Blaxland, NSW

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Commonwealth Electoral Division
Area code CED105
People 158,408
Male 78,768
Female 79,640
Median age 33
Families 39,682
Average children per family 2
All private dwellings 53,837
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $964
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,935
Median weekly rent $300
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Total 158,408 -- 6,917,658 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 78,768 49.7 3,408,878 49.3 10,634,013 49.4
Female 79,640 50.3 3,508,780 50.7 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,141 0.7 172,621 2.5 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 158,408 people in Blaxland, NSW of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

Age
People
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 12,966 8.2 458,736 6.6 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 11,709 7.4 434,608 6.3 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 10,901 6.9 439,168 6.3 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 11,134 7.0 443,416 6.4 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 11,590 7.3 449,685 6.5 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 12,221 7.7 473,160 6.8 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 11,344 7.2 468,336 6.8 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 10,624 6.7 488,124 7.1 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 10,224 6.5 483,502 7.0 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 10,237 6.5 481,428 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 9,909 6.3 469,024 6.8 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 8,619 5.4 419,612 6.1 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 7,206 4.5 390,678 5.6 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 5,346 3.4 304,327 4.4 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 4,307 2.7 237,362 3.4 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 3,688 2.3 186,032 2.7 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 3,330 2.1 150,724 2.2 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 3,052 1.9 139,735 2.0 402,681 1.9
Median age 33 -- 38 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Blaxland, NSW was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.5% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 62,349 50.8 2,758,854 49.4 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 4,734 3.9 170,428 3.1 529,280 3.0
Divorced 9,694 7.9 461,145 8.3 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 7,437 6.1 324,518 5.8 949,634 5.5
Never married 38,617 31.4 1,870,203 33.5 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Blaxland, NSW aged 15 years and over, 50.8% were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 50 -- 50 --
Separated 46 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 52 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 78 -- 78 -- 78 --
Never married 24 -- 26 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Blaxland, NSW was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56,605 50.2 2,514,378 50.0 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 3,770 3.3 418,721 8.3 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 52,371 46.5 2,096,245 41.7 6,413,399 41.3

In Blaxland, NSW, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 38 -- 36 -- 35 --
Not married 31 -- 34 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Blaxland, NSW was 47 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

Education Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 2,645 4.9 126,605 5.9 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 8,117 15.1 372,075 17.4 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 3,326 6.2 115,727 5.4 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 1,903 3.5 61,544 2.9 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 6,952 12.9 271,181 12.7 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 2,825 5.2 109,409 5.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 1,229 2.3 71,341 3.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 4,520 8.4 168,004 7.9 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 6,252 11.6 303,070 14.2 932,524 14.3
Other 1,354 2.5 50,619 2.4 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 14,719 27.3 486,539 22.8 1,511,694 23.2
Total 53,842 -- 2,136,114 -- 6,503,580 --

In Blaxland, NSW 34.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.8% were in primary school, 20.4% in secondary school and 20.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Lebanese 29,606 16.4 146,872 1.7 203,139 0.7
Australian 20,806 11.5 2,217,158 25.0 7,098,486 25.4
English 17,310 9.6 2,151,788 24.2 7,238,533 25.9
Vietnamese 15,674 8.7 81,894 0.9 221,114 0.8
Chinese 15,485 8.6 378,465 4.3 866,208 3.1

The most common ancestries in Blaxland, NSW were Lebanese 16.4%, Australian 11.5%, English 9.6%, Vietnamese 8.7% and Chinese 8.6%.

Country of birth Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 77,826 49.1 4,747,372 68.6 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Vietnam 13,728 8.7 71,840 1.0 185,039 0.9
Lebanon 11,798 7.4 56,297 0.8 76,450 0.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5,863 3.7 156,035 2.3 318,969 1.5
New Zealand 2,266 1.4 114,232 1.7 483,398 2.2
Iraq 2,019 1.3 29,342 0.4 48,169 0.2

In Blaxland, NSW, 49.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 8.7%, Lebanon 7.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.7%, New Zealand 1.4% and Iraq 1.3%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 104,460 72.4 2,363,793 36.7 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 9,628 6.7 433,840 6.7 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 4,434 3.1 294,595 4.6 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 25,771 17.9 3,342,215 51.9 10,757,087 53.7

In Blaxland, NSW, 17.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 72.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 42,280 26.7 1,902,393 27.5 5,439,268 25.3
Islam 35,906 22.7 219,377 3.2 476,290 2.2
Buddhism 15,667 9.9 201,032 2.9 528,978 2.5
No Religion 12,632 8.0 1,240,531 17.9 4,796,787 22.3
Anglican 10,957 6.9 1,378,386 19.9 3,679,907 17.1

The most common responses for religion in Blaxland, NSW were Catholic 26.7%, Islam 22.7%, Buddhism 9.9%, No Religion 8.0% and Anglican 6.9%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arabic 36,700 23.2 184,251 2.7 287,174 1.3
Vietnamese 17,059 10.8 87,499 1.3 233,390 1.1
Cantonese 7,087 4.5 136,373 2.0 263,673 1.2
Mandarin 4,876 3.1 139,822 2.0 336,410 1.6
Greek 3,338 2.1 86,602 1.3 252,217 1.2
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English only spoken at home 47,571 30.0 5,013,343 72.5 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 32,427 66.7 604,562 24.5 1,579,949 20.4

In Blaxland, NSW 30.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 23.2%, Vietnamese 10.8%, Cantonese 4.5%, Mandarin 3.1% and Greek 2.1%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 35,591 58.4 2,007,924 60.2 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 15,563 25.5 939,465 28.2 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 4,085 6.7 190,944 5.7 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 5,753 9.4 196,525 5.9 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 60,992 -- 3,334,858 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 60,992 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Blaxland, NSW. Of these 58.4% were employed full time, 25.5% were employed part-time and 9.4% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 5,410 9.8 326,514 10.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 5,077 9.2 304,830 9.7 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 5,077 9.2 308,122 9.8 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 13,417 24.3 569,665 18.2 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 22,174 40.1 1,438,260 45.8 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Blaxland, NSW, 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.1% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 41 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 37 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Blaxland, NSW was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9,223 16.7 473,141 15.1 1,483,558 14.7
Professionals 8,724 15.8 713,548 22.7 2,145,442 21.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 8,703 15.8 414,668 13.2 1,425,146 14.2
Labourers 6,612 12.0 273,129 8.7 947,608 9.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers 5,870 10.6 199,438 6.4 659,551 6.6
Sales Workers 5,074 9.2 290,496 9.3 942,140 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 4,754 8.6 297,667 9.5 971,897 9.7
Managers 4,621 8.4 418,333 13.3 1,293,970 12.9

The most common occupations in Blaxland, NSW included Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.7%, Professionals 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Labourers 12.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.6%, Sales Workers 9.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.6% and Managers 8.4%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2,201 4.0 127,711 4.1 412,804 4.1
School Education 1,705 3.1 138,795 4.4 467,373 4.6
Road Freight Transport 1,515 2.7 51,645 1.6 171,578 1.7
Hospitals 1,414 2.6 101,494 3.2 361,011 3.6
Depository Financial Intermediation 1,219 2.2 60,696 1.9 148,232 1.5

Of the employed people in Blaxland, NSW, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.0%, School Education 3.1%, Road Freight Transport 2.7%, Hospitals 2.6% and Depository Financial Intermediation 2.2%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 385 -- 561 -- 577 --
Family 1,079 -- 1,477 -- 1,481 --
Household 964 -- 1,237 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Blaxland, NSW was $385.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 32,836 59.4 1,807,358 57.6 6,059,972 60.2
Train 6,152 11.1 193,099 6.2 388,012 3.9
Car, as passenger 3,431 6.2 157,359 5.0 537,638 5.3
Walked only 1,109 2.0 128,339 4.1 377,043 3.7
Train, bus 1,029 1.9 44,454 1.4 83,712 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 9,608 17.4 433,016 13.8 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 36,392 65.9 1,971,702 62.8 6,620,840 65.8

In Blaxland, NSW, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.4%, Train 11.1%, Car, as passenger 6.2%, Walked only 2.0% and Train, bus 1.9%. On the day, 17.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 66,493 54.1 3,839,135 68.7 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 30,943 25.2 1,537,775 27.5 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 14,458 11.8 638,615 11.4 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 10,611 8.6 942,085 16.9 3,090,874 17.8

In Blaxland, NSW, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.2% 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, 8.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 22,358 18.2 1,226,912 22.0 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 22,441 18.3 1,391,598 24.9 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 10,610 8.6 660,872 11.8 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 11,086 9.0 559,753 10.0 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Blaxland, NSW, 18.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 9,893 24.9 669,019 36.6 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 20,776 52.4 831,850 45.5 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 8,173 20.6 297,904 16.3 901,637 15.9
Other family 841 2.1 30,780 1.7 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Blaxland, NSW, 52.4% were couple families with children, 24.9% were couple families without children and 20.6% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.8 -- 17.0 -- 17.6
Female -- 85.2 -- 83.0 -- 82.4

In Blaxland, NSW 14.8% of single parents were male and 85.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Families without children 1,840 -- 2,120 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 2,060 -- 2,370 -- 2,310 --

In Blaxland, NSW, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,060 and those without children was $1,840.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 5,001 16.3 327,626 21.8 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 789 2.6 54,280 3.6 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 3,617 11.8 306,829 20.4 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 6,228 20.3 239,315 15.9 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 2,673 8.7 83,287 5.5 251,191 5.4
Both not working 8,762 28.6 308,233 20.5 899,598 19.2
Other 1,784 5.8 89,812 6.0 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 1,810 5.9 91,486 6.1 314,529 6.7

In Blaxland, NSW, of couple families with children, 16.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 11.8% 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 Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 48,606 94.8 2,471,299 90.3 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,666 5.2 265,338 9.7 934,470 10.7

In Blaxland, NSW, 94.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.2% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 31,274 64.3 1,717,699 69.5 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6,774 13.9 263,926 10.7 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 10,317 21.2 465,189 18.8 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 170 0.3 21,140 0.9 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Blaxland, NSW, 64.3% were separate houses, 13.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 408 0.8 18,042 0.7 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 2,166 4.5 137,467 5.6 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 13,138 27.0 555,253 22.5 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 20,438 42.1 986,995 39.9 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 11,023 22.7 726,049 29.4 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,431 2.9 47,491 1.9 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Blaxland, NSW, of occupied private dwellings 4.5% had 1 bedroom, 27.0% had 2 bedrooms and 42.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 3.1 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 14,452 29.7 820,006 33.2 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 14,967 30.8 824,292 33.4 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 17,028 35.0 743,050 30.1 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 326 0.7 20,418 0.8 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 1,832 3.8 63,530 2.6 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Blaxland, NSW, 29.7% were owned outright, 30.8% were owned with a mortgage and 35.0% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 37,383 76.9 1,777,400 71.9 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 10,046 20.7 599,149 24.2 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 1,176 2.4 94,746 3.8 321,007 4.1

In Blaxland, NSW, of all households, 76.9% were family households, 20.7% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

Household income Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 30.5 -- 24.2 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.4 -- 12.3 -- 11.2

In Blaxland, NSW, 30.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.4% 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 Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 300 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.7 -- 88.4 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 16.3 -- 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 Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,935 -- 1,993 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.3 -- 89.5 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 13.7 -- 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 Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 6,642 13.7 258,153 10.4 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 18,318 37.7 933,953 37.8 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 14,762 30.4 840,655 34.0 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 6,701 13.8 360,074 14.6 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 2,181 4.5 78,462 3.2 234,292 3.0

In Blaxland, NSW, 37.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,143 -- 172,620 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 532 46.5 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 611 53.5 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 26 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Blaxland, NSW, there were 1,143 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 532 (or 46.5%) were male and 611 (or 53.5%) were female. The median age was 26 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 Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 802 -- 941 -- 991 --

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

In Blaxland, NSW, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $802.

Mortgage and rent Blaxland, NSW % Blaxland, NSW New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 175 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,707 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Blaxland, NSW, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,707.

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