Gerringong

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC11606
People 3,966
Male 47.7%
Female 52.3%
Median age 45
Families 1,035
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 1,686
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,496
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,123
Median weekly rent $410
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
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,895 47.7 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,074 52.3 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 98 2.5 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,966 people in Gerringong. Of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

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Age Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 45 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 232 5.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 267 6.7 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 247 6.2 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 213 5.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 174 4.4 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 147 3.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 202 5.1 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 205 5.2 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 258 6.5 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 228 5.8 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 276 7.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 304 7.7 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 290 7.3 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 245 6.2 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 238 6.0 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 135 3.4 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 117 3.0 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 185 4.7 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Gerringong was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,842 57.0 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 70 2.2 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 279 8.6 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 281 8.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 760 23.5 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Gerringong aged 15 years and over, 57.0% were married and 10.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,565 58.2 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 237 8.8 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 886 33.0 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Gerringong, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 90 7.2 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 290 23.3 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 35 2.8 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 4 0.3 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 161 13.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 26 2.1 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 33 2.7 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 60 4.8 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 157 12.6 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 20 1.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 367 29.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Gerringong 31.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.2% were in primary school, 17.8% in secondary school and 17.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 771 24.0 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 369 11.5 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 86 2.7 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 481 15.0 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 328 10.2 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 69 2.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 365 11.4 702,178 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 225 7.0 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 11 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 394 12.3 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Gerringong, 10.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 1,765 31.9 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,717 31.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 595 10.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 414 7.5 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 107 1.9 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Gerringong were Australian 31.9%, English 31.0%, Irish 10.7%, Scottish 7.5% and German 1.9%.

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

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Country of birth Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,149 79.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 181 4.6 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 60 1.5 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
South Africa 17 0.4 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Ireland 16 0.4 24,038 0.3 74,888 0.3
Netherlands 13 0.3 16,900 0.2 70,172 0.3

In Gerringong, 79.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 1.5%, South Africa 0.4%, Ireland 0.4% and Netherlands 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 590 14.9 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 274 6.9 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 178 4.5 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,565 64.7 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Gerringong, 64.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,766 70.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 296 7.5 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 109 2.8 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 46 1.2 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 32 0.8 45,238 0.6 177,536 0.8

In Gerringong, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.1%, England 7.5%, New Zealand 2.8%, Scotland 1.2% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,856 72.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 266 6.8 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 89 2.3 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 36 0.9 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 31 0.8 38,504 0.5 155,231 0.7

In Gerringong, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 72.7%, England 6.8%, New Zealand 2.3%, Scotland 0.9% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,146 29.0 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 965 24.4 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 766 19.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 393 10.0 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 387 9.8 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Gerringong were No Religion, so described 29.0%, Catholic 24.4%, Anglican 19.4%, Not stated 10.0% and Uniting Church 9.8%. In Gerringong, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 16 0.4 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Greek 13 0.3 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
French 11 0.3 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Cantonese 11 0.3 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Dutch 7 0.2 8,686 0.1 33,835 0.1
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English only spoken at home 3,513 88.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 73 5.0 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Gerringong 88.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.4%, Greek 0.3%, French 0.3%, Cantonese 0.3% and Dutch 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 961 54.0 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 656 36.8 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 103 5.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 61 3.4 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,781 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gerringong. Of these 54.0% were employed full time, 36.8% were employed part-time and 3.4% 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
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 241 14.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 206 12.0 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 208 12.1 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 260 15.2 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 699 40.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Gerringong, 14.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 477 27.7 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 257 14.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 236 13.7 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 225 13.1 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 185 10.7 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 129 7.5 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 120 7.0 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 70 4.1 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Gerringong included Professionals 27.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Managers 13.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Labourers 7.5%, Sales Workers 7.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Secondary Education 71 4.4 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 70 4.3 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 69 4.2 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Cafes and Restaurants 61 3.8 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Defence 43 2.6 21,848 0.6 75,462 0.7

Of the employed people in Gerringong, the most common responses for industry of employment included Secondary Education 4.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.3%, Primary Education 4.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.8% and Defence 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 690 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,875 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,496 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Gerringong was $690.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,147 66.8 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 120 7.0 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 61 3.6 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 46 2.7 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Train 14 0.8 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 45 2.6 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,234 71.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Gerringong, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.8%, Worked at home 7.0%, Car, as passenger 3.6%, Walked only 2.7% and Train 0.8%. 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 71.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,376 73.8 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 955 29.7 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 391 12.1 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 898 27.9 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Gerringong, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.7% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.9% 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
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 676 21.0 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 939 29.1 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 441 13.7 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 325 10.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Gerringong, 29.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 448 43.3 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 473 45.7 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 107 10.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 7 0.7 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Gerringong, 45.7% were couple families with children, 43.3% were couple families without children and 10.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.5 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.5 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Gerringong, 18.5% of single parents were male and 81.5% 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
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 157 17.1 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 47 5.1 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 232 25.3 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 89 9.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 49 5.3 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 235 25.6 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 55 6.0 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 53 5.8 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Gerringong, of couple families with children, 17.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 25.3% 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 Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,340 86.0 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 218 14.0 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Gerringong, 86.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,146 85.5 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 54 4.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 131 9.8 519,390 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 Gerringong, 85.5% were separate houses, 4.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.8% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.2 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 48 3.6 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 153 11.4 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 547 40.6 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 570 42.3 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 27 2.0 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 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Gerringong, of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 11.4% had 2 bedrooms and 40.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 545 40.6 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 459 34.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 268 20.0 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 31 2.3 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 38 2.8 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Gerringong, 40.6% were owned outright, 34.2% were owned with a mortgage and 20.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,016 75.3 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 302 22.4 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 32 2.4 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Gerringong, of all households, 75.3% were family households, 22.4% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

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Household income Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.2 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 18.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Gerringong, 16.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.9% 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 Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 410 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.9 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.1 -- 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 Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,123 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.3 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.7 -- 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 Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 63 4.7 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 392 29.1 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 610 45.3 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 236 17.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 45 3.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Gerringong, 29.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 174 12.9 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,141 84.6 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 34 2.5 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Gerringong, 84.6% 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.

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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.
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 45 46.4 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 52 53.6 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Gerringong, 46.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.6% were female. The median age was 25 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
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,166 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Gerringong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,166.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gerringong % Gerringong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 157 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,189 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Gerringong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $157 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,189.

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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.