Lake Macquarie (C)

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA14650
People 189,006
Male 92,311
Female 96,695
Median age 41
Families 53,261
Average children per family 1.8
All private dwellings 78,697
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,117
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $255
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Total 189,006 -- 6,917,658 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 92,311 48.8 3,408,878 49.3 10,634,013 49.4
Female 96,695 51.2 3,508,780 50.7 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 5,595 3.0 172,621 2.5 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 189,006 people in Lake Macquarie (C) of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

Age
People
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 11,294 6.0 458,736 6.6 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 11,425 6.0 434,608 6.3 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 12,452 6.6 439,168 6.3 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 12,980 6.9 443,416 6.4 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 10,808 5.7 449,685 6.5 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 9,766 5.2 473,160 6.8 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 9,870 5.2 468,336 6.8 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 11,760 6.2 488,124 7.1 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 12,532 6.6 483,502 7.0 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 12,927 6.8 481,428 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 13,396 7.1 469,024 6.8 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 12,657 6.7 419,612 6.1 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 12,296 6.5 390,678 5.6 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 10,213 5.4 304,327 4.4 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 7,919 4.2 237,362 3.4 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 6,520 3.4 186,032 2.7 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 5,375 2.8 150,724 2.2 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 4,815 2.5 139,735 2.0 402,681 1.9
Median age 41 -- 38 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Lake Macquarie (C) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.4% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 78,518 51.0 2,758,854 49.4 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 4,751 3.1 170,428 3.1 529,280 3.0
Divorced 14,054 9.1 461,145 8.3 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 10,836 7.0 324,518 5.8 949,634 5.5
Never married 45,674 29.7 1,870,203 33.5 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Lake Macquarie (C) aged 15 years and over, 51.0% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 54 -- 50 -- 50 --
Separated 49 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 55 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 79 -- 78 -- 78 --
Never married 24 -- 26 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Lake Macquarie (C) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 72,742 51.8 2,514,378 50.0 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 11,989 8.5 418,721 8.3 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 55,807 39.7 2,096,245 41.7 6,413,399 41.3

In Lake Macquarie (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 37 -- 36 -- 35 --
Not married 38 -- 34 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Lake Macquarie (C) was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3,526 6.7 126,605 5.9 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 11,373 21.6 372,075 17.4 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 2,203 4.2 115,727 5.4 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 1,733 3.3 61,544 2.9 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 8,811 16.7 271,181 12.7 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 1,904 3.6 109,409 5.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 1,972 3.7 71,341 3.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 4,245 8.0 168,004 7.9 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 6,137 11.6 303,070 14.2 932,524 14.3
Other 894 1.7 50,619 2.4 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 9,955 18.9 486,539 22.8 1,511,694 23.2
Total 52,753 -- 2,136,114 -- 6,503,580 --

In Lake Macquarie (C) 27.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.0% were in primary school, 24.0% in secondary school and 19.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 84,765 33.7 2,217,158 25.0 7,098,486 25.4
English 80,842 32.2 2,151,788 24.2 7,238,533 25.9
Scottish 20,524 8.2 528,510 6.0 1,792,622 6.4
Irish 19,442 7.7 661,208 7.4 2,087,758 7.5
German 7,459 3.0 215,422 2.4 898,674 3.2

The most common ancestries in Lake Macquarie (C) were Australian 33.7%, English 32.2%, Scottish 8.2%, Irish 7.7% and German 3.0%.

Country of birth Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 162,899 86.2 4,747,372 68.6 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 5,066 2.7 227,524 3.3 911,593 4.2
New Zealand 2,064 1.1 114,232 1.7 483,398 2.2
Scotland 1,040 0.6 32,789 0.5 133,432 0.6
Germany 903 0.5 31,085 0.4 108,002 0.5
South Africa 608 0.3 40,248 0.6 145,683 0.7

In Lake Macquarie (C), 86.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 0.6%, Germany 0.5% and South Africa 0.3%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 23,554 13.2 2,363,793 36.7 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 11,944 6.7 433,840 6.7 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 8,128 4.5 294,595 4.6 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 135,144 75.6 3,342,215 51.9 10,757,087 53.7

In Lake Macquarie (C), 75.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 49,426 26.2 1,378,386 19.9 3,679,907 17.1
Catholic 43,160 22.8 1,902,393 27.5 5,439,268 25.3
No Religion 37,305 19.7 1,240,531 17.9 4,796,787 22.3
Uniting Church 14,623 7.7 271,090 3.9 1,065,795 5.0
Presbyterian and Reformed 6,863 3.6 211,979 3.1 599,515 2.8

The most common responses for religion in Lake Macquarie (C) were Anglican 26.2%, Catholic 22.8%, No Religion 19.7%, Uniting Church 7.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.6%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 597 0.3 83,173 1.2 299,834 1.4
Macedonian 496 0.3 29,453 0.4 68,849 0.3
German 473 0.3 23,429 0.3 80,371 0.4
Cantonese 342 0.2 136,373 2.0 263,673 1.2
Spanish 323 0.2 55,624 0.8 117,498 0.5
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English only spoken at home 175,718 93.0 5,013,343 72.5 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 3,840 5.4 604,562 24.5 1,579,949 20.4

In Lake Macquarie (C) 93.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.3%, Macedonian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Cantonese 0.2% and Spanish 0.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 50,372 57.1 2,007,924 60.2 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 27,816 31.5 939,465 28.2 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 5,405 6.1 190,944 5.7 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 4,659 5.3 196,525 5.9 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 88,252 -- 3,334,858 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 88,252 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lake Macquarie (C). Of these 57.1% were employed full time, 31.5% were employed part-time and 5.3% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 9,852 11.8 326,514 10.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 8,987 10.8 304,830 9.7 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 8,981 10.7 308,122 9.8 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 14,886 17.8 569,665 18.2 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 35,484 42.4 1,438,260 45.8 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Lake Macquarie (C), 11.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.4% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 42 -- 41 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 40 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Lake Macquarie (C) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 15,920 19.0 713,548 22.7 2,145,442 21.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 13,941 16.7 414,668 13.2 1,425,146 14.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 12,736 15.2 473,141 15.1 1,483,558 14.7
Sales Workers 8,816 10.5 290,496 9.3 942,140 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 8,319 10.0 297,667 9.5 971,897 9.7
Labourers 8,303 9.9 273,129 8.7 947,608 9.4
Managers 8,128 9.7 418,333 13.3 1,293,970 12.9
Machinery Operators And Drivers 6,191 7.4 199,438 6.4 659,551 6.6

The most common occupations in Lake Macquarie (C) included Professionals 19.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.2%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Labourers 9.9%, Managers 9.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.4%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
School Education 4,051 4.8 138,795 4.4 467,373 4.6
Hospitals 3,479 4.2 101,494 3.2 361,011 3.6
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3,459 4.1 127,711 4.1 412,804 4.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2,470 3.0 68,669 2.2 235,773 2.3
Residential Care Services 2,453 2.9 62,035 2.0 184,770 1.8

Of the employed people in Lake Macquarie (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.8%, Hospitals 4.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0% and Residential Care Services 2.9%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 520 -- 561 -- 577 --
Family 1,396 -- 1,477 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,117 -- 1,237 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lake Macquarie (C) was $520.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 58,694 70.2 1,807,358 57.6 6,059,972 60.2
Car, as passenger 4,533 5.4 157,359 5.0 537,638 5.3
Walked only 1,349 1.6 128,339 4.1 377,043 3.7
Truck 1,058 1.3 38,584 1.2 104,746 1.0
Bus 916 1.1 116,656 3.7 301,187 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 2,115 2.5 433,016 13.8 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 63,486 75.9 1,971,702 62.8 6,620,840 65.8

In Lake Macquarie (C), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.2%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Walked only 1.6%, Truck 1.3% and Bus 1.1%. On the day, 2.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 111,084 72.2 3,839,135 68.7 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 46,717 30.4 1,537,775 27.5 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 20,384 13.3 638,615 11.4 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 24,648 16.0 942,085 16.9 3,090,874 17.8

In Lake Macquarie (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.4% provided care for children and 13.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 31,719 20.6 1,226,912 22.0 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 40,227 26.1 1,391,598 24.9 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 21,322 13.9 660,872 11.8 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 17,816 11.6 559,753 10.0 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lake Macquarie (C), 26.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 21,127 39.7 669,019 36.6 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 22,259 41.8 831,850 45.5 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 9,201 17.3 297,904 16.3 901,637 15.9
Other family 674 1.3 30,780 1.7 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Lake Macquarie (C), 41.8% were couple families with children, 39.7% were couple families without children and 17.3% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.9 -- 17.0 -- 17.6
Female -- 82.1 -- 83.0 -- 82.4

In Lake Macquarie (C) 17.9% of single parents were male and 82.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Families without children 2,055 -- 2,120 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 2,317 -- 2,370 -- 2,310 --

In Lake Macquarie (C), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,317 and those without children was $2,055.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 7,760 17.9 327,626 21.8 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 1,381 3.2 54,280 3.6 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 9,795 22.6 306,829 20.4 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 5,749 13.3 239,315 15.9 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 2,273 5.2 83,287 5.5 251,191 5.4
Both not working 11,164 25.7 308,233 20.5 899,598 19.2
Other 2,644 6.1 89,812 6.0 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 2,616 6.0 91,486 6.1 314,529 6.7

In Lake Macquarie (C), of couple families with children, 17.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 22.6% 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 Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 70,558 91.7 2,471,299 90.3 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 6,399 8.3 265,338 9.7 934,470 10.7

In Lake Macquarie (C), 91.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.3% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 60,963 86.4 1,717,699 69.5 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5,117 7.3 263,926 10.7 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3,743 5.3 465,189 18.8 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 703 1.0 21,140 0.9 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Macquarie (C), 86.4% were separate houses, 7.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.3% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 182 0.3 18,042 0.7 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 2,566 3.6 137,467 5.6 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 12,463 17.7 555,253 22.5 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 32,623 46.2 986,995 39.9 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 21,506 30.5 726,049 29.4 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,218 1.7 47,491 1.9 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Lake Macquarie (C), of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 17.7% had 2 bedrooms and 46.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 27,001 38.3 820,006 33.2 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 24,935 35.3 824,292 33.4 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 16,262 23.0 743,050 30.1 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 611 0.9 20,418 0.8 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 1,751 2.5 63,530 2.6 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Macquarie (C), 38.3% were owned outright, 35.3% were owned with a mortgage and 23.0% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 52,077 73.8 1,777,400 71.9 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 16,829 23.9 599,149 24.2 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 1,653 2.3 94,746 3.8 321,007 4.1

In Lake Macquarie (C), of all households, 73.8% were family households, 23.9% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

Household income Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 26.6 -- 24.2 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.5 -- 12.3 -- 11.2

In Lake Macquarie (C), 26.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 9.5% 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 Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 255 -- 300 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.6 -- 88.4 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 8.4 -- 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 Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,993 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.3 -- 89.5 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 8.7 -- 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 Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 5,027 7.1 258,153 10.4 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 24,666 35.0 933,953 37.8 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 26,348 37.3 840,655 34.0 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 12,380 17.5 360,074 14.6 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 2,137 3.0 78,462 3.2 234,292 3.0

In Lake Macquarie (C), 35.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 5,593 -- 172,620 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 2,702 48.3 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 2,891 51.7 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 20 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Lake Macquarie (C), there were 5,593 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 2,702 (or 48.3%) were male and 2,891 (or 51.7%) were female. The median age was 20 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 Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 1,038 -- 941 -- 991 --

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

In Lake Macquarie (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,038.

Mortgage and rent Lake Macquarie (C) % Lake Macquarie (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 250 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Lake Macquarie (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.