Burwood (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10718
People 16,030
Male 47.9%
Female 52.1%
Median age 30
Families 3,514
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 6,041
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,398
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $520
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 7,670 47.9 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 8,359 52.1 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31 0.2 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 16,030 people in Burwood (NSW). Of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

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Age Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 30 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 648 4.0 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 479 3.0 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 439 2.7 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 869 5.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,637 16.5 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 2,676 16.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,586 9.9 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 964 6.0 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 738 4.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 751 4.7 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 859 5.4 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 806 5.0 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 641 4.0 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 523 3.3 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 365 2.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 342 2.1 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 321 2.0 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 371 2.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Burwood (NSW) was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 5,821 40.3 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 300 2.1 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 882 6.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 550 3.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 6,908 47.8 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Burwood (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 40.3% were married and 8.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,659 35.7 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 853 6.5 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 7,539 57.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Burwood (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 35.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 140 2.3 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 413 6.8 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 103 1.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 66 1.1 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 434 7.1 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 93 1.5 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 106 1.7 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 509 8.4 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 2,830 46.5 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 391 6.4 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,005 16.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Burwood (NSW) 38.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 9.6% were in primary school, 10.5% in secondary school and 54.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 5,435 37.6 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,232 8.5 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 160 1.1 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 543 3.8 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 3,583 24.8 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 327 2.3 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 591 4.1 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 833 5.8 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 263 1.8 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,135 7.8 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Burwood (NSW), 24.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 4.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Chinese 8,096 45.1 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
English 1,248 7.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 944 5.3 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Indian 694 3.9 211,927 2.1 619,164 2.0
Korean 667 3.7 66,613 0.7 123,017 0.4

The most common ancestries in Burwood (NSW) were Chinese 45.1%, English 7.0%, Australian 5.3%, Indian 3.9% and Korean 3.7%.

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 Burwood (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,015 25.0 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5,527 34.5 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
India 615 3.8 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Korea, Republic of (South) 546 3.4 51,816 0.7 98,776 0.4
Nepal 479 3.0 32,117 0.4 54,754 0.2
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 454 2.8 42,347 0.6 86,886 0.4

In Burwood (NSW), 25.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 34.5%, India 3.8%, Korea, Republic of (South) 3.4%, Nepal 3.0% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 13,043 81.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 346 2.2 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 322 2.0 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,358 8.5 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Burwood (NSW), 8.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 81.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6,670 41.7 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Australia 1,688 10.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
India 723 4.5 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Korea, Republic of (South) 638 4.0 63,494 0.8 116,045 0.5
Vietnam 520 3.3 121,066 1.6 320,208 1.4

In Burwood (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 41.7%, Australia 10.6%, India 4.5%, Korea, Republic of (South) 4.0% and Vietnam 3.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6,702 41.8 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Australia 1,717 10.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
India 717 4.5 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
Korea, Republic of (South) 652 4.1 65,642 0.9 120,878 0.5
Vietnam 555 3.5 127,352 1.7 335,060 1.4

In Burwood (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 41.8%, Australia 10.7%, India 4.5%, Korea, Republic of (South) 4.1% and Vietnam 3.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 7,167 44.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,481 15.5 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Buddhism 1,491 9.3 207,956 2.8 563,674 2.4
Not stated 1,375 8.6 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Hinduism 1,027 6.4 181,402 2.4 440,300 1.9

The most common responses for religion in Burwood (NSW) were No Religion, so described 44.7%, Catholic 15.5%, Buddhism 9.3%, Not stated 8.6% and Hinduism 6.4%. In Burwood (NSW), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (48.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 5,446 34.0 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 1,875 11.7 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Korean 592 3.7 59,912 0.8 108,997 0.5
Nepali 475 3.0 34,606 0.5 62,005 0.3
Italian 345 2.2 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 3,222 20.1 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 4,278 76.0 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Burwood (NSW) 20.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 34.0%, Cantonese 11.7%, Korean 3.7%, Nepali 3.0% and Italian 2.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,289 53.7 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,536 31.8 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 362 4.5 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 795 10.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 7,982 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Burwood (NSW). Of these 53.7% were employed full time, 31.8% were employed part-time and 10.0% 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
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 752 10.5 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,114 15.5 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 675 9.4 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,499 20.9 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,785 38.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Burwood (NSW), 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,058 28.7 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 906 12.6 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 807 11.2 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 775 10.8 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 763 10.6 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 717 10.0 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 692 9.6 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 241 3.4 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Burwood (NSW) included Professionals 28.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Sales Workers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Managers 10.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.0%, Labourers 9.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 486 6.8 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Computer System Design and Related Services 247 3.5 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Banking 222 3.1 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 212 3.0 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 176 2.5 41,390 1.2 131,908 1.2

Of the employed people in Burwood (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 6.8%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.5%, Banking 3.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 478 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,498 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,398 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Burwood (NSW) was $478.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Train 2,682 37.4 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as driver 2,117 29.5 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 527 7.3 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Train, bus 328 4.6 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Worked at home 227 3.2 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3,412 47.5 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,429 33.8 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Burwood (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Train 37.4%, Car, as driver 29.5%, Walked only 7.3%, Train, bus 4.6% and Worked at home 3.2%. On the day, 47.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 33.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,776 53.8 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,331 16.1 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,250 8.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,751 12.1 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Burwood (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.1% provided care for children and 8.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.1% 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
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,226 22.3 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,631 18.2 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,125 7.8 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 794 5.5 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Burwood (NSW), 18.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,430 40.6 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,395 39.6 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 547 15.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 148 4.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Burwood (NSW), 39.6% were couple families with children, 40.6% were couple families without children and 15.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Burwood (NSW), 14.4% of single parents were male and 85.6% 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
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 611 21.7 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 174 6.2 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 415 14.7 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 501 17.8 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 223 7.9 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 618 21.9 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 118 4.2 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 162 5.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Burwood (NSW), of couple families with children, 21.7% had both partners employed full-time, 6.2% had both employed part-time and 14.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,289 92.6 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 425 7.4 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

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

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,417 26.8 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 573 10.8 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 3,232 61.1 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 21 0.4 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Burwood (NSW), 26.8% were separate houses, 10.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 61.1% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 62 1.2 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 623 11.8 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,208 41.8 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,315 24.9 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 900 17.0 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 174 3.3 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.6 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Burwood (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 11.8% had 1 bedroom, 41.8% had 2 bedrooms and 24.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,289 24.4 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 935 17.7 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,845 53.8 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 40 0.8 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 182 3.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Burwood (NSW), 24.4% were owned outright, 17.7% were owned with a mortgage and 53.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 3,322 62.9 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,076 20.4 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 887 16.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Burwood (NSW), of all households, 62.9% were family households, 20.4% were single person households and 16.8% were group households.

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Household income Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 24.6 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 16.6 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Burwood (NSW), 24.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.6% 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 Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 520 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 69.9 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 30.1 -- 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 Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.1 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.9 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

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

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 1,539 29.2 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,250 42.6 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 921 17.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 338 6.4 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 230 4.4 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Burwood (NSW), 42.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 17.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 610 11.5 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,483 84.8 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 192 3.6 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Burwood (NSW), 84.8% 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.
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 18 46.2 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 21 53.8 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 37 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Burwood (NSW), 46.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.8% were female. The median age was 37 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
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,041 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Burwood (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.9 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,041.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Burwood (NSW) % Burwood (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 440 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Burwood (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $440 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.