Blayney

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10410
People 3,378
Male 49.7%
Female 50.3%
Median age 39
Families 876
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 1,462
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,089
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,408
Median weekly rent $230
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,676 49.7 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,697 50.3 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 149 4.4 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,378 people in Blayney. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population.

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Age Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 221 6.5 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 244 7.2 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 231 6.8 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 249 7.3 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 186 5.5 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 201 5.9 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 179 5.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 185 5.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 191 5.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 225 6.6 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 236 7.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 214 6.3 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 190 5.6 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 175 5.2 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 148 4.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 120 3.5 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 90 2.7 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 105 3.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Blayney was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,165 43.3 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 111 4.1 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 275 10.2 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 212 7.9 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 929 34.5 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Blayney aged 15 years and over, 43.3% were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,040 44.3 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 279 11.9 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,027 43.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Blayney, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 72 6.8 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 210 19.9 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 85 8.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 204 19.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 22 2.1 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 26 2.5 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 76 7.2 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 63 6.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 15 1.4 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 280 26.6 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Blayney 31.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.2% were in primary school, 23.5% in secondary school and 13.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 216 8.0 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 161 6.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 90 3.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 470 17.5 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 267 9.9 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 106 3.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 517 19.2 702,178 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 392 14.6 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 6 0.2 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 364 13.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Blayney, 9.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 1,700 38.5 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,345 30.5 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 436 9.9 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 261 5.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 104 2.4 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Blayney were Australian 38.5%, English 30.5%, Irish 9.9%, Scottish 5.9% and German 2.4%.

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

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Country of birth Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,899 86.2 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 63 1.9 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 34 1.0 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 10 0.3 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
Scotland 7 0.2 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
Ireland 7 0.2 24,038 0.3 74,888 0.3

In Blayney, 86.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.9%, New Zealand 1.0%, Philippines 0.3%, Scotland 0.2% and Ireland 0.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 241 7.1 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 144 4.3 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 90 2.7 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,626 77.7 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Blayney, 77.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,739 81.8 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 120 3.6 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 53 1.6 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Germany 23 0.7 47,543 0.6 170,571 0.7
Netherlands 22 0.7 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7

In Blayney, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.8%, England 3.6%, New Zealand 1.6%, Germany 0.7% and Netherlands 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,786 82.4 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 116 3.4 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 45 1.3 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 29 0.9 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6
Scotland 28 0.8 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Blayney, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.4%, England 3.4%, New Zealand 1.3%, Netherlands 0.9% and Scotland 0.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 1,039 30.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 818 24.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 648 19.3 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 285 8.5 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 212 6.3 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Blayney were Catholic 30.9%, Anglican 24.3%, No Religion, so described 19.3%, Not stated 8.5% and Uniting Church 6.3%. In Blayney, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (77.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arabic 9 0.3 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Tamil 8 0.2 29,681 0.4 73,161 0.3
Tagalog 5 0.1 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Cantonese 5 0.1 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
French 4 0.1 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 3,085 91.7 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 38 2.8 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Blayney 91.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 0.3%, Tamil 0.2%, Tagalog 0.1%, Cantonese 0.1% and French 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 881 57.9 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 446 29.3 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 74 4.9 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 121 8.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,522 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Blayney. Of these 57.9% were employed full time, 29.3% were employed part-time and 8.0% 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
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 164 11.7 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 134 9.5 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 148 10.5 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 241 17.1 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 642 45.7 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Blayney, 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 222 15.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 217 15.5 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 190 13.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 163 11.7 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 157 11.2 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 156 11.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 152 10.9 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 115 8.2 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Blayney included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Labourers 15.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Professionals 11.2%, Managers 10.9% and Sales Workers 8.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Gold Ore Mining 78 5.9 2,657 0.1 20,141 0.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 60 4.5 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 52 3.9 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Local Government Administration 46 3.5 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3
Road Freight Transport 35 2.6 37,995 1.1 129,528 1.2

Of the employed people in Blayney, the most common responses for industry of employment included Gold Ore Mining 5.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%, Local Government Administration 3.5% and Road Freight Transport 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 558 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,426 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,089 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Blayney was $558.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,005 72.1 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 73 5.2 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 59 4.2 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 57 4.1 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Truck 18 1.3 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 16 1.1 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,090 77.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Blayney, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.1%, Car, as passenger 5.2%, Worked at home 4.2%, Walked only 4.1% and Truck 1.3%. On the day, 1.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,804 67.1 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 796 29.7 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 329 12.2 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 553 20.6 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Blayney, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.7% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.6% 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
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 536 20.0 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 625 23.3 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 349 13.0 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 292 10.9 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Blayney, 23.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 330 37.7 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 348 39.7 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 187 21.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 11 1.3 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Blayney, 39.7% were couple families with children, 37.7% were couple families without children and 21.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Blayney, 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% 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
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 153 22.6 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 18 2.7 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 160 23.6 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 94 13.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 46 6.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 127 18.7 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 41 6.0 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 39 5.8 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Blayney, of couple families with children, 22.6% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 23.6% 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 Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,258 91.2 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 122 8.8 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Blayney, 91.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,139 90.5 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 24 1.9 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 52 4.1 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 14 1.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Blayney, 90.5% were separate houses, 1.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% were flats or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 5 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 19 1.5 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 142 11.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 582 46.4 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 438 34.9 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 68 5.4 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Blayney, of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 11.3% had 2 bedrooms and 46.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 409 32.7 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 394 31.5 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 370 29.6 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 8 0.6 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 69 5.5 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Blayney, 32.7% were owned outright, 31.5% were owned with a mortgage and 29.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 861 69.2 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 370 29.7 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 13 1.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Blayney, of all households, 69.2% were family households, 29.7% were single person households and 1.0% were group households.

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Household income Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.5 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Blayney, 28.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.9% 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 Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 230 -- 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 Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,408 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.8 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.2 -- 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 Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 73 5.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 415 33.1 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 423 33.7 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 252 20.1 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 92 7.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Blayney, 33.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 290 23.2 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 887 70.8 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 75 6.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Blayney, 70.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 81 55.5 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 65 44.5 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 18 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Blayney, 55.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 44.5% were female. The median age was 18 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
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,156 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Blayney, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,156.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Blayney % Blayney New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 230 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,350 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Blayney, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,350.

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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.