Balaclava (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10143
People 496
Male 46.9%
Female 53.1%
Median age 42
Families 133
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 191
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,213
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,789
Median weekly rent $380
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(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
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 233 46.9 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 264 53.1 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 17 3.4 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 496 people in Balaclava (NSW). Of these 46.9% were male and 53.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.4% of the population.

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Age Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 40 7.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 34 6.7 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 24 4.8 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 18 3.6 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 31 6.2 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 26 5.2 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 24 4.8 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 33 6.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 38 7.5 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 32 6.3 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 36 7.1 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 42 8.3 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 39 7.7 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 26 5.2 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 22 4.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 19 3.8 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 12 2.4 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 8 1.6 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Balaclava (NSW) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 200 48.8 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 12 2.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 50 12.2 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 23 5.6 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 125 30.5 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Balaclava (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 48.8% were married and 15.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 175 48.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 48 13.4 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 135 37.7 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Balaclava (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 10 6.6 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 31 20.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 3 2.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 17 11.3 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 12 7.9 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 14 9.3 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 5 3.3 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 59 39.1 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Balaclava (NSW) 29.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.0% were in primary school, 13.6% in secondary school and 18.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 52 13.2 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 33 8.4 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 7 1.8 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 78 19.8 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 49 12.4 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 8 2.0 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 52 13.2 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 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 32 8.1 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 4 1.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 62 15.7 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Balaclava (NSW), 12.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 214 32.3 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 172 25.9 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 45 6.8 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 37 5.6 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 18 2.7 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Balaclava (NSW) were Australian 32.3%, English 25.9%, Irish 6.8%, Scottish 5.6% and German 2.7%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Balaclava (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 352 72.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 23 4.7 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Taiwan 12 2.5 13,493 0.2 46,822 0.2
New Zealand 10 2.1 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Cyprus 7 1.4 6,239 0.1 16,938 0.1
Northern Ireland 3 0.6 5,972 0.1 23,022 0.1

In Balaclava (NSW), 72.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, Taiwan 2.5%, New Zealand 2.1%, Cyprus 1.4% and Northern Ireland 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 110 22.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 39 7.9 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 18 3.7 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 260 52.8 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Balaclava (NSW), 52.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 284 57.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 35 7.1 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Taiwan 15 3.0 14,294 0.2 49,681 0.2
New Zealand 12 2.4 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 12 2.4 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Balaclava (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 57.6%, England 7.1%, Taiwan 3.0%, New Zealand 2.4% and Scotland 2.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 306 62.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 27 5.5 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Taiwan 15 3.1 15,872 0.2 54,536 0.2
New Zealand 12 2.5 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 9 1.8 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6

In Balaclava (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 62.6%, England 5.5%, Taiwan 3.1%, New Zealand 2.5% and Netherlands 1.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 138 28.6 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 98 20.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 98 20.3 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 74 15.3 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 21 4.3 165,351 2.2 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Balaclava (NSW) were No Religion, so described 28.6%, Anglican 20.3%, Catholic 20.3%, Not stated 15.3% and Christian, nfd 4.3%. In Balaclava (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 15 3.0 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Greek 12 2.4 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
French 5 1.0 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
German 3 0.6 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Turkish 3 0.6 21,620 0.3 58,355 0.2
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English only spoken at home 390 78.2 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 17 9.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Balaclava (NSW) 78.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.0%, Greek 2.4%, French 1.0%, German 0.6% and Turkish 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 133 55.2 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 90 37.3 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 14 5.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 4 1.7 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 241 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Balaclava (NSW). Of these 55.2% were employed full time, 37.3% were employed part-time and 1.7% 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
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 30 12.7 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 28 11.9 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 32 13.6 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 35 14.8 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 94 39.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Balaclava (NSW), 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 56 23.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 32 13.7 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 29 12.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 26 11.1 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 25 10.7 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 24 10.3 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 24 10.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 15 6.4 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Balaclava (NSW) included Technicians and Trades Workers 23.9%, Professionals 13.7%, Managers 12.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Labourers 10.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 10 5.7 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 9 5.2 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Accommodation 7 4.0 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7 4.0 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 6 3.4 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Balaclava (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Social Assistance Services 5.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.2%, Accommodation 4.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.0% and Takeaway Food Services 3.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 602 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,437 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,213 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Balaclava (NSW) was $602.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 157 68.9 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 12 5.3 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 10 4.4 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 7 3.1 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
Walked only 5 2.2 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 6 2.6 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 169 72.8 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Balaclava (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.9%, Worked at home 5.3%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Truck 3.1% and Walked only 2.2%. On the day, 2.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 280 68.6 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 124 30.6 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 59 14.8 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 71 17.6 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Balaclava (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.6% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.6% 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
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 74 18.3 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 97 24.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 60 14.9 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 45 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 Balaclava (NSW), 24.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.9% 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 Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 46 35.7 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 62 48.1 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 21 16.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Balaclava (NSW), 48.1% were couple families with children, 35.7% were couple families without children and 16.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 22.2 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 77.8 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Balaclava (NSW), 22.2% of single parents were male and 77.8% 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
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 22 20.2 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 10 9.2 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 24 22.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 21 19.3 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 8 7.3 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 13 11.9 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 4 3.7 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 7 6.4 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Balaclava (NSW), of couple families with children, 20.2% had both partners employed full-time, 9.2% had both employed part-time and 22.0% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 163 92.6 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 13 7.4 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Balaclava (NSW), 92.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 163 100.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 519,390 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 Balaclava (NSW), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 4 2.4 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 21 12.4 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 70 41.2 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 72 42.4 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 1.8 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 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Balaclava (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 2.4% had 1 bedroom, 12.4% had 2 bedrooms and 41.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 73 43.5 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 58 34.5 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 30 17.9 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 7 4.2 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Balaclava (NSW), 43.5% were owned outright, 34.5% were owned with a mortgage and 17.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 132 79.0 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 32 19.2 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 1.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Balaclava (NSW), of all households, 79.0% were family households, 19.2% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

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Household income Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.1 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Balaclava (NSW), 17.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.1% 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 Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 380 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.3 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.7 -- 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 Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,789 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.3 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.7 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 50 29.2 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 60 35.1 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 48 28.1 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 13 7.6 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Balaclava (NSW), 29.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 26 15.9 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 135 82.3 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 3 1.8 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Balaclava (NSW), 82.3% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 6 50.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 6 50.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 31 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Balaclava (NSW), 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 31 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
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,124 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Balaclava (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,124.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Balaclava (NSW) % Balaclava (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Balaclava (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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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.