Chifley

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code CED108
People 171,249
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 33
Families 44,065
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1.1
All private dwellings 56,084
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,477
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,960
Median weekly rent $350
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 84,513 49.4 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 86,738 50.6 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 6,928 4.0 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 171,249 people in Chifley. Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.

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Age Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 33 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 13,609 7.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 13,530 7.9 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 12,091 7.1 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 12,553 7.3 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 12,584 7.3 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 12,497 7.3 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 13,582 7.9 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 12,277 7.2 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 11,236 6.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 10,789 6.3 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 10,334 6.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 9,520 5.6 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 7,995 4.7 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 6,854 4.0 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 4,596 2.7 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 3,137 1.8 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 2,091 1.2 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,980 1.2 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Chifley was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 63,793 48.3 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 4,972 3.8 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 8,941 6.8 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 6,519 4.9 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 47,798 36.2 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Chifley aged 15 years and over, 48.3% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 57,755 47.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 8,407 6.9 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 55,402 45.6 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Chifley, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,886 5.1 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 11,160 19.8 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 3,564 6.3 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 1,943 3.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 7,283 12.9 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3,933 7.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,531 2.7 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3,681 6.5 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7,358 13.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 1,558 2.8 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 11,513 20.4 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Chifley 32.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.6% were in primary school, 22.6% in secondary school and 19.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 23,459 17.8 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 10,419 7.9 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 3,551 2.7 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 14,322 10.8 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 24,420 18.5 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 5,793 4.4 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 18,105 13.7 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 144 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 25 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 13,728 10.4 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 1,664 1.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 12,556 9.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Chifley, 18.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 38,082 17.6 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 33,932 15.7 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Filipino 20,447 9.4 117,356 1.2 304,015 1.0
Indian 15,562 7.2 211,927 2.1 619,164 2.0
Irish 8,347 3.9 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Chifley were Australian 17.6%, English 15.7%, Filipino 9.4%, Indian 7.2% and Irish 3.9%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Chifley (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 89,846 52.5 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Philippines 15,154 8.9 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
India 9,473 5.5 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 4,866 2.8 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Fiji 4,604 2.7 33,879 0.5 61,469 0.3
Pakistan 2,835 1.7 24,524 0.3 61,913 0.3

In Chifley, 52.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 8.9%, India 5.5%, New Zealand 2.8%, Fiji 2.7% and Pakistan 1.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 98,873 57.7 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 8,514 5.0 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 5,807 3.4 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 47,162 27.5 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Chifley, 27.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 57.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 53,301 31.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
Philippines 20,337 11.9 106,423 1.4 270,177 1.2
India 13,406 7.8 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Fiji 6,764 3.9 49,567 0.7 88,598 0.4
Samoa 4,538 2.6 23,647 0.3 63,447 0.3

In Chifley, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 31.1%, Philippines 11.9%, India 7.8%, Fiji 3.9% and Samoa 2.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 56,325 32.9 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
Philippines 21,559 12.6 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
India 13,168 7.7 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
Fiji 6,872 4.0 50,223 0.7 90,329 0.4
New Zealand 4,680 2.7 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6

In Chifley, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 32.9%, Philippines 12.6%, India 7.7%, Fiji 4.0% and New Zealand 2.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 52,679 30.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 24,707 14.4 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 17,667 10.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Islam 14,170 8.3 267,659 3.6 604,240 2.6
Not stated 13,351 7.8 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Chifley were Catholic 30.8%, No Religion, so described 14.4%, Anglican 10.3%, Islam 8.3% and Not stated 7.8%. In Chifley, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Tagalog 9,729 5.7 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Hindi 6,731 3.9 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
Arabic 6,338 3.7 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Filipino 4,436 2.6 24,214 0.3 71,220 0.3
Punjabi 4,311 2.5 33,435 0.4 132,496 0.6
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English only spoken at home 88,651 51.8 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 25,228 47.3 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Chifley 51.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 5.7%, Hindi 3.9%, Arabic 3.7%, Filipino 2.6% and Punjabi 2.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 47,519 61.3 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 19,384 25.0 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3,938 5.1 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 6,683 8.6 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 77,524 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Chifley. Of these 61.3% were employed full time, 25.0% were employed part-time and 8.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 6,108 8.6 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 6,283 8.9 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 6,991 9.9 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 19,982 28.2 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 27,542 38.9 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Chifley, 8.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Clerical and Administrative Workers 11,248 15.9 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 10,589 15.0 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 10,099 14.3 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 9,125 12.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 8,891 12.6 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 7,556 10.7 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 6,491 9.2 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 5,185 7.3 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Chifley included Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.9%, Professionals 15.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.9%, Labourers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Sales Workers 9.2% and Managers 7.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2,699 3.8 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2,183 3.1 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 2,043 2.9 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Takeaway Food Services 1,680 2.4 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8
Road Freight Transport 1,593 2.3 37,995 1.1 129,528 1.2

Of the employed people in Chifley, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.9%, Takeaway Food Services 2.4% and Road Freight Transport 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 596 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,575 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,477 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Chifley was $596.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 42,696 60.3 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 7,343 10.4 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 4,225 6.0 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train, bus 2,411 3.4 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Worked at home 1,425 2.0 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 14,019 19.8 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 50,100 70.7 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Chifley, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.3%, Train 10.4%, Car, as passenger 6.0%, Train, bus 3.4% and Worked at home 2.0%. On the day, 19.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 79,255 60.0 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 38,236 29.0 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 15,276 11.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 15,939 12.1 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Chifley, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.0% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 26,362 20.0 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 28,379 21.5 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 12,273 9.3 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 12,243 9.3 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Chifley, 21.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 10,494 23.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 23,113 52.5 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 9,636 21.9 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 819 1.9 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Chifley, 52.5% were couple families with children, 23.8% were couple families without children and 21.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Chifley, 16.0% of single parents were male and 84.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 8,381 24.9 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 964 2.9 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 5,301 15.8 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 7,017 20.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 2,055 6.1 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 6,624 19.7 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,764 5.2 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,507 4.5 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Chifley, of couple families with children, 24.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 15.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 50,596 94.7 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,810 5.3 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Chifley, 94.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 41,540 82.1 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6,344 12.5 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 2,256 4.5 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 292 0.6 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Chifley, 82.1% were separate houses, 12.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.5% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 134 0.3 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,256 2.5 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 4,397 8.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 26,517 52.4 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 16,828 33.3 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,452 2.9 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Chifley, of occupied private dwellings 2.5% had 1 bedroom, 8.7% had 2 bedrooms and 52.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 10,948 21.6 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 18,987 37.5 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 18,723 37.0 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 345 0.7 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,584 3.1 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Chifley, 21.6% were owned outright, 37.5% were owned with a mortgage and 37.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 41,260 81.6 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 8,125 16.1 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,201 2.4 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Chifley, of all households, 81.6% were family households, 16.1% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

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Household income Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.9 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 13.1 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Chifley, 17.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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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 Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 350 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.6 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.4 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,960 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.1 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.9 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 4,441 8.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 17,480 34.6 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 17,441 34.5 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 9,051 17.9 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 2,168 4.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Chifley, 34.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 7,681 15.2 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 41,243 81.5 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,659 3.3 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Chifley, 81.5% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3,343 48.3 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 3,585 51.7 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Chifley, 48.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.7% were female. The median age was 20 years.

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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
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,104 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Chifley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,104.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Chifley % Chifley New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Chifley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.