Upper Hunter Shire (A)

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA17620
People 13,754
Male 6,865
Female 6,889
Median age 39
Families 3,699
Average children per family 1.9
All private dwellings 6,461
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,071
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent $170
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Total 13,754 -- 6,917,658 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 6,865 49.9 3,408,878 49.3 10,634,013 49.4
Female 6,889 50.1 3,508,780 50.7 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 537 3.9 172,621 2.5 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 13,754 people in Upper Hunter Shire (A) of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.9% of the population.

Age
People
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 984 7.2 458,736 6.6 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 996 7.2 434,608 6.3 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 926 6.7 439,168 6.3 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 807 5.9 443,416 6.4 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 771 5.6 449,685 6.5 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 828 6.0 473,160 6.8 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 793 5.8 468,336 6.8 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 905 6.6 488,124 7.1 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 858 6.2 483,502 7.0 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 920 6.7 481,428 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 953 6.9 469,024 6.8 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 912 6.6 419,612 6.1 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 841 6.1 390,678 5.6 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 704 5.1 304,327 4.4 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 532 3.9 237,362 3.4 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 408 3.0 186,032 2.7 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 327 2.4 150,724 2.2 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 286 2.1 139,735 2.0 402,681 1.9
Median age 39 -- 38 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Upper Hunter Shire (A) was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.4% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 5,531 51.0 2,758,854 49.4 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 333 3.1 170,428 3.1 529,280 3.0
Divorced 926 8.5 461,145 8.3 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 721 6.6 324,518 5.8 949,634 5.5
Never married 3,336 30.8 1,870,203 33.5 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Upper Hunter Shire (A) aged 15 years and over, 51.0% were married and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 52 -- 50 -- 50 --
Separated 50 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 55 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 78 -- 78 -- 78 --
Never married 26 -- 26 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Upper Hunter Shire (A) was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,996 51.5 2,514,378 50.0 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 1,135 11.7 418,721 8.3 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 3,566 36.8 2,096,245 41.7 6,413,399 41.3

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 52 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 36 -- 35 --
Not married 40 -- 34 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Upper Hunter Shire (A) was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 284 7.5 126,605 5.9 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 792 20.9 372,075 17.4 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 238 6.3 115,727 5.4 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 206 5.4 61,544 2.9 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 535 14.1 271,181 12.7 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 211 5.6 109,409 5.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 135 3.6 71,341 3.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 311 8.2 168,004 7.9 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 148 3.9 303,070 14.2 932,524 14.3
Other 49 1.3 50,619 2.4 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 889 23.4 486,539 22.8 1,511,694 23.2
Total 3,798 -- 2,136,114 -- 6,503,580 --

In Upper Hunter Shire (A) 27.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.5% were in primary school, 23.2% in secondary school and 12.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 6,502 36.6 2,217,158 25.0 7,098,486 25.4
English 5,766 32.4 2,151,788 24.2 7,238,533 25.9
Irish 1,461 8.2 661,208 7.4 2,087,758 7.5
Scottish 1,411 7.9 528,510 6.0 1,792,622 6.4
German 493 2.8 215,422 2.4 898,674 3.2

The most common ancestries in Upper Hunter Shire (A) were Australian 36.6%, English 32.4%, Irish 8.2%, Scottish 7.9% and German 2.8%.

Country of birth Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 12,095 88.0 4,747,372 68.6 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 230 1.7 227,524 3.3 911,593 4.2
New Zealand 210 1.5 114,232 1.7 483,398 2.2
Ireland 47 0.3 21,919 0.3 67,318 0.3
United States of America 31 0.2 26,530 0.4 77,009 0.4
Philippines 30 0.2 70,387 1.0 171,234 0.8

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), 88.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.7%, New Zealand 1.5%, Ireland 0.3%, United States of America 0.2% and Philippines 0.2%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,098 8.6 2,363,793 36.7 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 520 4.1 433,840 6.7 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 419 3.3 294,595 4.6 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 10,794 84.1 3,342,215 51.9 10,757,087 53.7

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), 84.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 5,411 39.3 1,378,386 19.9 3,679,907 17.1
Catholic 3,693 26.9 1,902,393 27.5 5,439,268 25.3
No Religion 1,848 13.4 1,240,531 17.9 4,796,787 22.3
Uniting Church 775 5.6 271,090 3.9 1,065,795 5.0
Presbyterian and Reformed 453 3.3 211,979 3.1 599,515 2.8

The most common responses for religion in Upper Hunter Shire (A) were Anglican 39.3%, Catholic 26.9%, No Religion 13.4%, Uniting Church 5.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.3%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 31 0.2 139,822 2.0 336,410 1.6
Portuguese 24 0.2 16,301 0.2 33,352 0.2
Cantonese 20 0.1 136,373 2.0 263,673 1.2
Arabic 16 0.1 184,251 2.7 287,174 1.3
Tagalog 15 0.1 37,118 0.5 81,457 0.4
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English only spoken at home 12,911 93.9 5,013,343 72.5 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 160 3.1 604,562 24.5 1,579,949 20.4

In Upper Hunter Shire (A) 93.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.2%, Portuguese 0.2%, Cantonese 0.1%, Arabic 0.1% and Tagalog 0.1%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,309 63.6 2,007,924 60.2 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 1,793 26.5 939,465 28.2 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 427 6.3 190,944 5.7 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 243 3.6 196,525 5.9 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 6,772 -- 3,334,858 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 6,772 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Upper Hunter Shire (A). Of these 63.6% were employed full time, 26.5% were employed part-time and 3.6% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 651 10.0 326,514 10.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 547 8.4 304,830 9.7 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 591 9.1 308,122 9.8 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 934 14.3 569,665 18.2 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 3,378 51.8 1,438,260 45.8 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Upper Hunter Shire (A), 10.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.8% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 42 -- 41 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 43 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Upper Hunter Shire (A) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,113 17.1 414,668 13.2 1,425,146 14.2
Managers 1,081 16.6 418,333 13.3 1,293,970 12.9
Labourers 1,036 15.9 273,129 8.7 947,608 9.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers 865 13.3 199,438 6.4 659,551 6.6
Professionals 748 11.5 713,548 22.7 2,145,442 21.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 626 9.6 473,141 15.1 1,483,558 14.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 492 7.5 297,667 9.5 971,897 9.7
Sales Workers 448 6.9 290,496 9.3 942,140 9.4

The most common occupations in Upper Hunter Shire (A) included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.1%, Managers 16.6%, Labourers 15.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 13.3%, Professionals 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.5% and Sales Workers 6.9%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 668 10.2 39,486 1.3 120,143 1.2
Coal Mining 602 9.2 18,371 0.6 44,667 0.4
Other Livestock Farming 384 5.9 2,891 0.1 8,338 0.1
School Education 301 4.6 138,795 4.4 467,373 4.6
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 192 2.9 127,711 4.1 412,804 4.1

Of the employed people in Upper Hunter Shire (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 10.2%, Coal Mining 9.2%, Other Livestock Farming 5.9%, School Education 4.6% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.9%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 552 -- 561 -- 577 --
Family 1,392 -- 1,477 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,071 -- 1,237 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Upper Hunter Shire (A) was $552.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,027 61.7 1,807,358 57.6 6,059,972 60.2
Walked only 431 6.6 128,339 4.1 377,043 3.7
Car, as passenger 391 6.0 157,359 5.0 537,638 5.3
Truck 131 2.0 38,584 1.2 104,746 1.0
Other 71 1.1 16,263 0.5 66,616 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 36 0.6 433,016 13.8 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,452 68.2 1,971,702 62.8 6,620,840 65.8

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.7%, Walked only 6.6%, Car, as passenger 6.0%, Truck 2.0% and Other 1.1%. On the day, 0.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,676 70.8 3,839,135 68.7 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,247 29.9 1,537,775 27.5 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,183 10.9 638,615 11.4 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,485 22.9 942,085 16.9 3,090,874 17.8

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.9% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,105 19.4 1,226,912 22.0 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 2,746 25.3 1,391,598 24.9 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 1,426 13.1 660,872 11.8 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 1,401 12.9 559,753 10.0 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Upper Hunter Shire (A), 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,575 42.6 669,019 36.6 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 1,573 42.5 831,850 45.5 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 520 14.1 297,904 16.3 901,637 15.9
Other family 32 0.9 30,780 1.7 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Upper Hunter Shire (A), 42.5% were couple families with children, 42.6% were couple families without children and 14.1% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 22.2 -- 17.0 -- 17.6
Female -- 77.8 -- 83.0 -- 82.4

In Upper Hunter Shire (A) 22.2% of single parents were male and 77.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Families without children 1,762 -- 2,120 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 2,181 -- 2,370 -- 2,310 --

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,181 and those without children was $1,762.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 701 22.3 327,626 21.8 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 84 2.7 54,280 3.6 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 750 23.9 306,829 20.4 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 511 16.3 239,315 15.9 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 139 4.4 83,287 5.5 251,191 5.4
Both not working 533 17.0 308,233 20.5 899,598 19.2
Other 201 6.4 89,812 6.0 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 224 7.1 91,486 6.1 314,529 6.7

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), of couple families with children, 22.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 23.9% 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 Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,245 84.7 2,471,299 90.3 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 946 15.3 265,338 9.7 934,470 10.7

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), 84.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.3% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,825 92.0 1,717,699 69.5 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 105 2.0 263,926 10.7 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 196 3.7 465,189 18.8 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 109 2.1 21,140 0.9 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Hunter Shire (A), 92.0% were separate houses, 2.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.7% were flats, units or apartments and 2.1% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 18 0.3 18,042 0.7 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 189 3.6 137,467 5.6 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 802 15.3 555,253 22.5 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 2,366 45.1 986,995 39.9 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 1,743 33.2 726,049 29.4 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 125 2.4 47,491 1.9 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 15.3% had 2 bedrooms and 45.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,849 35.3 820,006 33.2 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 1,618 30.9 824,292 33.4 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 1,553 29.6 743,050 30.1 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 60 1.1 20,418 0.8 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 164 3.1 63,530 2.6 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Hunter Shire (A), 35.3% were owned outright, 30.9% were owned with a mortgage and 29.6% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 3,660 69.8 1,777,400 71.9 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,427 27.2 599,149 24.2 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 157 3.0 94,746 3.8 321,007 4.1

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), of all households, 69.8% were family households, 27.2% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

Household income Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 27.5 -- 24.2 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.5 -- 12.3 -- 11.2

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), 27.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.5% 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 Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 170 -- 300 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.7 -- 88.4 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 6.3 -- 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 Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,993 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.5 -- 89.5 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 6.5 -- 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 Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 334 6.4 258,153 10.4 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 1,702 32.5 933,953 37.8 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 2,025 38.6 840,655 34.0 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 1,010 19.3 360,074 14.6 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 172 3.3 78,462 3.2 234,292 3.0

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), 32.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 536 -- 172,620 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 277 51.7 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 259 48.3 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 20 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), there were 536 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 277 (or 51.7%) were male and 259 (or 48.3%) 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 Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) 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 1,184 -- 941 -- 991 --

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

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), 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 $1,184.

Mortgage and rent Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,278 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,278.

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