Ambarvale

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10049
People 7,374
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 32
Families 1,989
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1.1
All private dwellings 2,534
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,287
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,700
Median weekly rent $330
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
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3,598 48.8 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,782 51.2 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 418 5.7 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 7,374 people in Ambarvale. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.7% of the population.

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Age Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 32 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 557 7.6 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 615 8.4 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 542 7.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 540 7.3 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 615 8.4 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 553 7.5 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 495 6.7 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 445 6.0 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 430 5.8 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 439 6.0 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 467 6.3 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 497 6.7 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 431 5.9 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 340 4.6 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 188 2.6 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 115 1.6 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 54 0.7 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 42 0.6 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Ambarvale was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,326 41.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 294 5.2 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 483 8.5 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 195 3.5 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,354 41.6 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Ambarvale aged 15 years and over, 41.2% were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,158 41.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 521 10.0 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,518 48.5 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Ambarvale, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 134 5.5 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 573 23.7 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 116 4.8 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 44 1.8 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 358 14.8 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 139 5.7 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 26 1.1 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 132 5.5 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 217 9.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 54 2.2 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 626 25.9 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Ambarvale 32.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.6% were in primary school, 21.5% in secondary school and 14.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 492 8.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 433 7.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 187 3.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 845 14.9 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 946 16.7 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 266 4.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 966 17.1 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 15 0.3 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.1 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 594 10.5 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 42 0.7 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 662 11.7 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Ambarvale, 16.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 2,382 24.1 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 2,265 22.9 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 559 5.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 446 4.5 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Filipino 243 2.5 117,356 1.2 304,015 1.0

The most common ancestries in Ambarvale were Australian 24.1%, English 22.9%, Irish 5.7%, Scottish 4.5% and Filipino 2.5%.

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

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Country of birth Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,925 67.1 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 203 2.8 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 179 2.4 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
England 163 2.2 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
India 84 1.1 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Samoa 71 1.0 9,025 0.1 24,017 0.1

In Ambarvale, 67.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.8%, Philippines 2.4%, England 2.2%, India 1.1% and Samoa 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,678 36.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 526 7.1 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 382 5.2 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,188 43.2 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Ambarvale, 43.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 36.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,592 48.7 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 375 5.1 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 222 3.0 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Samoa 217 2.9 23,647 0.3 63,447 0.3
Philippines 217 2.9 106,423 1.4 270,177 1.2

In Ambarvale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 48.7%, England 5.1%, New Zealand 3.0%, Samoa 2.9% and Philippines 2.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,773 51.4 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 310 4.2 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Philippines 270 3.7 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
Samoa 216 2.9 21,893 0.3 58,724 0.3
New Zealand 205 2.8 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6

In Ambarvale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 51.4%, England 4.2%, Philippines 3.7%, Samoa 2.9% and New Zealand 2.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 2,104 28.5 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 1,558 21.1 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 1,251 16.9 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 688 9.3 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Islam 300 4.1 267,659 3.6 604,240 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Ambarvale were Catholic 28.5%, No Religion, so described 21.1%, Anglican 16.9%, Not stated 9.3% and Islam 4.1%. In Ambarvale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arabic 210 2.8 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Spanish 177 2.4 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Samoan 159 2.2 16,544 0.2 44,869 0.2
Hindi 91 1.2 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
Tagalog 78 1.1 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 5,228 70.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 668 27.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Ambarvale 70.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 2.8%, Spanish 2.4%, Samoan 2.2%, Hindi 1.2% and Tagalog 1.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,913 59.1 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 854 26.4 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 156 4.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 313 9.7 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 3,236 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ambarvale. Of these 59.1% were employed full time, 26.4% were employed part-time and 9.7% 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
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 307 10.5 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 243 8.3 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 301 10.3 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 672 23.0 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,237 42.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Ambarvale, 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Clerical and Administrative Workers 457 15.7 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 407 13.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 398 13.6 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 392 13.4 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 339 11.6 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 330 11.3 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 302 10.3 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 240 8.2 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Ambarvale included Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.9%, Labourers 13.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.6%, Professionals 11.3%, Sales Workers 10.3% and Managers 8.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 93 3.4 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 91 3.3 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 87 3.2 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Road Freight Transport 83 3.0 37,995 1.1 129,528 1.2
Child Care Services 61 2.2 39,224 1.2 118,234 1.1

Of the employed people in Ambarvale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4%, Takeaway Food Services 3.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%, Road Freight Transport 3.0% and Child Care Services 2.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 556 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,375 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,287 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ambarvale was $556.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,831 63.2 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 192 6.6 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train 166 5.7 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Train, bus 75 2.6 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Train, car as driver 63 2.2 34,213 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 418 14.3 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,157 73.9 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Ambarvale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.2%, Car, as passenger 6.6%, Train 5.7%, Train, bus 2.6% and Train, car as driver 2.2%. On the day, 14.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,572 63.1 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,703 30.1 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 701 12.4 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 679 12.0 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Ambarvale, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.1% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.0% 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
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,142 20.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,269 22.4 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 575 10.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 586 10.4 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Ambarvale, 22.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 532 26.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 830 41.8 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 589 29.6 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 36 1.8 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Ambarvale, 41.8% were couple families with children, 26.8% were couple families without children and 29.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.2 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.8 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Ambarvale, 15.2% of single parents were male and 84.8% 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
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 281 20.5 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 40 2.9 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 228 16.6 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 281 20.5 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 104 7.6 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 298 21.8 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 74 5.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 64 4.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Ambarvale, of couple families with children, 20.5% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 16.6% 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 Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,302 95.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 100 4.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Ambarvale, 95.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,986 86.3 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 220 9.6 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 96 4.2 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Ambarvale, 86.3% were separate houses, 9.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.1 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 17 0.7 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 164 7.1 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,323 57.6 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 730 31.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 61 2.7 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Ambarvale, of occupied private dwellings 0.7% had 1 bedroom, 7.1% had 2 bedrooms and 57.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 480 20.9 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 763 33.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 969 42.1 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 20 0.9 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 69 3.0 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Ambarvale, 20.9% were owned outright, 33.2% were owned with a mortgage and 42.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,895 82.4 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 356 15.5 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 49 2.1 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Ambarvale, of all households, 82.4% were family households, 15.5% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

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Household income Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 19.4 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.4 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Ambarvale, 19.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.4% 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 Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 330 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.1 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 16.9 -- 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 Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,700 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.4 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.6 -- 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 Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 211 9.2 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 820 35.6 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 747 32.5 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 418 18.2 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 106 4.6 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Ambarvale, 35.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 375 16.3 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,849 80.2 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 82 3.6 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Ambarvale, 80.2% 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.
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 220 52.3 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 201 47.7 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Ambarvale, 52.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.7% were female. The median age was 19 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
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,036 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Ambarvale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,036.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ambarvale % Ambarvale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 293 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,684 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Ambarvale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $293 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,684.

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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.