Dover Heights

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC11284
People 3,802
Male 47.8%
Female 52.2%
Median age 41
Families 1,043
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 1,427
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $3,031
Median monthly mortgage repayments $4,000
Median weekly rent $725
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,817 47.8 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,984 52.2 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 5 0.1 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,802 people in Dover Heights. Of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.1% of the population.

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Age Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 202 5.3 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 295 7.8 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 308 8.1 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 253 6.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 217 5.7 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 158 4.2 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 162 4.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 211 5.6 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 301 7.9 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 310 8.2 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 288 7.6 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 274 7.2 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 230 6.1 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 204 5.4 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 145 3.8 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 83 2.2 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 62 1.6 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 96 2.5 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Dover Heights was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,757 58.6 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 43 1.4 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 169 5.6 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 142 4.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 888 29.6 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Dover Heights aged 15 years and over, 58.6% were married and 7.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,635 58.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 164 5.9 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 979 35.2 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Dover Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 92 7.1 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 126 9.7 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 32 2.5 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 237 18.3 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 33 2.5 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 29 2.2 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 259 20.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 27 2.1 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 214 16.5 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 23 1.8 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 225 17.3 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Dover Heights 34.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.2% were in primary school, 24.5% in secondary school and 18.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,429 47.6 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 302 10.1 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 32 1.1 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 123 4.1 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 479 15.9 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 72 2.4 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 144 4.8 702,178 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 109 3.6 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.1 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 215 7.2 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Dover Heights, 15.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 5.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 785 15.5 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 749 14.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
South African 550 10.9 33,358 0.3 118,960 0.4
Irish 237 4.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Russian 197 3.9 31,663 0.3 85,657 0.3

The most common ancestries in Dover Heights were English 15.5%, Australian 14.8%, South African 10.9%, Irish 4.7% and Russian 3.9%.

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 Dover Heights (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,027 53.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
South Africa 560 14.8 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
England 135 3.6 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Israel 77 2.0 3,594 0.0 9,817 0.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 67 1.8 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Hungary 62 1.6 6,420 0.1 17,896 0.1

In Dover Heights, 53.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were South Africa 14.8%, England 3.6%, Israel 2.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8% and Hungary 1.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,251 59.2 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 328 8.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 240 6.3 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 791 20.8 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Dover Heights, 20.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 59.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,031 27.2 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
South Africa 793 20.9 52,344 0.7 190,816 0.8
England 212 5.6 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Poland 141 3.7 31,595 0.4 110,079 0.5
Hungary 116 3.1 15,184 0.2 43,793 0.2

In Dover Heights, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 27.2%, South Africa 20.9%, England 5.6%, Poland 3.7% and Hungary 3.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,134 29.9 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
South Africa 785 20.7 52,673 0.7 193,412 0.8
England 177 4.7 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Hungary 116 3.1 12,271 0.2 35,125 0.2
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 115 3.0 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0

In Dover Heights, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 29.9%, South Africa 20.7%, England 4.7%, Hungary 3.1% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Judaism 1,840 48.5 36,901 0.5 91,022 0.4
No Religion, so described 631 16.6 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 417 11.0 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 377 9.9 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Eastern Orthodox 179 4.7 188,442 2.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Dover Heights were Judaism 48.5%, No Religion, so described 16.6%, Catholic 11.0%, Not stated 9.9% and Eastern Orthodox 4.7%. In Dover Heights, Judaism was the largest religious group reported overall (53.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Russian 117 3.1 18,763 0.3 50,314 0.2
Hebrew 104 2.7 3,468 0.0 10,341 0.0
Greek 92 2.4 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 89 2.3 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Hungarian 50 1.3 6,533 0.1 19,895 0.1
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English only spoken at home 2,846 75.0 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 370 27.9 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Dover Heights 75.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Russian 3.1%, Hebrew 2.7%, Greek 2.4%, Mandarin 2.3% and Hungarian 1.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,111 58.5 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 661 34.8 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 66 3.5 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 62 3.3 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,900 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dover Heights. Of these 58.5% were employed full time, 34.8% were employed part-time and 3.3% 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
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 266 14.5 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 193 10.5 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 204 11.1 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 169 9.2 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 942 51.3 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Dover Heights, 14.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 746 40.4 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 434 23.5 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 241 13.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 158 8.5 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 118 6.4 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 72 3.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 33 1.8 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 11 0.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Dover Heights included Professionals 40.4%, Managers 23.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 3.9%, Labourers 1.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 0.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Accounting Services 68 4.0 44,014 1.3 127,263 1.2
Legal Services 63 3.7 39,267 1.2 104,051 1.0
General Practice Medical Services 61 3.5 31,572 0.9 96,014 0.9
Real Estate Services 57 3.3 37,707 1.1 109,931 1.0
Computer System Design and Related Services 57 3.3 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5

Of the employed people in Dover Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accounting Services 4.0%, Legal Services 3.7%, General Practice Medical Services 3.5%, Real Estate Services 3.3% and Computer System Design and Related Services 3.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 1,145 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 3,570 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 3,031 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dover Heights was $1,145.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,103 60.1 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 174 9.5 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 74 4.0 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Bus 64 3.5 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Train, bus 54 2.9 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 282 15.3 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,245 67.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Dover Heights, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.1%, Worked at home 9.5%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Bus 3.5% and Train, bus 2.9%. On the day, 15.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,199 73.3 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,024 34.2 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 384 12.8 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 762 25.5 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Dover Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.2% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.5% 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
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 838 28.0 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 801 26.7 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 335 11.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 222 7.4 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Dover Heights, 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 335 32.2 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 589 56.7 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 99 9.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 16 1.5 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Dover Heights, 56.7% were couple families with children, 32.2% were couple families without children and 9.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Dover Heights, 19.8% of single parents were male and 80.2% 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
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 178 19.1 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 50 5.4 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 263 28.2 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 148 15.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 68 7.3 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 125 13.4 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 43 4.6 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 57 6.1 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Dover Heights, of couple families with children, 19.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.4% had both employed part-time and 28.2% 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 Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,260 92.9 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 96 7.1 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Dover Heights, 92.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 838 66.5 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 141 11.2 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 276 21.9 519,390 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 Dover Heights, 66.5% were separate houses, 11.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.9% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 7 0.6 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 32 2.6 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 203 16.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 360 28.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 632 50.4 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 20 1.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Dover Heights, of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 16.2% had 2 bedrooms and 28.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 560 44.7 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 419 33.4 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 238 19.0 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 12 1.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 25 2.0 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Dover Heights, 44.7% were owned outright, 33.4% were owned with a mortgage and 19.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,018 81.0 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 210 16.7 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 29 2.3 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Dover Heights, of all households, 81.0% were family households, 16.7% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

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Household income Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 9.1 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 50.3 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Dover Heights, 9.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 50.3% 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 Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 725 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.0 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.0 -- 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 Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 4,000 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.2 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.8 -- 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 Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 59 4.7 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 319 25.4 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 560 44.6 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 287 22.8 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 32 2.5 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Dover Heights, 25.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 63 5.0 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,161 92.6 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 30 2.4 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Dover Heights, 92.6% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3 25.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 9 75.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Dover Heights, 25.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 75.0% were female. The median age was 17 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Dover Heights % Dover Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,187 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Dover Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,187.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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

In Dover Heights, 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.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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.