Walgett (A)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA17900
People 6,107
Male 52.9%
Female 47.1%
Median age 43
Families 1,394
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 3,693
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $806
Median monthly mortgage repayments $750
Median weekly rent $145
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3,235 52.9 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,875 47.1 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,798 29.4 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,107 people in Walgett (A). Of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 29.4% of the population.

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Age Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 406 6.7 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 456 7.5 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 364 6.0 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 264 4.3 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 310 5.1 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 379 6.2 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 347 5.7 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 334 5.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 336 5.5 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 374 6.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 441 7.2 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 495 8.1 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 429 7.0 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 397 6.5 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 339 5.6 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 241 4.0 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 108 1.8 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 77 1.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Walgett (A) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,711 35.0 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 220 4.5 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 534 10.9 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 299 6.1 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,125 43.5 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Walgett (A) aged 15 years and over, 35.0% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,330 33.6 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 605 15.3 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,020 51.1 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Walgett (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 33.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 146 7.6 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 358 18.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 147 7.6 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 13 0.7 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 193 10.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 9 0.5 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 32 1.7 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 91 4.7 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 59 3.1 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 21 1.1 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 862 44.6 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Walgett (A) 31.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.5% were in primary school, 12.6% in secondary school and 7.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 428 8.8 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 304 6.2 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 93 1.9 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 555 11.4 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 537 11.0 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 248 5.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 890 18.2 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 7 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 763 15.6 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 50 1.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 920 18.8 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Walgett (A), 11.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 2,762 35.4 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,727 22.1 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian Aboriginal 550 7.1 30,849 0.3 144,173 0.5
Irish 517 6.6 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 436 5.6 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Walgett (A) were Australian 35.4%, English 22.1%, Australian Aboriginal 7.1%, Irish 6.6% and Scottish 5.6%.

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

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Country of birth Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,715 77.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 81 1.3 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 58 1.0 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Germany 41 0.7 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
Philippines 39 0.6 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
Croatia 24 0.4 15,638 0.2 43,688 0.2

In Walgett (A), 77.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.3%, New Zealand 1.0%, Germany 0.7%, Philippines 0.6% and Croatia 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 690 11.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 189 3.1 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 125 2.0 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,307 70.5 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Walgett (A), 70.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,467 73.5 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 148 2.4 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 62 1.0 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
South Eastern Europe, nfd 51 0.8 16,593 0.2 50,950 0.2
Germany 44 0.7 47,543 0.6 170,571 0.7

In Walgett (A), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.5%, England 2.4%, New Zealand 1.0%, South Eastern Europe, nfd 0.8% and Germany 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,553 74.8 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 146 2.4 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 67 1.1 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Philippines 61 1.0 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
Germany 47 0.8 47,489 0.6 169,618 0.7

In Walgett (A), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.8%, England 2.4%, New Zealand 1.1%, Philippines 1.0% and Germany 0.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 1,667 27.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 1,440 23.6 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,416 23.2 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 847 13.9 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 203 3.3 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Walgett (A) were Anglican 27.3%, No Religion, so described 23.6%, Catholic 23.2%, Not stated 13.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.3%. In Walgett (A), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Serbian 59 1.0 21,488 0.3 53,801 0.2
German 36 0.6 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Croatian 24 0.4 21,156 0.3 56,885 0.2
Urdu 22 0.4 29,722 0.4 69,293 0.3
Tagalog 15 0.2 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 5,042 82.8 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 193 6.7 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Walgett (A) 82.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Serbian 1.0%, German 0.6%, Croatian 0.4%, Urdu 0.4% and Tagalog 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,300 56.4 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 614 26.6 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 147 6.4 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 245 10.6 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 2,306 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Walgett (A). Of these 56.4% were employed full time, 26.6% were employed part-time and 10.6% 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
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 209 10.2 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 178 8.6 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 225 10.9 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 316 15.3 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 982 47.7 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Walgett (A), 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 490 23.9 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 289 14.1 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 283 13.8 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 283 13.8 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 192 9.4 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 178 8.7 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 178 8.7 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 108 5.3 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Walgett (A) included Managers 23.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.1%, Professionals 13.8%, Labourers 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.7% and Sales Workers 5.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Grain Growing 151 7.5 5,109 0.2 19,053 0.2
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 101 5.0 4,557 0.1 15,056 0.1
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 89 4.4 6,728 0.2 18,197 0.2
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 89 4.4 34,152 1.0 122,286 1.1
Local Government Administration 82 4.1 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3

Of the employed people in Walgett (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Grain Growing 7.5%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 5.0%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 4.4%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4.4% and Local Government Administration 4.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 464 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,039 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 806 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Walgett (A) was $464.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,136 55.7 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 257 12.6 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 242 11.9 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 117 5.7 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 41 2.0 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 15 0.7 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,274 62.0 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Walgett (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.7%, Worked at home 12.6%, Walked only 11.9%, Car, as passenger 5.7% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,747 56.2 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 953 19.5 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 543 11.1 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,076 22.0 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Walgett (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.5% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.0% 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
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 824 16.9 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,004 20.5 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 450 9.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 467 9.6 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Walgett (A), 20.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 562 40.5 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 420 30.3 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 365 26.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 41 3.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Walgett (A), 30.3% were couple families with children, 40.5% were couple families without children and 26.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Walgett (A), 19.1% of single parents were male and 80.9% 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
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 239 24.5 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 51 5.2 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 163 16.7 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 98 10.0 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 61 6.2 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 245 25.1 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 57 5.8 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 63 6.4 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Walgett (A), of couple families with children, 24.5% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 16.7% 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 Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,288 74.0 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 803 26.0 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Walgett (A), 74.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 26.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,892 82.7 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4 0.2 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 115 5.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 186 8.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Walgett (A), 82.7% were separate houses, 0.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.0% were flats or apartments and 8.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 51 2.2 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 272 11.9 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 504 22.1 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 753 33.0 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 569 24.9 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 134 5.9 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Walgett (A), of occupied private dwellings 11.9% had 1 bedroom, 22.1% had 2 bedrooms and 33.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 867 38.0 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 299 13.1 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 901 39.5 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 69 3.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 147 6.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Walgett (A), 38.0% were owned outright, 13.1% were owned with a mortgage and 39.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,354 59.1 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 854 37.3 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 82 3.6 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Walgett (A), of all households, 59.1% were family households, 37.3% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

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Household income Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 38.9 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.1 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Walgett (A), 38.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.1% 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 Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 145 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.8 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.2 -- 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 Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 750 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 98.1 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 1.9 -- 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 Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 291 12.7 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 801 35.1 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 614 26.9 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 404 17.7 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 173 7.6 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Walgett (A), 35.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 822 35.9 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,331 58.2 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 135 5.9 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Walgett (A), 58.2% 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.
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 874 48.6 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 925 51.4 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Walgett (A), 48.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.4% were female. The median age was 27 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
Walgett (A) % Walgett (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 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 777 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Walgett (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $777.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 170 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 737 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Walgett (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $737.

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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.