Greater Hume Shire (A)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA13340
People 10,351
Male 50.1%
Female 49.9%
Median age 44
Families 2,723
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 4,534
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,168
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,213
Median weekly rent $180
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
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 5,187 50.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 5,170 49.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 339 3.3 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 10,351 people in Greater Hume Shire (A). Of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of the population.

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Age Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 627 6.1 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 780 7.5 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 829 8.0 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 677 6.5 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 399 3.9 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 372 3.6 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 524 5.1 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 490 4.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 591 5.7 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 666 6.4 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 757 7.3 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 827 8.0 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 750 7.2 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 715 6.9 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 531 5.1 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 350 3.4 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 208 2.0 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 259 2.5 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Greater Hume Shire (A) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 4,492 55.3 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 237 2.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 721 8.9 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 537 6.6 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,138 26.3 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Greater Hume Shire (A) aged 15 years and over, 55.3% were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,913 55.4 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 656 9.3 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,491 35.3 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Greater Hume Shire (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 226 6.9 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 671 20.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 163 5.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 210 6.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 460 14.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 108 3.3 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 231 7.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 182 5.6 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 165 5.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 48 1.5 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 813 24.8 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Greater Hume Shire (A) 31.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.0% were in primary school, 24.6% in secondary school and 10.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 927 11.4 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 702 8.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 269 3.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,423 17.5 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 837 10.3 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 409 5.0 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,281 15.8 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 17 0.2 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 988 12.2 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 14 0.2 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,008 12.4 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Greater Hume Shire (A), 10.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 4,722 33.9 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 3,908 28.1 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 1,258 9.0 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
German 1,194 8.6 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1
Scottish 1,071 7.7 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Greater Hume Shire (A) were Australian 33.9%, English 28.1%, Irish 9.0%, German 8.6% and Scottish 7.7%.

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 Greater Hume Shire (A) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 8,918 86.2 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 196 1.9 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 89 0.9 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Germany 49 0.5 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 44 0.4 16,900 0.2 70,172 0.3
Philippines 24 0.2 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0

In Greater Hume Shire (A), 86.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.9%, New Zealand 0.9%, Germany 0.5%, Netherlands 0.4% and Philippines 0.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 778 7.5 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 423 4.1 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 335 3.2 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 8,057 77.8 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Greater Hume Shire (A), 77.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 8,446 81.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 385 3.7 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 122 1.2 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 92 0.9 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7
Germany 87 0.8 47,543 0.6 170,571 0.7

In Greater Hume Shire (A), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.6%, England 3.7%, New Zealand 1.2%, Netherlands 0.9% and Germany 0.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 8,540 82.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 346 3.3 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 128 1.2 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 85 0.8 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6
Germany 80 0.8 47,489 0.6 169,618 0.7

In Greater Hume Shire (A), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.6%, England 3.3%, New Zealand 1.2%, Netherlands 0.8% and Germany 0.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 2,258 21.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 2,211 21.3 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 2,005 19.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Lutheran 946 9.1 20,450 0.3 174,019 0.7
Not stated 851 8.2 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Greater Hume Shire (A) were Catholic 21.8%, No Religion, so described 21.3%, Anglican 19.4%, Lutheran 9.1% and Not stated 8.2%. In Greater Hume Shire (A), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (75.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
German 30 0.3 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Fijian 17 0.2 4,525 0.1 8,145 0.0
Dutch 16 0.2 8,686 0.1 33,835 0.1
French 13 0.1 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Japanese 13 0.1 17,319 0.2 55,966 0.2
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English only spoken at home 9,495 91.8 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 124 3.2 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Greater Hume Shire (A) 91.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.3%, Fijian 0.2%, Dutch 0.2%, French 0.1% and Japanese 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,729 56.4 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,572 32.5 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 314 6.5 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 223 4.6 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 4,838 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Greater Hume Shire (A). Of these 56.4% were employed full time, 32.5% were employed part-time and 4.6% 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
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 565 12.3 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 465 10.1 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 541 11.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 634 13.7 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,098 45.5 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Greater Hume Shire (A), 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 1,088 23.6 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 640 13.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 615 13.3 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 554 12.0 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 522 11.3 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 442 9.6 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 346 7.5 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 339 7.3 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Greater Hume Shire (A) included Managers 23.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.9%, Professionals 13.3%, Labourers 12.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.5% and Sales Workers 7.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 239 5.3 13,478 0.4 44,309 0.4
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 158 3.5 6,728 0.2 18,197 0.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 155 3.4 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 154 3.4 4,557 0.1 15,056 0.1
Other Grain Growing 125 2.8 5,109 0.2 19,053 0.2

Of the employed people in Greater Hume Shire (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 5.3%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 3.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 3.4% and Other Grain Growing 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 600 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,439 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,168 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Greater Hume Shire (A) was $600.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,888 62.5 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 594 12.9 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 220 4.8 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 146 3.2 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 87 1.9 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 20 0.4 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,063 66.4 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Greater Hume Shire (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.5%, Worked at home 12.9%, Walked only 4.8%, Car, as passenger 3.2% and Truck 1.9%. 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 66.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 5,812 71.6 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,417 29.8 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,108 13.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,716 33.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Greater Hume Shire (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.8% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 33.4% 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
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,548 19.1 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,040 25.1 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,152 14.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,073 13.2 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Greater Hume Shire (A), 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,200 44.1 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,153 42.4 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 349 12.8 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 18 0.7 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Greater Hume Shire (A), 42.4% were couple families with children, 44.1% were couple families without children and 12.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 22.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 77.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Greater Hume Shire (A), 22.4% of single parents were male and 77.6% 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
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 455 19.3 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 102 4.3 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 621 26.4 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 278 11.8 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 138 5.9 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 443 18.8 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 152 6.5 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 163 6.9 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Greater Hume Shire (A), of couple families with children, 19.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 26.4% 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 Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 3,700 85.7 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 616 14.3 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Greater Hume Shire (A), 85.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,563 96.3 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 46 1.2 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 34 0.9 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 27 0.7 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Greater Hume Shire (A), 96.3% were separate houses, 1.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.9% were flats or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 11 0.3 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 88 2.4 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 455 12.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,651 44.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,389 37.6 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 99 2.7 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 Greater Hume Shire (A), of occupied private dwellings 2.4% had 1 bedroom, 12.3% had 2 bedrooms and 44.7% 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
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,547 41.9 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,326 35.9 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 655 17.7 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 42 1.1 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 125 3.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Greater Hume Shire (A), 41.9% were owned outright, 35.9% were owned with a mortgage and 17.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 2,685 72.5 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 948 25.6 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 68 1.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Greater Hume Shire (A), of all households, 72.5% were family households, 25.6% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

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Household income Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 24.3 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.7 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Greater Hume Shire (A), 24.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.7% 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 Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 180 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.6 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.4 -- 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 Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,213 -- 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 Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 109 2.9 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,043 28.1 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,387 37.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,018 27.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 150 4.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Greater Hume Shire (A), 28.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 765 20.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,820 76.3 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 112 3.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Greater Hume Shire (A), 76.3% 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.
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 174 51.8 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 162 48.2 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 15 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Greater Hume Shire (A), 51.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.2% were female. The median age was 15 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
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,091 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Greater Hume Shire (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,091.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Greater Hume Shire (A) % Greater Hume Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Greater Hume Shire (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

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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.