Robertson

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code CED140
People 143,103
Male 48.4%
Female 51.6%
Median age 44
Families 38,577
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 65,913
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,304
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,900
Median weekly rent $355
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
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 69,297 48.4 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 73,802 51.6 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 4,067 2.8 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 143,103 people in Robertson. Of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8% of the population.

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Age Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 8,064 5.6 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 8,664 6.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 8,372 5.9 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 8,376 5.9 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 7,499 5.2 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 7,374 5.2 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 7,634 5.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 8,092 5.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 9,367 6.5 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 9,622 6.7 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 9,935 6.9 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 10,056 7.0 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 9,119 6.4 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 9,021 6.3 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 7,529 5.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 5,496 3.8 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 4,128 2.9 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 4,747 3.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Robertson was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 56,015 47.5 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 4,292 3.6 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 12,876 10.9 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 8,270 7.0 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 36,546 31.0 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Robertson aged 15 years and over, 47.5% were married and 14.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50,360 47.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 10,698 10.1 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 45,034 42.4 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Robertson, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,689 6.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 8,125 20.2 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,645 4.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 1,442 3.6 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 5,817 14.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,463 3.6 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,547 3.8 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,630 6.5 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 5,081 12.6 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 871 2.2 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 9,000 22.3 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Robertson 28.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.8% were in primary school, 21.9% in secondary school and 19.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 20,926 17.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 11,909 10.1 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 4,263 3.6 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 18,204 15.4 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 16,126 13.7 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 4,033 3.4 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 16,107 13.6 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 97 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 6 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 9,855 8.4 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 277 0.2 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 11,915 10.1 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Robertson, 13.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 62,316 31.2 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 56,699 28.4 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 19,444 9.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 15,487 7.7 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 5,032 2.5 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Robertson were English 31.2%, Australian 28.4%, Irish 9.7%, Scottish 7.7% and German 2.5%.

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 Robertson (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 109,474 76.5 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 7,886 5.5 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 2,507 1.8 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
South Africa 974 0.7 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 906 0.6 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Scotland 873 0.6 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5

In Robertson, 76.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.5%, New Zealand 1.8%, South Africa 0.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.6% and Scotland 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 30,445 21.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 11,199 7.8 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 7,896 5.5 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 84,360 59.0 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Robertson, 59.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 92,773 64.8 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 12,162 8.5 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 3,602 2.5 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 2,182 1.5 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,336 0.9 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0

In Robertson, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 64.8%, England 8.5%, New Zealand 2.5%, Scotland 1.5% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 96,271 67.3 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 10,913 7.6 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 3,438 2.4 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 1,964 1.4 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,367 1.0 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0

In Robertson, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.3%, England 7.6%, New Zealand 2.4%, Scotland 1.4% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 41,340 28.9 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 34,203 23.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 29,984 21.0 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 11,813 8.3 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 4,872 3.4 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Robertson were No Religion, so described 28.9%, Catholic 23.9%, Anglican 21.0%, Not stated 8.3% and Uniting Church 3.4%. In Robertson, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 960 0.7 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Spanish 759 0.5 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Italian 548 0.4 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
German 542 0.4 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Cantonese 452 0.3 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 125,100 87.4 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 5,365 9.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Robertson 87.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.7%, Spanish 0.5%, Italian 0.4%, German 0.4% and Cantonese 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 37,347 55.7 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 22,232 33.2 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3,299 4.9 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 4,171 6.2 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 67,049 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Robertson. Of these 55.7% were employed full time, 33.2% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 7,842 12.5 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 7,032 11.2 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 7,356 11.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 11,385 18.1 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 25,957 41.3 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Robertson, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 13,786 21.9 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 9,091 14.5 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 8,861 14.1 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 7,736 12.3 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 7,489 11.9 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 6,319 10.0 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 5,645 9.0 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 2,864 4.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Robertson included Professionals 21.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.1%, Managers 12.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.9%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Labourers 9.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2,954 4.7 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 1,851 2.9 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Cafes and Restaurants 1,574 2.5 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1,418 2.3 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 1,257 2.0 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Robertson, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.7%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.9%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.3% and Takeaway Food Services 2.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 629 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,668 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,304 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Robertson was $629.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 38,234 60.8 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 3,787 6.0 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Train 3,667 5.8 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 2,681 4.3 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train, car as driver 1,587 2.5 34,213 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 7,945 12.6 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 43,675 69.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Robertson, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.8%, Worked at home 6.0%, Train 5.8%, Car, as passenger 4.3% and Train, car as driver 2.5%. On the day, 12.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 85,027 72.1 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 33,470 28.4 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 14,616 12.4 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 22,755 19.3 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Robertson, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.4% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.3% 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
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 25,960 22.0 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 32,288 27.4 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 15,215 12.9 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 11,568 9.8 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Robertson, 27.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 15,133 39.2 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 16,123 41.8 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 6,809 17.6 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 520 1.3 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Robertson, 41.8% were couple families with children, 39.2% were couple families without children and 17.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Robertson, 18.6% of single parents were male and 81.4% 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
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 5,688 18.2 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,303 4.2 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 7,094 22.7 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 4,270 13.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,926 6.2 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 7,628 24.4 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,571 5.0 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,773 5.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Robertson, of couple families with children, 18.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 22.7% 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

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 54,264 86.0 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 8,850 14.0 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Robertson, 86.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 40,193 74.1 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7,668 14.1 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 5,559 10.2 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 569 1.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Robertson, 74.1% were separate houses, 14.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.2% were flats or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 212 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 2,075 3.8 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 11,189 20.6 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 22,108 40.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 17,313 31.9 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,369 2.5 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Robertson, of occupied private dwellings 3.8% had 1 bedroom, 20.6% had 2 bedrooms and 40.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 19,390 35.7 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 17,921 33.0 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 14,505 26.7 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 885 1.6 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,578 2.9 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Robertson, 35.7% were owned outright, 33.0% were owned with a mortgage and 26.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 37,591 69.3 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 14,986 27.6 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,695 3.1 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Robertson, of all households, 69.3% were family households, 27.6% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

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Household income Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 22.7 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 13.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Robertson, 22.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.9% 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 Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 355 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.2 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.8 -- 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 Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,900 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.3 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.7 -- 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 Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 4,252 7.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 20,302 37.4 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 18,897 34.8 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 8,834 16.3 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,991 3.7 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Robertson, 37.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 8,341 15.4 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 44,456 81.9 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,478 2.7 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Robertson, 81.9% 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.
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,032 49.9 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 2,042 50.1 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Robertson, 49.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.1% were female. The median age was 23 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
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,341 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Robertson, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,341.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Robertson % Robertson New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 350 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Robertson, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.

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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.