Collaroy (NSW)

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10558
People 14,388
Male 7,088
Female 7,300
Median age 38
Families 3,979
Average children per family 1.9
All private dwellings 5,559
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,862
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,668
Median weekly rent $475
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Total 14,388 -- 6,917,658 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 7,088 49.3 3,408,878 49.3 10,634,013 49.4
Female 7,300 50.7 3,508,780 50.7 10,873,704 50.6
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 51 0.4 172,621 2.5 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 14,388 people in Collaroy (NSW) of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

Age
People
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 1,041 7.2 458,736 6.6 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 1,032 7.2 434,608 6.3 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 970 6.7 439,168 6.3 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 820 5.7 443,416 6.4 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 789 5.5 449,685 6.5 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 827 5.7 473,160 6.8 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 964 6.7 468,336 6.8 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 1,158 8.0 488,124 7.1 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 1,196 8.3 483,502 7.0 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 1,105 7.7 481,428 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 942 6.5 469,024 6.8 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 837 5.8 419,612 6.1 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 750 5.2 390,678 5.6 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 590 4.1 304,327 4.4 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 478 3.3 237,362 3.4 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 328 2.3 186,032 2.7 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 291 2.0 150,724 2.2 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 270 1.9 139,735 2.0 402,681 1.9
Median age 38 -- 38 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Collaroy (NSW) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.6% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 6,184 54.5 2,758,854 49.4 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 275 2.4 170,428 3.1 529,280 3.0
Divorced 860 7.6 461,145 8.3 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 519 4.6 324,518 5.8 949,634 5.5
Never married 3,513 30.9 1,870,203 33.5 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Collaroy (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 54.5% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

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

The median age of married people in Collaroy (NSW) was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 5,729 54.7 2,514,378 50.0 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 966 9.2 418,721 8.3 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 3,788 36.1 2,096,245 41.7 6,413,399 41.3

In Collaroy (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 54.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 36 -- 35 --
Not married 32 -- 34 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Collaroy (NSW) was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 303 7.1 126,605 5.9 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 1,007 23.5 372,075 17.4 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 192 4.5 115,727 5.4 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 159 3.7 61,544 2.9 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 401 9.4 271,181 12.7 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 355 8.3 109,409 5.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 190 4.4 71,341 3.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 311 7.3 168,004 7.9 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 557 13.0 303,070 14.2 932,524 14.3
Other 101 2.4 50,619 2.4 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 702 16.4 486,539 22.8 1,511,694 23.2
Total 4,278 -- 2,136,114 -- 6,503,580 --

In Collaroy (NSW) 29.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.7% were in primary school, 22.1% in secondary school and 20.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 5,733 29.5 2,151,788 24.2 7,238,533 25.9
Australian 5,280 27.2 2,217,158 25.0 7,098,486 25.4
Irish 1,713 8.8 661,208 7.4 2,087,758 7.5
Scottish 1,454 7.5 528,510 6.0 1,792,622 6.4
Italian 844 4.3 246,158 2.8 916,121 3.3

The most common ancestries in Collaroy (NSW) were English 29.5%, Australian 27.2%, Irish 8.8%, Scottish 7.5% and Italian 4.3%.

Country of birth Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 10,579 73.5 4,747,372 68.6 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 964 6.7 227,524 3.3 911,593 4.2
New Zealand 328 2.3 114,232 1.7 483,398 2.2
Italy 156 1.1 51,626 0.7 185,402 0.9
Scotland 116 0.8 32,789 0.5 133,432 0.6
United States of America 110 0.8 26,530 0.4 77,009 0.4

In Collaroy (NSW), 73.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.7%, New Zealand 2.3%, Italy 1.1%, Scotland 0.8% and United States of America 0.8%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,158 30.5 2,363,793 36.7 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 1,329 9.7 433,840 6.7 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 909 6.7 294,595 4.6 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 7,257 53.2 3,342,215 51.9 10,757,087 53.7

In Collaroy (NSW), 53.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 30.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 4,408 30.6 1,902,393 27.5 5,439,268 25.3
Anglican 3,668 25.5 1,378,386 19.9 3,679,907 17.1
No Religion 2,992 20.8 1,240,531 17.9 4,796,787 22.3
Uniting Church 506 3.5 271,090 3.9 1,065,795 5.0
Presbyterian and Reformed 461 3.2 211,979 3.1 599,515 2.8

The most common responses for religion in Collaroy (NSW) were Catholic 30.6%, Anglican 25.5%, No Religion 20.8%, Uniting Church 3.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 273 1.9 83,173 1.2 299,834 1.4
German 99 0.7 23,429 0.3 80,371 0.4
Serbian 88 0.6 22,235 0.3 55,114 0.3
Mandarin 80 0.6 139,822 2.0 336,410 1.6
Portuguese 74 0.5 16,301 0.2 33,352 0.2
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English only spoken at home 12,469 86.7 5,013,343 72.5 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 696 14.0 604,562 24.5 1,579,949 20.4

In Collaroy (NSW) 86.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.9%, German 0.7%, Serbian 0.6%, Mandarin 0.6% and Portuguese 0.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,744 60.2 2,007,924 60.2 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 2,480 31.5 939,465 28.2 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 393 5.0 190,944 5.7 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 258 3.3 196,525 5.9 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 7,875 -- 3,334,858 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 7,875 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Collaroy (NSW). Of these 60.2% were employed full time, 31.5% were employed part-time and 3.3% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 871 11.4 326,514 10.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 815 10.7 304,830 9.7 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 786 10.3 308,122 9.8 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 982 12.9 569,665 18.2 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 3,763 49.4 1,438,260 45.8 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Collaroy (NSW), 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.4% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) 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 Collaroy (NSW) was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,901 25.0 713,548 22.7 2,145,442 21.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,252 16.4 473,141 15.1 1,483,558 14.7
Managers 1,228 16.1 418,333 13.3 1,293,970 12.9
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,068 14.0 414,668 13.2 1,425,146 14.2
Sales Workers 763 10.0 290,496 9.3 942,140 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 683 9.0 297,667 9.5 971,897 9.7
Labourers 366 4.8 273,129 8.7 947,608 9.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers 228 3.0 199,438 6.4 659,551 6.6

The most common occupations in Collaroy (NSW) included Professionals 25.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.4%, Managers 16.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.0%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%, Labourers 4.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.0%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
School Education 330 4.3 138,795 4.4 467,373 4.6
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 232 3.0 127,711 4.1 412,804 4.1
Legal and Accounting Services 218 2.9 74,557 2.4 209,182 2.1
Computer System Design and Related Services 217 2.9 53,474 1.7 139,409 1.4
Residential Building Construction 206 2.7 49,908 1.6 171,395 1.7

Of the employed people in Collaroy (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.0%, Legal and Accounting Services 2.9%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.9% and Residential Building Construction 2.7%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 792 -- 561 -- 577 --
Family 2,128 -- 1,477 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,862 -- 1,237 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Collaroy (NSW) was $792.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,620 60.7 1,807,358 57.6 6,059,972 60.2
Bus 832 10.9 116,656 3.7 301,187 3.0
Car, as passenger 298 3.9 157,359 5.0 537,638 5.3
Walked only 159 2.1 128,339 4.1 377,043 3.7
Truck 65 0.9 38,584 1.2 104,746 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,025 13.5 433,016 13.8 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,940 64.9 1,971,702 62.8 6,620,840 65.8

In Collaroy (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.7%, Bus 10.9%, Car, as passenger 3.9%, Walked only 2.1% and Truck 0.9%. On the day, 13.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 8,730 76.9 3,839,135 68.7 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,885 34.2 1,537,775 27.5 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,285 11.3 638,615 11.4 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,126 18.7 942,085 16.9 3,090,874 17.8

In Collaroy (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 76.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.2% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,973 26.2 1,226,912 22.0 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 3,238 28.5 1,391,598 24.9 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 1,442 12.7 660,872 11.8 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 1,077 9.5 559,753 10.0 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Collaroy (NSW), 28.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,406 35.3 669,019 36.6 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 2,032 51.1 831,850 45.5 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 489 12.3 297,904 16.3 901,637 15.9
Other family 52 1.3 30,780 1.7 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Collaroy (NSW), 51.1% were couple families with children, 35.3% were couple families without children and 12.3% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.0 -- 17.0 -- 17.6
Female -- 79.0 -- 83.0 -- 82.4

In Collaroy (NSW) 21.0% of single parents were male and 79.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Families without children 2,362 -- 2,120 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 2,803 -- 2,370 -- 2,310 --

In Collaroy (NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,803 and those without children was $2,362.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 772 22.5 327,626 21.8 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 168 4.9 54,280 3.6 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 947 27.6 306,829 20.4 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 456 13.3 239,315 15.9 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 190 5.5 83,287 5.5 251,191 5.4
Both not working 510 14.8 308,233 20.5 899,598 19.2
Other 180 5.2 89,812 6.0 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 212 6.2 91,486 6.1 314,529 6.7

In Collaroy (NSW), of couple families with children, 22.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.9% had both employed part-time and 27.6% 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 Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,988 92.7 2,471,299 90.3 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 391 7.3 265,338 9.7 934,470 10.7

In Collaroy (NSW), 92.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.3% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,351 67.2 1,717,699 69.5 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 161 3.2 263,926 10.7 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 1,445 29.0 465,189 18.8 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 28 0.6 21,140 0.9 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Collaroy (NSW), 67.2% were separate houses, 3.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 29.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 15 0.3 18,042 0.7 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 287 5.8 137,467 5.6 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 1,221 24.5 555,253 22.5 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 1,596 32.0 986,995 39.9 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 1,820 36.5 726,049 29.4 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 49 1.0 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 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Collaroy (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 5.8% had 1 bedroom, 24.5% had 2 bedrooms and 32.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,768 35.4 820,006 33.2 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 1,911 38.3 824,292 33.4 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 1,188 23.8 743,050 30.1 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 34 0.7 20,418 0.8 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 87 1.7 63,530 2.6 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Collaroy (NSW), 35.4% were owned outright, 38.3% were owned with a mortgage and 23.8% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 3,875 77.7 1,777,400 71.9 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 958 19.2 599,149 24.2 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 156 3.1 94,746 3.8 321,007 4.1

In Collaroy (NSW), of all households, 77.7% were family households, 19.2% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

Household income Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 12.6 -- 24.2 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 21.7 -- 12.3 -- 11.2

In Collaroy (NSW), 12.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 21.7% 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 Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 475 -- 300 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.2 -- 88.4 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 9.8 -- 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 Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,668 -- 1,993 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.0 -- 89.5 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 14.0 -- 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 Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 258 5.2 258,153 10.4 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 1,666 33.4 933,953 37.8 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 2,143 43.0 840,655 34.0 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 813 16.3 360,074 14.6 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 108 2.2 78,462 3.2 234,292 3.0

In Collaroy (NSW), 33.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 53 -- 172,620 -- 548,368 --
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Male 33 62.3 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 20 37.7 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 32 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Collaroy (NSW), there were 53 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 33 (or 62.3%) were male and 20 (or 37.7%) were female. The median age was 32 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 Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) 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 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 1,812 -- 941 -- 991 --

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

In Collaroy (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,812.

Mortgage and rent Collaroy (NSW) % Collaroy (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 510 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Collaroy (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $510 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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