2016 Census QuickStats

People — 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	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Male	6,147	47.6	2,908,077	49.1	11,546,638	49.3
Female	6,755	52.4	3,018,549	50.9	11,855,248	50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people	456	3.5	47,788	0.8	649,171	2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 12,906 people in Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities). Of these 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.5% of the population.

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Age	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Median age	43	--	37	--	38	--
0-4 years	750	5.8	371,220	6.3	1,464,779	6.3
5-9 years	766	5.9	368,631	6.2	1,502,646	6.4
10-14 years	778	6.0	341,063	5.8	1,397,183	6.0
15-19 years	788	6.1	356,340	6.0	1,421,595	6.1
20-24 years	665	5.2	413,792	7.0	1,566,793	6.7
25-29 years	737	5.7	441,266	7.4	1,664,602	7.1
30-34 years	698	5.4	447,927	7.6	1,703,847	7.3
35-39 years	645	5.0	404,026	6.8	1,561,679	6.7
40-44 years	770	6.0	401,887	6.8	1,583,257	6.8
45-49 years	792	6.1	402,043	6.8	1,581,455	6.8
50-54 years	833	6.5	378,371	6.4	1,523,551	6.5
55-59 years	870	6.8	357,616	6.0	1,454,332	6.2
60-64 years	825	6.4	319,840	5.4	1,299,397	5.6
65-69 years	813	6.3	291,397	4.9	1,188,999	5.1
70-74 years	705	5.5	218,203	3.7	887,716	3.8
75-79 years	563	4.4	165,115	2.8	652,657	2.8
80-84 years	440	3.4	119,895	2.0	460,549	2.0
85 years and over	446	3.5	127,993	2.2	486,842	2.1

The median age of people in Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Married	4,897	46.2	2,344,107	48.4	9,148,218	48.1
Separated	420	4.0	146,493	3.0	608,059	3.2
Divorced	1,081	10.2	382,544	7.9	1,626,890	8.5
Widowed	843	8.0	251,674	5.2	985,204	5.2
Never married	3,360	31.7	1,720,887	35.5	6,668,910	35.0

Of people in Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities) aged 15 years and over, 46.2% were married and 14.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status People aged 15 years and over	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Registered marriage	4,132	46.0	2,060,766	47.8	8,001,141	47.7
De facto marriage	1,062	11.8	422,258	9.8	1,751,731	10.4
Not married	3,784	42.1	1,830,228	42.4	7,024,973	41.9

In Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), of people aged 15 years and over, 46.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Preschool	153	4.3	94,970	5.2	347,621	4.8
Primary - Government	672	18.7	313,881	17.2	1,314,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	256	7.1	102,778	5.6	380,604	5.3
Primary - other non Government	96	2.7	52,041	2.8	231,490	3.2
Secondary - Government	307	8.5	201,166	11.0	827,505	11.5
Secondary - Catholic	367	10.2	88,999	4.9	338,384	4.7
Secondary - other non Government	101	2.8	73,973	4.0	280,618	3.9
Technical or further education institution	209	5.8	103,685	5.7	424,869	5.9
University or tertiary institution	185	5.2	325,051	17.8	1,160,626	16.1
Other	81	2.3	59,498	3.3	198,383	2.8
Not stated	1,164	32.4	413,199	22.6	1,707,023	23.7

In Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), 27.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.5% were in primary school, 21.7% in secondary school and 11.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Bachelor Degree level and above	1,221	11.5	1,177,540	24.3	4,181,406	22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level	776	7.3	447,023	9.2	1,687,893	8.9
Certificate level IV	338	3.2	138,313	2.9	551,767	2.9
Certificate level III	1,784	16.8	555,583	11.5	2,442,203	12.8
Year 12	1,165	11.0	772,461	15.9	2,994,097	15.7
Year 11	910	8.6	298,342	6.2	941,531	4.9
Year 10	1,251	11.8	376,237	7.8	2,054,331	10.8
Certificate level II	16	0.2	3,233	0.1	13,454	0.1
Certificate level I	0	0.0	542	0.0	2,176	0.0
Year 9 or below	1,427	13.5	430,152	8.9	1,529,897	8.0
No educational attainment	38	0.4	48,920	1.0	145,844	0.8
Not stated	1,468	13.8	482,823	10.0	1,974,794	10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), 11.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

2011 benchmarks are not available for this data item.

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People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

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 Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Australia	10,907	84.7	3,845,493	64.9	15,614,835	66.7
Other top responses

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	1,125	8.7	2,283,741	38.5	8,051,196	34.4
Father only born overseas	578	4.5	365,528	6.2	1,488,092	6.4
Mother only born overseas	402	3.1	259,832	4.4	1,094,591	4.7
Both parents born in Australia	9,727	75.4	2,611,265	44.1	11,070,538	47.3

In Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), 75.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

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Religious affiliation, top responses	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

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Language, top responses (other than English)	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

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People — employment

Employment People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Worked full-time	3,218	54.8	1,670,556	57.0	6,623,065	57.7
Worked part-time	1,960	33.4	920,875	31.4	3,491,503	30.4
Away from work	379	6.5	144,696	4.9	569,276	5.0
Unemployed	311	5.3	193,465	6.6	787,452	6.9

There were 5,868 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities). Of these 54.8% were employed full time, 33.4% were employed part-time and 5.3% 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	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
1-15 hours per week	712	12.8	329,396	12.0	1,218,823	11.4
16-24 hours per week	530	9.5	286,191	10.5	1,079,236	10.1
25-34 hours per week	716	12.9	305,282	11.2	1,193,445	11.2
35-39 hours per week	1,015	18.2	511,004	18.7	2,031,263	19.0
40 hours or more per week	2,207	39.7	1,159,551	42.4	4,591,801	43.0

Of employed people in Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), 12.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation Employed people aged 15 years and over	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

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Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

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Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Personal	602	--	644	--	662	--
Family	1,402	--	1,715	--	1,734	--
Household	1,103	--	1,419	--	1,438	--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities) was $602.

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Travel to work, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

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Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	7,060	66.6	3,315,451	68.4	13,143,914	69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	2,690	25.4	1,329,164	27.4	5,259,400	27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	1,255	11.8	560,866	11.6	2,145,203	11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	2,312	21.8	931,546	19.2	3,620,726	19.0

In Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.4% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.8% 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	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Less than 5 hours per week	2,088	19.7	1,130,813	23.3	4,298,593	22.6
5 to 14 hours per week	2,758	26.0	1,232,398	25.4	4,944,578	26.0
15 to 29 hours per week	1,224	11.5	535,249	11.0	2,189,776	11.5
30 hours or more per week	994	9.4	416,986	8.6	1,710,970	9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families — family composition

Family composition	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	1,456	44.2	559,717	36.5	2,291,987	37.8
Couple family with children	1,208	36.7	709,965	46.3	2,716,224	44.7
One parent family	588	17.9	234,596	15.3	959,543	15.8
Other family	41	1.2	27,800	1.8	102,559	1.7

Of the families in Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), 36.7% were couple families with children, 44.2% were couple families without children and 17.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Male	--	15.8	--	17.8	--	18.2
Female	--	84.2	--	82.2	--	81.8

In Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), 15.8% of single parents were male and 84.2% were female.

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Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of parents in couple families Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Both employed, worked full-time	540	20.3	265,107	20.9	1,084,006	21.6
Both employed, worked part-time	100	3.8	52,749	4.2	203,596	4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time	623	23.4	291,419	23.0	1,086,460	21.7
One employed full-time, other not working	262	9.8	198,294	15.6	749,886	15.0
One employed part-time, other not working	155	5.8	77,946	6.1	302,037	6.0
Both not working	661	24.8	247,456	19.5	1,006,697	20.1
Other (includes away from work)	148	5.6	67,309	5.3	264,145	5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family)	174	6.5	69,393	5.5	311,381	6.2

In Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), of couple families with children, 20.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 23.4% 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

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	4,907	87.6	2,112,699	88.3	8,286,073	88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings	697	12.4	278,629	11.7	1,039,874	11.2

In Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), 87.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Separate house	4,147	84.5	1,546,945	73.2	6,041,788	72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	683	13.9	300,918	14.2	1,055,016	12.7
Flat or apartment	42	0.9	246,040	11.6	1,087,434	13.1
Other dwelling	20	0.4	11,093	0.5	64,425	0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), 84.5% were separate houses, 13.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.9% were flat or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
None (includes bedsitters)	15	0.3	8,279	0.4	39,769	0.5
1 bedroom	177	3.6	107,356	5.1	411,252	5.0
2 bedrooms	916	18.7	407,620	19.3	1,562,759	18.9
3 bedrooms	2,412	49.3	930,257	44.0	3,403,190	41.1
4 or more bedrooms	1,203	24.6	608,502	28.8	2,670,758	32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated	174	3.6	50,691	2.4	198,351	2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.3	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 18.7% had 2 bedrooms and 49.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure Occupied private dwellings	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Owned outright	1,686	34.4	682,685	32.3	2,565,695	31.0
Owned with a mortgage	1,457	29.7	746,502	35.3	2,855,222	34.5
Rented	1,527	31.1	607,354	28.7	2,561,302	30.9
Other tenure type	36	0.7	17,178	0.8	78,994	1.0
Tenure type not stated	197	4.0	58,983	2.8	224,869	2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), 34.4% were owned outright, 29.7% were owned with a mortgage and 31.1% were rented.

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Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Family households	3,251	66.3	1,495,290	70.8	5,907,625	71.3
Single (or lone) person households	1,492	30.4	521,828	24.7	2,023,542	24.4
Group households	157	3.2	95,588	4.5	354,917	4.3

In Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), of all households, 66.3% were family households, 30.4% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

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Household income	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Less than $650 gross weekly income	--	25.4	--	20.3	--	20.0
More than $3000 gross weekly income	--	7.5	--	15.5	--	16.4

In Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), 25.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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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	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Median rent	248	--	325	--	335	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	89.6	--	89.6	--	88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	10.4	--	10.4	--	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	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	1,303	--	1,728	--	1,755	--
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income	--	95.0	--	92.5	--	92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	5.0	--	7.5	--	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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Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
None	327	6.7	166,061	7.9	623,829	7.5
1 motor vehicle	1,692	34.5	722,675	34.2	2,881,485	34.8
2 motor vehicles	1,863	38.0	776,286	36.7	2,999,184	36.2
3 or more vehicles	772	15.7	374,426	17.7	1,496,382	18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated	250	5.1	73,257	3.5	285,197	3.4

In Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), 34.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Dwellings — internet connection

Dwelling internet connection	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Internet not accessed from dwelling	1,046	21.3	287,506	13.6	1,172,415	14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling	3,661	74.7	1,768,050	83.7	6,892,165	83.2
Not stated	194	4.0	57,157	2.7	221,494	2.7

In Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), 74.7% 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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People characteristics - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Male	219	47.7	23,622	49.4	322,171	49.6
Female	240	52.3	24,159	50.6	326,996	50.4
Median age	23	--	23	--	23	--

In Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), 47.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.3% were female. The median age was 23 years.

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Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Average number of people per household	2.8	--	3	--	3.2	--
Average number of persons per bedroom	1	--	1	--	1	--
Median weekly household income	863	--	1,200	--	1,203	--

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $863.

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	Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Median weekly rent	218	--	261	--	250	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,517	--	1,517	--	1,660	--

In Echuca - Moama (Echuca Part) (Urban Centres and Localities), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $218 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

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