Adamstown

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10016
People 6,044
Male 48.2%
Female 51.8%
Median age 36
Families 1,541
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 2,678
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,404
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,842
Median weekly rent $325
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,918 48.2 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,130 51.8 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 164 2.7 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,044 people in Adamstown. Of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population.

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Age Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 358 5.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 413 6.8 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 357 5.9 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 370 6.1 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 491 8.1 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 482 8.0 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 463 7.7 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 425 7.0 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 431 7.1 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 448 7.4 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 422 7.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 351 5.8 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 290 4.8 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 213 3.5 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 201 3.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 130 2.2 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 96 1.6 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 104 1.7 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Adamstown was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,973 40.0 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 164 3.3 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 483 9.8 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 231 4.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,079 42.2 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Adamstown aged 15 years and over, 40.0% were married and 13.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,794 40.0 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 572 12.7 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,124 47.3 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Adamstown, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 121 6.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 335 18.7 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 163 9.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 26 1.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 230 12.8 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 113 6.3 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 44 2.5 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 137 7.6 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 376 20.9 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 29 1.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 221 12.3 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Adamstown 29.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.0% were in primary school, 21.8% in secondary school and 28.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,169 23.8 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 466 9.5 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 189 3.8 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 729 14.8 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 730 14.8 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 154 3.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 602 12.2 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 405 8.2 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 20 0.4 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 298 6.1 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Adamstown, 14.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 2,631 30.8 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,421 28.3 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 904 10.6 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 751 8.8 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 269 3.1 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Adamstown were English 30.8%, Australian 28.3%, Irish 10.6%, Scottish 8.8% and German 3.1%.

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 Adamstown (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,131 85.5 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 124 2.1 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 58 1.0 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 58 1.0 16,501 0.2 38,985 0.2
United States of America 34 0.6 30,081 0.4 86,125 0.4
Philippines 31 0.5 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0

In Adamstown, 85.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.1%, New Zealand 1.0%, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1.0%, United States of America 0.6% and Philippines 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 895 14.8 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 456 7.5 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 311 5.1 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,150 68.6 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Adamstown, 68.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,481 74.4 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 267 4.4 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 96 1.6 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 89 1.5 31,324 0.4 76,055 0.3
Italy 85 1.4 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0

In Adamstown, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.4%, England 4.4%, Scotland 1.6%, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1.5% and Italy 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,638 76.8 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 209 3.5 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 89 1.5 29,722 0.4 71,888 0.3
New Zealand 80 1.3 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Italy 64 1.1 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7

In Adamstown, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.8%, England 3.5%, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1.5%, New Zealand 1.3% and Italy 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,032 33.8 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,607 26.7 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 942 15.7 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 336 5.6 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 252 4.2 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Adamstown were No Religion, so described 33.8%, Catholic 26.7%, Anglican 15.7%, Not stated 5.6% and Uniting Church 4.2%. In Adamstown, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Macedonian 88 1.5 28,144 0.4 66,019 0.3
Italian 48 0.8 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Greek 37 0.6 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Spanish 20 0.3 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Mandarin 19 0.3 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 5,405 89.5 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 241 9.9 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Adamstown 89.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Macedonian 1.5%, Italian 0.8%, Greek 0.6%, Spanish 0.3% and Mandarin 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,862 55.9 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,075 32.3 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 175 5.3 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 218 6.5 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 3,330 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Adamstown. Of these 55.9% were employed full time, 32.3% 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
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 384 12.4 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 337 10.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 352 11.3 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 576 18.5 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,290 41.5 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Adamstown, 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 814 26.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 454 14.6 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 428 13.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 353 11.4 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 332 10.7 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 307 9.9 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 266 8.6 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 109 3.5 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Adamstown included Professionals 26.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Managers 10.7%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Labourers 8.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 170 5.6 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 97 3.2 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Defence 95 3.2 21,848 0.6 75,462 0.7
Secondary Education 81 2.7 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Other Social Assistance Services 80 2.7 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Adamstown, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.6%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.2%, Defence 3.2%, Secondary Education 2.7% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 698 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,932 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,404 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Adamstown was $698.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,166 70.1 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 142 4.6 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 80 2.6 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Bus 79 2.6 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Worked at home 76 2.5 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 130 4.2 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,347 75.4 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Adamstown, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.1%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Walked only 2.6%, Bus 2.6% and Worked at home 2.5%. On the day, 4.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,721 75.6 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,527 31.0 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 576 11.7 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 973 19.8 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Adamstown, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.0% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.8% 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
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,339 27.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,409 28.6 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 575 11.7 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 394 8.0 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Adamstown, 28.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 528 34.3 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 697 45.3 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 286 18.6 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 27 1.8 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Adamstown, 45.3% were couple families with children, 34.3% were couple families without children and 18.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.7 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.3 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Adamstown, 21.7% of single parents were male and 78.3% 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
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 289 23.5 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 58 4.7 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 307 25.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 151 12.3 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 70 5.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 179 14.6 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 79 6.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 97 7.9 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Adamstown, of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 25.0% 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 Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,389 90.6 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 247 9.4 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Adamstown, 90.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,625 68.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 380 15.9 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 358 15.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 5 0.2 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Adamstown, 68.0% were separate houses, 15.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.0% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 123 5.1 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 836 34.9 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 921 38.5 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 472 19.7 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 43 1.8 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 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Adamstown, of occupied private dwellings 5.1% had 1 bedroom, 34.9% had 2 bedrooms and 38.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 622 26.1 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 757 31.7 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 951 39.8 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 8 0.3 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 49 2.1 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Adamstown, 26.1% were owned outright, 31.7% were owned with a mortgage and 39.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,521 63.4 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 722 30.1 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 155 6.5 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Adamstown, of all households, 63.4% were family households, 30.1% were single person households and 6.5% were group households.

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Household income Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 22.3 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 14.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Adamstown, 22.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.9% 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 Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 325 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.1 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.9 -- 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 Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,842 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.0 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.0 -- 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 Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 236 9.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 899 37.5 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 873 36.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 322 13.4 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 66 2.8 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Adamstown, 37.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 395 16.5 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,953 81.5 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 49 2.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Adamstown, 81.5% 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.
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 88 53.3 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 77 46.7 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Adamstown, 53.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.7% were female. The median age was 26 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
Adamstown % Adamstown 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 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,649 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Adamstown, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,649.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Adamstown % Adamstown New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 310 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,210 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Adamstown, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $310 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,210.

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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.