Sydney - Northern Beaches

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 4
Area code 122
People 237,640
Male 116,427
Female 121,213
Median age 39
Families 64,482
Average children per family 1.8
All private dwellings 97,665
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,812
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,800
Median weekly rent $460
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

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People

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Demographics & education

People Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Total 237,640 -- 6,917,658 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 116,427 49.0 3,408,878 49.3 10,634,013 49.4
Female 121,213 51.0 3,508,780 50.7 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 966 0.4 172,621 2.5 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 237,640 people in Sydney - Northern Beaches of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

Age
People
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 17,021 7.2 458,736 6.6 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 15,858 6.7 434,608 6.3 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 14,368 6.0 439,168 6.3 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 13,090 5.5 443,416 6.4 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 12,074 5.1 449,685 6.5 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 13,449 5.7 473,160 6.8 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 16,130 6.8 468,336 6.8 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 19,414 8.2 488,124 7.1 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 19,167 8.1 483,502 7.0 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 18,112 7.6 481,428 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 15,749 6.6 469,024 6.8 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 13,675 5.8 419,612 6.1 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 12,701 5.3 390,678 5.6 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 10,686 4.5 304,327 4.4 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 8,133 3.4 237,362 3.4 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 6,186 2.6 186,032 2.7 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 5,575 2.3 150,724 2.2 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 6,252 2.6 139,735 2.0 402,681 1.9
Median age 39 -- 38 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Sydney - Northern Beaches was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.5% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 100,956 53.0 2,758,854 49.4 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 4,433 2.3 170,428 3.1 529,280 3.0
Divorced 15,420 8.1 461,145 8.3 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 10,711 5.6 324,518 5.8 949,634 5.5
Never married 58,873 30.9 1,870,203 33.5 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Sydney - Northern Beaches aged 15 years and over, 53.0% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 50 -- 50 --
Separated 50 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 55 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 81 -- 78 -- 78 --
Never married 27 -- 26 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Sydney - Northern Beaches was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 92,778 53.4 2,514,378 50.0 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 16,214 9.3 418,721 8.3 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 64,607 37.2 2,096,245 41.7 6,413,399 41.3

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 36 -- 36 -- 35 --
Not married 35 -- 34 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Sydney - Northern Beaches was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

Education Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 5,410 7.7 126,605 5.9 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 14,310 20.5 372,075 17.4 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 3,117 4.5 115,727 5.4 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 2,878 4.1 61,544 2.9 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 7,288 10.4 271,181 12.7 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 4,156 5.9 109,409 5.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 3,575 5.1 71,341 3.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 5,008 7.2 168,004 7.9 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 9,370 13.4 303,070 14.2 932,524 14.3
Other 1,804 2.6 50,619 2.4 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 13,017 18.6 486,539 22.8 1,511,694 23.2
Total 69,933 -- 2,136,114 -- 6,503,580 --

In Sydney - Northern Beaches 29.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.0% were in primary school, 21.5% in secondary school and 20.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 94,519 29.6 2,151,788 24.2 7,238,533 25.9
Australian 78,820 24.6 2,217,158 25.0 7,098,486 25.4
Irish 27,585 8.6 661,208 7.4 2,087,758 7.5
Scottish 23,397 7.3 528,510 6.0 1,792,622 6.4
Italian 10,604 3.3 246,158 2.8 916,121 3.3

The most common ancestries in Sydney - Northern Beaches were English 29.6%, Australian 24.6%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 7.3% and Italian 3.3%.

Country of birth Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 161,082 67.8 4,747,372 68.6 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 19,118 8.0 227,524 3.3 911,593 4.2
New Zealand 5,966 2.5 114,232 1.7 483,398 2.2
South Africa 3,017 1.3 40,248 0.6 145,683 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,454 1.0 156,035 2.3 318,969 1.5
Italy 2,224 0.9 51,626 0.7 185,402 0.9

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, 67.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.0%, New Zealand 2.5%, South Africa 1.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.0% and Italy 0.9%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 81,799 36.5 2,363,793 36.7 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 20,732 9.3 433,840 6.7 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 15,173 6.8 294,595 4.6 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 106,212 47.4 3,342,215 51.9 10,757,087 53.7

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, 47.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 36.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 63,078 26.5 1,902,393 27.5 5,439,268 25.3
No Religion 57,313 24.1 1,240,531 17.9 4,796,787 22.3
Anglican 55,791 23.5 1,378,386 19.9 3,679,907 17.1
Uniting Church 9,002 3.8 271,090 3.9 1,065,795 5.0
Presbyterian and Reformed 6,825 2.9 211,979 3.1 599,515 2.8

The most common responses for religion in Sydney - Northern Beaches were Catholic 26.5%, No Religion 24.1%, Anglican 23.5%, Uniting Church 3.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.9%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 3,541 1.5 83,173 1.2 299,834 1.4
Mandarin 2,128 0.9 139,822 2.0 336,410 1.6
German 2,085 0.9 23,429 0.3 80,371 0.4
Cantonese 1,810 0.8 136,373 2.0 263,673 1.2
French 1,634 0.7 19,010 0.3 57,740 0.3
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English only spoken at home 195,949 82.5 5,013,343 72.5 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 14,511 17.0 604,562 24.5 1,579,949 20.4

In Sydney - Northern Beaches 82.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.5%, Mandarin 0.9%, German 0.9%, Cantonese 0.8% and French 0.7%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 76,843 61.0 2,007,924 60.2 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 38,296 30.4 939,465 28.2 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 6,491 5.1 190,944 5.7 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 4,418 3.5 196,525 5.9 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 126,048 -- 3,334,858 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 126,048 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sydney - Northern Beaches. Of these 61.0% were employed full time, 30.4% were employed part-time and 3.5% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 13,681 11.2 326,514 10.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 12,714 10.5 304,830 9.7 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 11,908 9.8 308,122 9.8 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 16,140 13.3 569,665 18.2 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 60,698 49.9 1,438,260 45.8 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Sydney - Northern Beaches, 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.9% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 41 -- 41 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 42 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Sydney - Northern Beaches was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 34,212 28.1 713,548 22.7 2,145,442 21.3
Managers 21,077 17.3 418,333 13.3 1,293,970 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 18,187 15.0 473,141 15.1 1,483,558 14.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 14,454 11.9 414,668 13.2 1,425,146 14.2
Sales Workers 11,352 9.3 290,496 9.3 942,140 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 10,706 8.8 297,667 9.5 971,897 9.7
Labourers 6,148 5.1 273,129 8.7 947,608 9.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers 3,519 2.9 199,438 6.4 659,551 6.6

The most common occupations in Sydney - Northern Beaches included Professionals 28.1%, Managers 17.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.9%, Sales Workers 9.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%, Labourers 5.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.9%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
School Education 4,947 4.1 138,795 4.4 467,373 4.6
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4,099 3.4 127,711 4.1 412,804 4.1
Computer System Design and Related Services 3,994 3.3 53,474 1.7 139,409 1.4
Legal and Accounting Services 3,822 3.1 74,557 2.4 209,182 2.1
Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3,186 2.6 49,776 1.6 178,212 1.8

Of the employed people in Sydney - Northern Beaches, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.4%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.3%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.1% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 2.6%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 779 -- 561 -- 577 --
Family 2,188 -- 1,477 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,812 -- 1,237 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sydney - Northern Beaches was $779.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 67,015 55.1 1,807,358 57.6 6,059,972 60.2
Bus 12,471 10.3 116,656 3.7 301,187 3.0
Car, as passenger 4,911 4.0 157,359 5.0 537,638 5.3
Walked only 4,182 3.4 128,339 4.1 377,043 3.7
Ferry 2,178 1.8 6,787 0.2 10,889 0.1
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People who travelled to work by public transport 19,804 16.3 433,016 13.8 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 72,140 59.3 1,971,702 62.8 6,620,840 65.8

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.1%, Bus 10.3%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Walked only 3.4% and Ferry 1.8%. On the day, 16.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 143,790 75.5 3,839,135 68.7 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 60,326 31.7 1,537,775 27.5 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 20,439 10.7 638,615 11.4 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 38,213 20.1 942,085 16.9 3,090,874 17.8

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.7% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 49,687 26.1 1,226,912 22.0 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 53,262 28.0 1,391,598 24.9 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 23,897 12.6 660,872 11.8 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 16,943 8.9 559,753 10.0 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Sydney - Northern Beaches, 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 23,759 36.8 669,019 36.6 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 32,169 49.9 831,850 45.5 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 7,754 12.0 297,904 16.3 901,637 15.9
Other family 801 1.2 30,780 1.7 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Sydney - Northern Beaches, 49.9% were couple families with children, 36.8% were couple families without children and 12.0% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.1 -- 17.0 -- 17.6
Female -- 80.9 -- 83.0 -- 82.4

In Sydney - Northern Beaches 19.1% of single parents were male and 80.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Families without children 2,428 -- 2,120 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 2,912 -- 2,370 -- 2,310 --

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,912 and those without children was $2,428.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 12,623 22.6 327,626 21.8 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 2,441 4.4 54,280 3.6 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 14,295 25.6 306,829 20.4 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 8,354 14.9 239,315 15.9 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 2,966 5.3 83,287 5.5 251,191 5.4
Both not working 8,643 15.5 308,233 20.5 899,598 19.2
Other 3,216 5.8 89,812 6.0 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 3,391 6.1 91,486 6.1 314,529 6.7

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, of couple families with children, 22.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 25.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 85,546 91.1 2,471,299 90.3 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 8,384 8.9 265,338 9.7 934,470 10.7

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, 91.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.9% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 51,422 60.1 1,717,699 69.5 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7,064 8.3 263,926 10.7 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 26,655 31.2 465,189 18.8 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 333 0.4 21,140 0.9 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Sydney - Northern Beaches, 60.1% were separate houses, 8.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 31.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 607 0.7 18,042 0.7 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 7,226 8.4 137,467 5.6 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 22,250 26.0 555,253 22.5 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 26,864 31.4 986,995 39.9 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 27,336 32.0 726,049 29.4 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,264 1.5 47,491 1.9 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, of occupied private dwellings 8.4% had 1 bedroom, 26.0% had 2 bedrooms and 31.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 29,636 34.6 820,006 33.2 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 30,706 35.9 824,292 33.4 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 22,365 26.1 743,050 30.1 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 1,029 1.2 20,418 0.8 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 1,811 2.1 63,530 2.6 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Sydney - Northern Beaches, 34.6% were owned outright, 35.9% were owned with a mortgage and 26.1% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 63,048 73.7 1,777,400 71.9 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 19,284 22.5 599,149 24.2 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 3,215 3.8 94,746 3.8 321,007 4.1

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, of all households, 73.7% were family households, 22.5% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

Household income Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 15.2 -- 24.2 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 21.9 -- 12.3 -- 11.2

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, 15.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 21.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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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 Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 460 -- 300 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.4 -- 88.4 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 10.6 -- 11.6 -- 10.4

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,800 -- 1,993 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.9 -- 89.5 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 13.1 -- 10.5 -- 9.9

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 6,649 7.8 258,153 10.4 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 31,436 36.7 933,953 37.8 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 33,323 39.0 840,655 34.0 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 12,076 14.1 360,074 14.6 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 2,063 2.4 78,462 3.2 234,292 3.0

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, 36.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 965 -- 172,620 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 502 52.0 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 463 48.0 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 28 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, there were 965 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 502 (or 52.0%) were male and 463 (or 48.0%) were female. The median age was 28 years.

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 Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 1,709 -- 941 -- 991 --

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,709.

Mortgage and rent Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 450 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,600 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $450 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.

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