Unincorporated NSW

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,169 people in Unincorporated NSW of these 53.0% were male and 47.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Unincorporated NSW was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.8% of the population.

Of people in Unincorporated NSW aged 15 years and over, 55.1% were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Unincorporated NSW was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Unincorporated NSW, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Unincorporated NSW was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Unincorporated NSW 17.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.6% were in primary school, 15.5% in secondary school and 13.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Unincorporated NSW were Australian 34.2%, English 30.0%, Irish 9.0%, Scottish 8.2% and German 5.0%.

In Unincorporated NSW, 85.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.1%, England 2.7%, Egypt 0.5%, Germany 0.3% and Papua New Guinea 0.3%.

In Unincorporated NSW, 78.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Unincorporated NSW were Anglican 27.4%, No Religion 23.4%, Catholic 21.2%, Uniting Church 9.2% and Seventh-day Adventist 4.5%.

In Unincorporated NSW 93.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.9%, German 0.3%, Maltese 0.3%, Croatian 0.3% and Serbo-Croatian/Yugoslavian, so described 0.3%.

Employment

There were 700 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Unincorporated NSW. Of these 69.6% were employed full time, 20.0% were employed part-time and 1.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Unincorporated NSW, 8.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 63.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Unincorporated NSW was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Unincorporated NSW included Managers 40.3%, Labourers 20.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.8%, Professionals 7.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.4% and Sales Workers 2.6%.

Of the employed people in Unincorporated NSW, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 34.9%, Accommodation 12.7%, State Government Administration 3.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6% and Parks and Gardens Operations 2.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Unincorporated NSW was $549.

In Unincorporated NSW, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 23.1%, Walked only 17.7%, Bicycle 5.7%, Other 4.9% and Car, as passenger 3.6%. 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 26.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Unincorporated NSW, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.5% provided care for children and 9.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Unincorporated NSW, 24.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Unincorporated NSW, 45.3% were couple families with children, 44.2% were couple families without children and 9.4% were one parent families.

In Unincorporated NSW 30.8% of single parents were male and 69.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Unincorporated NSW, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,375 and those without children was $1,333.

Employment status of couple families

In Unincorporated NSW, of couple families with children, 37.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 17.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Unincorporated NSW, 70.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 29.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Unincorporated NSW, 91.5% were separate houses, 0.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.6% were flats, units or apartments and 4.1% were other dwellings.

In Unincorporated NSW, of occupied private dwellings 10.7% had 1 bedroom, 12.5% had 2 bedrooms and 35.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Unincorporated NSW, 42.3% were owned outright, 21.4% were owned with a mortgage and 29.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Unincorporated NSW, of all households, 68.1% were family households, 29.0% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Unincorporated NSW, 26.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Unincorporated NSW, 34.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Unincorporated NSW, there were 39 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 24 (or 61.5%) were male and 15 (or 38.5%) were female. The median age was 23 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.

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

In Unincorporated NSW, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $387.

In Unincorporated NSW, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,500.