Cowra (A)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA12350
People 12,460
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 47
Families 3,291
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 5,968
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $959
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,148
Median weekly rent $185
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 6,157 49.4 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 6,308 50.6 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 984 7.9 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 12,460 people in Cowra (A). Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.9% of the population.

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Age Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 47 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 661 5.3 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 737 5.9 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 771 6.2 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 739 5.9 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 655 5.3 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 528 4.2 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 541 4.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 585 4.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 676 5.4 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 812 6.5 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 848 6.8 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 876 7.0 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 933 7.5 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 967 7.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 711 5.7 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 607 4.9 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 391 3.1 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 433 3.5 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Cowra (A) was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 4,880 47.4 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 407 4.0 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,031 10.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 843 8.2 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,135 30.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Cowra (A) aged 15 years and over, 47.4% were married and 14.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,262 48.0 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 991 11.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,617 40.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Cowra (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 196 5.6 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 688 19.6 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 254 7.2 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 38 1.1 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 533 15.2 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 124 3.5 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 36 1.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 245 7.0 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 161 4.6 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 51 1.5 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,185 33.8 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Cowra (A) 28.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.7% were in primary school, 19.8% in secondary school and 11.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 929 9.0 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 665 6.5 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 264 2.6 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,679 16.3 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,001 9.7 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 423 4.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,994 19.4 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 17 0.2 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 8 0.1 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,569 15.2 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 28 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,428 13.9 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Cowra (A), 9.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 5,918 35.6 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 5,213 31.4 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 1,449 8.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,182 7.1 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 446 2.7 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Cowra (A) were Australian 35.6%, English 31.4%, Irish 8.7%, Scottish 7.1% and German 2.7%.

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

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Country of birth Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 10,532 84.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 203 1.6 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 72 0.6 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Germany 39 0.3 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 38 0.3 16,900 0.2 70,172 0.3
South Africa 32 0.3 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7

In Cowra (A), 84.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.6%, New Zealand 0.6%, Germany 0.3%, Netherlands 0.3% and South Africa 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 989 7.9 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 475 3.8 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 355 2.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 9,508 76.4 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Cowra (A), 76.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 9,942 80.0 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 423 3.4 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 109 0.9 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 98 0.8 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 69 0.6 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7

In Cowra (A), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.0%, England 3.4%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.8% and Netherlands 0.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 10,059 81.0 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 395 3.2 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 122 1.0 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 90 0.7 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
Germany 82 0.7 47,489 0.6 169,618 0.7

In Cowra (A), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.0%, England 3.2%, New Zealand 1.0%, Scotland 0.7% and Germany 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 3,612 29.0 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 3,258 26.1 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 2,087 16.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 1,231 9.9 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 622 5.0 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Cowra (A) were Catholic 29.0%, Anglican 26.1%, No Religion, so described 16.7%, Not stated 9.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.0%. In Cowra (A), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (80.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 43 0.3 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Greek 23 0.2 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Wiradjuri 19 0.2 372 0.0 457 0.0
Arabic 17 0.1 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Italian 16 0.1 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 11,090 89.0 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 198 3.8 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Cowra (A) 89.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.3%, Greek 0.2%, Wiradjuri 0.2%, Arabic 0.1% and Italian 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,880 56.0 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,644 31.9 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 288 5.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 335 6.5 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 5,147 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cowra (A). Of these 56.0% were employed full time, 31.9% were employed part-time and 6.5% 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
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 550 11.4 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 526 10.9 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 566 11.8 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 849 17.7 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,027 42.2 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Cowra (A), 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 859 17.9 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 746 15.5 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 651 13.5 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 646 13.4 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 518 10.8 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 489 10.2 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 485 10.1 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 318 6.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Cowra (A) included Managers 17.9%, Labourers 15.5%, Professionals 13.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.2%, Sales Workers 10.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 208 4.5 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 153 3.3 6,728 0.2 18,197 0.2
Local Government Administration 144 3.1 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 136 2.9 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 134 2.9 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Cowra (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 4.5%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 3.3%, Local Government Administration 3.1%, Primary Education 2.9% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 509 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,225 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 959 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cowra (A) was $509.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,133 65.4 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 427 8.9 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 272 5.7 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 236 4.9 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Truck 97 2.0 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 17 0.4 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,424 71.2 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Cowra (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.4%, Worked at home 8.9%, Car, as passenger 5.7%, Walked only 4.9% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 0.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 6,786 65.9 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,388 23.2 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,306 12.7 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,317 22.5 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Cowra (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.2% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.5% 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
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,788 17.4 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,389 23.2 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,354 13.1 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,251 12.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cowra (A), 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,518 46.2 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,163 35.4 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 541 16.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 66 2.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Cowra (A), 35.4% were couple families with children, 46.2% were couple families without children and 16.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.7 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.3 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Cowra (A), 20.7% of single parents were male and 79.3% 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
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 504 18.7 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 112 4.2 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 557 20.7 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 312 11.6 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 173 6.4 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 749 27.8 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 146 5.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 138 5.1 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Cowra (A), of couple families with children, 18.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 20.7% 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 Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,803 87.0 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 715 13.0 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Cowra (A), 87.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,334 90.2 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 171 3.6 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 223 4.6 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 22 0.5 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Cowra (A), 90.2% were separate houses, 3.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.6% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 18 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 152 3.2 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 835 17.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,129 44.2 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,514 31.4 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 171 3.5 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Cowra (A), of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 17.3% had 2 bedrooms and 44.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,035 42.2 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,306 27.1 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,262 26.2 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 34 0.7 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 183 3.8 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Cowra (A), 42.2% were owned outright, 27.1% were owned with a mortgage and 26.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 3,236 67.1 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,485 30.8 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 102 2.1 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Cowra (A), of all households, 67.1% were family households, 30.8% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

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Household income Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 29.6 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.1 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Cowra (A), 29.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.1% 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 Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 185 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.7 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.3 -- 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 Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,148 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.1 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.9 -- 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 Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 307 6.4 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,672 34.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,715 35.6 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 900 18.7 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 222 4.6 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Cowra (A), 34.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,254 26.0 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,390 70.3 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 176 3.7 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Cowra (A), 70.3% 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.
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 498 50.8 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 482 49.2 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Cowra (A), 50.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.2% were female. The median age was 24 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
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 894 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Cowra (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $894.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cowra (A) % Cowra (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 175 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,170 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Cowra (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,170.

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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.