Blayney (A)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA10850
People 7,257
Male 49.8%
Female 50.2%
Median age 42
Families 1,926
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 3,184
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,227
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,500
Median weekly rent $220
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3,613 49.8 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,647 50.2 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 266 3.7 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 7,257 people in Blayney (A). Of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.7% of the population.

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Age Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 451 6.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 532 7.3 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 519 7.1 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 457 6.3 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 324 4.5 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 373 5.1 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 342 4.7 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 402 5.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 461 6.3 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 513 7.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 519 7.1 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 527 7.3 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 487 6.7 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 419 5.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 337 4.6 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 254 3.5 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 178 2.5 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 165 2.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Blayney (A) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,901 50.4 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 215 3.7 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 559 9.7 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 352 6.1 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,727 30.0 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Blayney (A) aged 15 years and over, 50.4% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,562 50.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 567 11.3 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,901 37.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Blayney (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 146 6.5 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 526 23.4 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 122 5.4 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 34 1.5 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 361 16.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 97 4.3 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 78 3.5 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 141 6.3 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 153 6.8 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 20 0.9 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 573 25.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Blayney (A) 31.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.2% were in primary school, 23.7% in secondary school and 13.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 748 13.0 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 428 7.4 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 219 3.8 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 974 16.9 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 591 10.3 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 211 3.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 984 17.1 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 661 11.5 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 8 0.1 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 735 12.8 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Blayney (A), 10.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 3,449 35.4 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 3,032 31.1 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 1,063 10.9 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 725 7.4 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 237 2.4 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Blayney (A) were Australian 35.4%, English 31.1%, Irish 10.9%, Scottish 7.4% and German 2.4%.

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 Blayney (A) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 6,206 85.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 151 2.1 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 75 1.0 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Scotland 24 0.3 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
Germany 23 0.3 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 19 0.3 16,900 0.2 70,172 0.3

In Blayney (A), 85.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.1%, New Zealand 1.0%, Scotland 0.3%, Germany 0.3% and Netherlands 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 533 7.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 327 4.5 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 222 3.1 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 5,607 77.3 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Blayney (A), 77.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,878 81.3 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 291 4.0 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 116 1.6 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 56 0.8 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7
Scotland 50 0.7 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Blayney (A), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.3%, England 4.0%, New Zealand 1.6%, Netherlands 0.8% and Scotland 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,978 82.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 249 3.4 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 96 1.3 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 56 0.8 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
Netherlands 54 0.7 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6

In Blayney (A), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.6%, England 3.4%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 0.8% and Netherlands 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 2,066 28.6 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,750 24.2 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 1,502 20.8 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 617 8.5 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 490 6.8 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Blayney (A) were Catholic 28.6%, Anglican 24.2%, No Religion, so described 20.8%, Not stated 8.5% and Uniting Church 6.8%. In Blayney (A), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (76.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
German 16 0.2 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Arabic 11 0.2 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Cantonese 11 0.2 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Tamil 8 0.1 29,681 0.4 73,161 0.3
French 7 0.1 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 6,650 91.5 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 76 2.7 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Blayney (A) 91.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.2%, Arabic 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2%, Tamil 0.1% and French 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,987 58.1 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,043 30.5 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 192 5.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 200 5.8 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 3,422 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Blayney (A). Of these 58.1% were employed full time, 30.5% were employed part-time and 5.8% 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
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 374 11.6 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 317 9.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 350 10.9 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 477 14.8 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,511 46.9 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Blayney (A), 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 557 17.3 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 460 14.3 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 458 14.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 430 13.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 366 11.4 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 338 10.5 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 318 9.9 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 231 7.2 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Blayney (A) included Managers 17.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Professionals 14.2%, Labourers 13.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.9% and Sales Workers 7.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Gold Ore Mining 179 5.7 2,657 0.1 20,141 0.2
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 139 4.4 13,478 0.4 44,309 0.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 129 4.1 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 88 2.8 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Local Government Administration 85 2.7 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3

Of the employed people in Blayney (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Gold Ore Mining 5.7%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 4.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8% and Local Government Administration 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 620 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,581 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,227 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Blayney (A) was $620.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,164 67.4 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 296 9.2 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 137 4.3 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 112 3.5 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 62 1.9 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 25 0.8 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,292 71.0 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Blayney (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.4%, Worked at home 9.2%, Walked only 4.3%, Car, as passenger 3.5% and Truck 1.9%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 4,085 71.0 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,737 30.2 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 725 12.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,392 24.2 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Blayney (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.2% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.2% 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
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,137 19.8 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,482 25.8 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 806 14.0 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 662 11.5 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Blayney (A), 25.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 800 41.6 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 805 41.8 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 297 15.4 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 22 1.1 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Blayney (A), 41.8% were couple families with children, 41.6% were couple families without children and 15.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.2 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.8 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Blayney (A), 16.2% of single parents were male and 83.8% 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
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 361 22.4 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 76 4.7 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 398 24.7 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 207 12.8 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 93 5.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 286 17.7 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 87 5.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 106 6.6 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Blayney (A), of couple families with children, 22.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 24.7% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,645 88.3 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 350 11.7 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Blayney (A), 88.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,507 94.8 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 34 1.3 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 52 2.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 23 0.9 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Blayney (A), 94.8% were separate houses, 1.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.0% were flats or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 6 0.2 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 74 2.8 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 329 12.4 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,146 43.2 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,003 37.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 97 3.7 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 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Blayney (A), of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 12.4% had 2 bedrooms and 43.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 999 37.6 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 924 34.8 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 604 22.7 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 16 0.6 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 115 4.3 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Blayney (A), 37.6% were owned outright, 34.8% were owned with a mortgage and 22.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,905 71.6 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 709 26.7 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 46 1.7 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Blayney (A), of all households, 71.6% were family households, 26.7% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

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Household income Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 24.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.5 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Blayney (A), 24.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.5% 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 Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 220 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.7 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.3 -- 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 Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,500 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.7 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.3 -- 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 Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 93 3.5 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 746 28.1 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 978 36.9 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 683 25.7 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 154 5.8 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Blayney (A), 28.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 544 20.5 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,000 75.3 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 113 4.3 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Blayney (A), 75.3% 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.
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 147 55.3 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 119 44.7 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Blayney (A), 55.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 44.7% were female. The median age was 19 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
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,269 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Blayney (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,269.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blayney (A) % Blayney (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 230 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,350 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Blayney (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,350.

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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.