Census describes 'typical' Australian

CENSUS REVEALS THE 'TYPICAL' AUSTRALIAN:

* Age - 38

* Sex - female

* Country of birth - Australia

* Country of birth of parents - both parents born in Australia

* Language spoken at home - English

* Ancestry - English

* Social marital status - registered marriage

* Family composition - coupled family with children

* Children in family - two

* Highest year of school completed - Year 12

* Unpaid domestic work - 5 to 14 hours per week

* Number of motor vehicles - two

* Number of bedrooms in dwelling - three

* Tenure type - Owned with a mortgage

'TYPICAL' ABORIGINAL AND/OR TORRES ISLANDER.

* Age - 23

* Sex - female

'TYPICAL' PERSON BORN OVERSEAS

* Age - 44

* Sex - female

* Country of birth - England

* Language spoken at home - English

'TYPICAL' AUSTRALIANS STATE BY STATE

* ACT: 35-year-old female married with two children, speaks English at home and has Australian-born parents of English descent

* NSW: 38-year-old Australian-born woman with English ancestry, married with children and speaks English at home. At least one parent born overseas

* Victoria: 37-year-old female born in Australia, married with two children and has at least one parent born oversea

* South Australia: 40-year-old Australian-born woman who has English ancestry and speaks English at home. She is married with two children

* Western Australia: 37-year-old Australian-born man with at least one parent born overseas, married with two children, speaks English at home and English ancestry

* Northern Territory: 34-year-old Australian-born man, unmarried, but in a relationship with two children, English ancestry and speaks English at home

* Tasmania: 42-year-old Australian-born female of Australian ancestry, married with two children and speaks English at home.

(Source: ABS, 2016 census)