0
85 years and over	402,681	1.9	322,849	1.6
Median age	37	--	37	--

The median age of people in Australia was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.0% of the population.

Registered marital status	Australia	%	2006	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	8,461,114	48.7	7,900,685	49.6
Separated	529,280	3.0	495,059	3.1
Divorced	1,460,899	8.4	1,306,916	8.2
Widowed	949,634	5.5	936,815	5.9
Never married	5,962,769	34.3	5,278,605	33.2

Of people in Australia aged 15 years and over, 48.7% were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Australia	%	2006	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	50	--	49	--
Separated	49	--	47	--
Divorced	54	--	51	--
Widowed	78	--	77	--
Never married	25	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Australia was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status	Australia	%	2006	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	7,647,042	49.2	7,158,699	50.4
De facto marriage	1,476,369	9.5	1,242,793	8.8
Not married	6,413,399	41.3	5,788,667	40.8

In Australia, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Australia	%	2006	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	50	--	49	--
De facto marriage	35	--	34	--
Not married	33	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Australia was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education	Australia	%	2006	%
Pre-school	332,844	5.1	307,817	4.9
Primary - Government	1,181,787	18.2	1,174,546	18.9
Primary - Catholic	359,062	5.5	336,732	5.4
Primary - Other Non Government	214,359	3.3	185,520	3.0
Secondary - Government	774,074	11.9	764,826	12.3
Secondary - Catholic	307,142	4.7	280,789	4.5
Secondary - Other Non Government	254,828	3.9	229,530	3.7
Technical or further education institution	473,606	7.3	428,026	6.9
University or tertiary institution	932,524	14.3	745,444	12.0
Other	161,660	2.5	127,987	2.1
Not Stated	1,511,694	23.2	1,640,295	26.4
Total	6,503,580	--	6,221,512	--

Educational institutions were attended by 30.2% of people in Australia. Of these, 27.0% were in primary school, 20.5% in secondary school and 21.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry top responses	Australia	%	2006	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Australia	%	2006	%
Australia	15,017,847	69.8	14,072,945	70.9
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Australia	%	2006	%
Both parents born overseas	6,876,586	34.3	5,868,729	32.0
Father only born overseas	1,407,270	7.0	1,299,784	7.1
Mother only born overseas	989,220	4.9	879,691	4.8
Both parents born in Australia	10,757,087	53.7	10,282,282	56.1

In Australia, 53.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 34.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation top responses	Australia	%	2006	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language top responses (other than English)	Australia	%	2006	%

People — employment

Employment	Australia	%	2006	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	6,367,554	59.7	5,827,434	60.7
Worked part-time	3,062,976	28.7	2,685,195	27.9
Away from work	627,797	5.9	591,555	6.2
Unemployed	600,133	5.6	503,804	5.2
Total in labour force	10,658,460	--	9,607,988	--
View the labour force fact sheet

There were 10,658,460 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Australia. Of these 59.7% were employed full time, 28.7% were employed part-time and 5.6% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Australia	%	2006	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	1,087,799	10.8	985,761	10.8
16-24 hours per week	947,792	9.4	811,593	8.9
25-34 hours per week	1,027,380	10.2	887,841	9.8
35-39 hours per week	1,808,879	18.0	1,533,565	16.8
40 hours or more per week	4,558,678	45.3	4,293,873	47.2

Of employed people in Australia, 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.3% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Australia	%	2006	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	40	--	40	--
Employed part-time	40	--	39	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Australia was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

Occupation	Australia	%	2006	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Australia	%	2006	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Australia	%	2006	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	577	--	466	--
Family	1,481	--	1,171	--
Household	1,234	--	1,025	--
View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Australia was $577.

Travel to work, top responses	Australia	%	2006	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Australia	%	2006	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	12,149,347	70.0	11,098,334	69.7
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	4,827,808	27.8	4,358,287	27.4
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	1,896,957	10.9	1,606,179	10.1
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	3,090,874	17.8	2,850,998	17.9

In Australia, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.8% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Australia	%	2006	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	3,883,357	22.4	3,433,987	21.6
5 to 14 hours per week	4,444,640	25.6	3,876,565	24.4
15 to 29 hours per week	2,075,154	12.0	1,938,888	12.2
30 hours or more per week	1,746,196	10.1	1,848,897	11.6

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Australia, 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Australia	%	2006	%
Couple family without children	2,150,301	37.8	1,943,644	37.2
Couple family with children	2,534,399	44.6	2,362,583	45.3
One parent family	901,637	15.9	823,250	15.8
Other family	97,722	1.7	89,685	1.7

Of the families in Australia, 44.6% were couple families with children, 37.8% were couple families without children and 15.9% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Australia	%	2006	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	17.6	--	16.9
Female	--	82.4	--	83.1

In Australia 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Australia	%	2006	%
Families without children	2,081	--	1,649	--
Families with children	2,310	--	1,822	--
View the income fact sheet

In Australia, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,310 and those without children was $2,081.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Australia	%	2006	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	1,015,165	21.7	937,399	21.8
Both employed, worked part-time	174,795	3.7	145,850	3.4
One employed full-time, one part-time	1,001,907	21.4	906,417	21.0
One employed full-time, other not working	736,322	15.7	684,768	15.9
One employed part-time, other not working	251,191	5.4	210,757	4.9
Both not working	899,598	19.2	859,782	20.0
Other	291,196	6.2	269,931	6.3
Labour force status not stated	314,529	6.7	291,327	6.8

In Australia, of couple families, 21.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 21.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Australia	%	2006	%
Occupied private dwellings	7,760,320	89.3	7,144,093	89.6
Unoccupied private dwellings	934,470	10.7	830,376	10.4

In Australia, 89.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.7% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Australia	%	2006	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	5,864,574	75.6	5,472,527	76.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	765,980	9.9	658,858	9.2
Flat, unit or apartment	1,056,237	13.6	932,862	13.1
Other dwelling	66,666	0.9	76,080	1.1

Of occupied private dwellings in Australia, 75.6% were separate houses, 9.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Australia	%	2006	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	42,160	0.5	37,988	0.5
1 bedroom	363,129	4.7	316,654	4.4
2 bedrooms	1,481,577	19.1	1,388,283	19.4
3 bedrooms	3,379,930	43.6	3,244,224	45.4
4 or more bedrooms	2,350,132	30.3	2,006,520	28.1
Number of bedrooms not stated	143,394	1.8	150,427	2.1
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3.1	--	3	--
Average number of people per household	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Australia, of occupied private dwellings 4.7% had 1 bedroom, 19.1% had 2 bedrooms and 43.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Australia	%	2006	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	2,488,149	32.1	2,430,730	34.0
Owned with a mortgage	2,709,433	34.9	2,436,118	34.1
Rented	2,297,458	29.6	2,010,451	28.1
Other tenure type	70,069	0.9	60,080	0.8
Tenure type not stated	195,213	2.5	206,717	2.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Australia, 32.1% were owned outright, 34.9% were owned with a mortgage and 29.6% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Australia	%	2006	%
Family households	5,550,614	71.5	5,122,762	71.7
Single (or lone) person households	1,888,698	24.3	1,740,481	24.4
Group households	321,007	4.1	280,851	3.9

In Australia, of all households, 71.5% were family households, 24.3% were single person households and 4.1% were group households.

Household income	Australia	%	2006	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	23.7	--	30.3
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	11.2	--	5.5
View the income fact sheet

In Australia, 23.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — 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	Australia	%	2006	%
Median rent	285	--	190	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	89.6	--	90.7
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	10.4	--	9.3
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Australia	%	2006	%
Median mortgage repayments	1,800	--	1,300	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	90.1	--	91.6
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	9.9	--	8.4
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Australia	%	2006	%
None	665,852	8.6	676,296	9.5
1 motor vehicle	2,778,576	35.8	2,603,679	36.4
2 motor vehicles	2,802,468	36.1	2,535,038	35.5
3 or more vehicles	1,279,134	16.5	1,068,898	15.0
Number of motor vehicles not stated	234,292	3.0	260,185	3.6

In Australia, 35.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Australia	%	2006	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	548,368	--	455,025	--
Male	270,331	49.3	224,074	49.2
Female	278,037	50.7	230,951	50.8
Median age	21	--	20	--

For the 2011 Census in Australia, there were 548,368 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 270,331 (or 49.3%) were male and 278,037 (or 50.7%) were female. The median age was 21 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

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	Australia	%	2006	%
Average number of people per household	3.3	--	3.4	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.2	--	1.3	--
Median household income	991	--	791	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Australia, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $991.

Mortgage and rent	Australia	%	2006	%
Median weekly rent	195	--	140	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,647	--	1,127	--

In Australia, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $195 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,647.