Upper Hunter Shire (A)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA17620
People 14,112
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 41
Families 3,595
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 6,500
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,242
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,688
Median weekly rent $220
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 6,970 49.4 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 7,140 50.6 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 723 5.1 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 14,112 people in Upper Hunter Shire (A). Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.1% of the population.

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Age Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 858 6.1 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,053 7.5 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 998 7.1 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 804 5.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 650 4.6 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 841 6.0 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 828 5.9 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 817 5.8 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 938 6.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 910 6.5 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 938 6.6 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 956 6.8 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 895 6.3 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 810 5.7 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 621 4.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 484 3.4 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 353 2.5 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 352 2.5 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Upper Hunter Shire (A) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.6% 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
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 5,631 50.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 390 3.5 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 973 8.7 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 749 6.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,470 30.9 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Upper Hunter Shire (A) aged 15 years and over, 50.2% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,805 50.3 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,157 12.1 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,589 37.6 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 302 6.9 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 844 19.2 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 287 6.5 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 216 4.9 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 452 10.3 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 247 5.6 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 152 3.5 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 247 5.6 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 184 4.2 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 46 1.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,410 32.1 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Upper Hunter Shire (A) 31.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.8% were in primary school, 19.4% in secondary school and 9.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,168 10.4 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 787 7.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 368 3.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,977 17.6 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,219 10.9 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 387 3.5 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,882 16.8 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 12 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 1,379 12.3 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 24 0.2 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,693 15.1 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Upper Hunter Shire (A), 10.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 6,675 35.7 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 5,708 30.5 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 1,633 8.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,424 7.6 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 523 2.8 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Upper Hunter Shire (A) were Australian 35.7%, English 30.5%, Irish 8.7%, Scottish 7.6% and German 2.8%.

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 Upper Hunter Shire (A) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 11,559 82.0 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 247 1.8 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 184 1.3 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 84 0.6 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
Ireland 66 0.5 24,038 0.3 74,888 0.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 39 0.3 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), 82.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, New Zealand 1.3%, Philippines 0.6%, Ireland 0.5% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,249 8.9 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 523 3.7 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 375 2.7 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 10,557 74.8 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), 74.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 11,036 78.2 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 479 3.4 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 257 1.8 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 94 0.7 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Philippines 92 0.7 106,423 1.4 270,177 1.2

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.2%, England 3.4%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 0.7% and Philippines 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 11,154 79.1 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 436 3.1 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 234 1.7 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Philippines 100 0.7 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
Ireland 82 0.6 45,638 0.6 147,423 0.6

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.1%, England 3.1%, New Zealand 1.7%, Philippines 0.7% and Ireland 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 4,950 35.1 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 3,657 25.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 2,355 16.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 1,469 10.4 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 626 4.4 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Upper Hunter Shire (A) were Anglican 35.1%, Catholic 25.9%, No Religion, so described 16.7%, Not stated 10.4% and Uniting Church 4.4%. In Upper Hunter Shire (A), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (79.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 45 0.3 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Filipino 36 0.3 24,214 0.3 71,220 0.3
Vietnamese 35 0.2 102,896 1.4 277,400 1.2
Tagalog 28 0.2 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Cantonese 27 0.2 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 12,444 88.3 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 226 4.0 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Upper Hunter Shire (A) 88.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.3%, Filipino 0.3%, Vietnamese 0.2%, Tagalog 0.2% and Cantonese 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,968 60.0 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,968 29.8 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 359 5.4 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 320 4.8 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 6,615 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Upper Hunter Shire (A). Of these 60.0% were employed full time, 29.8% were employed part-time and 4.8% 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
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 671 10.7 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 585 9.3 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 706 11.2 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,046 16.6 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,922 46.5 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Upper Hunter Shire (A), 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,060 16.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 1,030 16.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 1,005 16.0 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 823 13.1 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Professionals 768 12.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 589 9.4 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 482 7.7 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 447 7.1 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Upper Hunter Shire (A) included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.8%, Managers 16.4%, Labourers 16.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.1%, Professionals 12.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.7% and Sales Workers 7.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 689 11.0 19,153 0.6 46,491 0.4
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 442 7.0 13,478 0.4 44,309 0.4
Horse Farming 378 6.0 1,514 0.0 3,491 0.0
Meat Processing 221 3.5 7,100 0.2 28,852 0.3
Local Government Administration 184 2.9 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3

Of the employed people in Upper Hunter Shire (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 11.0%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7.0%, Horse Farming 6.0%, Meat Processing 3.5% and Local Government Administration 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 630 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,589 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,242 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Upper Hunter Shire (A) was $630.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,093 65.2 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 511 8.1 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 338 5.4 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 319 5.1 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 78 1.2 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 32 0.5 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,455 70.7 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.2%, Worked at home 8.1%, Walked only 5.4%, Car, as passenger 5.1% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 0.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,675 68.5 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,147 28.1 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,179 10.5 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,657 23.7 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.1% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.7% 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
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,116 18.9 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,935 26.2 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,382 12.3 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,246 11.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Upper Hunter Shire (A), 26.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,555 43.2 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,492 41.5 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 515 14.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 35 1.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Upper Hunter Shire (A), 41.5% were couple families with children, 43.2% were couple families without children and 14.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), 19.4% of single parents were male and 80.6% 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
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 718 23.5 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 145 4.7 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 715 23.4 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 406 13.3 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 147 4.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 566 18.5 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 190 6.2 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 167 5.5 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 23.4% 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 Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,159 85.7 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 862 14.3 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

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

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,698 91.1 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 92 1.8 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 246 4.8 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 75 1.5 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Hunter Shire (A), 91.1% were separate houses, 1.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.8% were flats or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 15 0.3 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 169 3.3 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 787 15.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,197 42.6 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,854 35.9 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 141 2.7 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 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 15.2% had 2 bedrooms and 42.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,831 35.5 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,645 31.9 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,496 29.0 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 47 0.9 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 145 2.8 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Hunter Shire (A), 35.5% were owned outright, 31.9% were owned with a mortgage and 29.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 3,557 68.8 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,471 28.5 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 142 2.7 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), of all households, 68.8% were family households, 28.5% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

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Household income Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 23.3 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), 23.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.9% 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 Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (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 -- 92.4 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.6 -- 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 Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,688 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.4 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.6 -- 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 Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 254 4.9 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,614 31.3 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,915 37.1 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,117 21.7 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 257 5.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), 31.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,200 23.3 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,807 73.8 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 152 2.9 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), 73.8% 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.
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 362 50.3 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 358 49.7 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), 50.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.7% were female. The median age was 20 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,208 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,208.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Upper Hunter Shire (A) % Upper Hunter Shire (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 220 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Upper Hunter Shire (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

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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.