Hawkesbury Heights

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC11872
People 456
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 36
Families 132
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 160
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $2,270
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,174
Median weekly rent $400
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 220 48.9 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 230 51.1 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 23 5.0 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 456 people in Hawkesbury Heights. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.0% of the population.

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Age Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 28 6.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 29 6.4 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 46 10.2 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 43 9.5 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 18 4.0 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 23 5.1 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 30 6.7 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 31 6.9 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 47 10.4 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 40 8.9 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 29 6.4 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 13 2.9 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 24 5.3 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 23 5.1 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 13 2.9 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 8 1.8 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3 0.7 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3 0.7 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Hawkesbury Heights was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 193 53.9 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 6 1.7 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 45 12.6 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 11 3.1 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 103 28.8 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Hawkesbury Heights aged 15 years and over, 53.9% were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 180 54.7 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 42 12.8 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 107 32.5 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Hawkesbury Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 7 4.3 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 21 13.0 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 15 9.3 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 1.9 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 45 28.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 8 5.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 5 3.1 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 16 9.9 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 16 9.9 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 1.9 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 22 13.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Hawkesbury Heights 34.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.2% were in primary school, 35.0% in secondary school and 20.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 65 18.1 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 51 14.2 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 15 4.2 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 64 17.8 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 46 12.8 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 18 5.0 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 49 13.6 702,178 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 25 6.9 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 20 5.6 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Hawkesbury Heights, 12.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 14.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 233 36.9 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 184 29.1 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 63 10.0 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 56 8.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 21 3.3 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Hawkesbury Heights were English 36.9%, Australian 29.1%, Irish 10.0%, Scottish 8.9% and German 3.3%.

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

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Country of birth Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 371 83.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 26 5.9 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Canada 7 1.6 13,290 0.2 43,053 0.2
New Zealand 4 0.9 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Ireland 3 0.7 24,038 0.3 74,888 0.3
Germany 3 0.7 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Hawkesbury Heights, 83.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.9%, Canada 1.6%, New Zealand 0.9%, Ireland 0.7% and Germany 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 95 20.9 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 39 8.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 34 7.5 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 275 60.6 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Hawkesbury Heights, 60.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 307 71.4 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 40 9.3 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 9 2.1 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 8 1.9 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7
Canada 7 1.6 14,856 0.2 48,271 0.2

In Hawkesbury Heights, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.4%, England 9.3%, Scotland 2.1%, Netherlands 1.9% and Canada 1.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 317 73.9 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 41 9.6 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 10 2.3 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Croatia 10 2.3 29,265 0.4 81,666 0.3
Netherlands 7 1.6 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6

In Hawkesbury Heights, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.9%, England 9.6%, New Zealand 2.3%, Croatia 2.3% and Netherlands 1.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 149 34.5 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 120 27.8 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 103 23.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 27 6.2 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 10 2.3 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Hawkesbury Heights were No Religion, so described 34.5%, Anglican 27.8%, Catholic 23.8%, Not stated 6.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.3%. In Hawkesbury Heights, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Spanish 5 1.1 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
German 3 0.7 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Afrikaans 3 0.7 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
Croatian 3 0.7 21,156 0.3 56,885 0.2
Tagalog 3 0.7 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 428 94.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 16 10.2 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Hawkesbury Heights 94.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 1.1%, German 0.7%, Afrikaans 0.7%, Croatian 0.7% and Tagalog 0.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 151 61.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 81 33.1 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 10 4.1 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3 1.2 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 245 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hawkesbury Heights. Of these 61.6% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 1.2% 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
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 23 9.5 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 31 12.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 31 12.8 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 35 14.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 107 44.0 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Hawkesbury Heights, 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 56 22.9 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 35 14.3 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 33 13.5 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 32 13.1 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 29 11.8 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 27 11.0 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 21 8.6 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 9 3.7 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Hawkesbury Heights included Professionals 22.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.5%, Managers 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Sales Workers 11.0%, Labourers 8.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 11 6.3 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
State Government Administration 8 4.6 45,546 1.3 158,980 1.5
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 7 4.0 12,982 0.4 48,486 0.5
Electrical Services 7 4.0 27,238 0.8 89,954 0.8
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7 4.0 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Hawkesbury Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.3%, State Government Administration 4.6%, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 4.0%, Electrical Services 4.0% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 876 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,456 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,270 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hawkesbury Heights was $876.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 173 77.2 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 8 3.6 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 8 3.6 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 4 1.8 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 17 7.1 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 186 77.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Hawkesbury Heights, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 77.2%, Train 3.6%, Car, as passenger 3.6% and Worked at home 1.8%. On the day, 7.1% 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
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 288 83.0 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 133 37.7 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 34 9.7 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 66 18.8 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Hawkesbury Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 83.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.7% provided care for children and 9.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.8% 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
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 98 28.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 107 30.8 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 47 13.5 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 36 10.4 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Hawkesbury Heights, 30.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 41 31.3 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 74 56.5 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 16 12.2 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Hawkesbury Heights, 56.5% were couple families with children, 31.3% were couple families without children and 12.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Hawkesbury Heights, 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% 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
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 28 22.4 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 4 3.2 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 43 34.4 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 16 12.8 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 0 0.0 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 16 12.8 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 8 6.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 10 8.0 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Hawkesbury Heights, of couple families with children, 22.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 34.4% 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 Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 150 100.0 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 0 0.0 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Hawkesbury Heights, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 150 100.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Hawkesbury Heights, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 2.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 9 6.0 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 65 43.0 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 71 47.0 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 2.0 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.6 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Hawkesbury Heights, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.0% had 2 bedrooms and 43.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 45 29.6 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 93 61.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 14 9.2 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Hawkesbury Heights, 29.6% were owned outright, 61.2% were owned with a mortgage and 9.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 134 84.8 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 21 13.3 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 1.9 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Hawkesbury Heights, of all households, 84.8% were family households, 13.3% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

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Household income Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 13.3 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 29.6 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Hawkesbury Heights, 13.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 29.6% 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 Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 400 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.9 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.1 -- 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 Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,174 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.5 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.5 -- 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 Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 3 2.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 26 17.2 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 76 50.3 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 46 30.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Hawkesbury Heights, 17.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 50.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 6 4.1 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 141 95.9 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Hawkesbury Heights, 95.9% 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.
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 8 36.4 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 14 63.6 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Hawkesbury Heights, 36.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 63.6% were female. The median age was 17 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
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,125 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Hawkesbury Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hawkesbury Heights % Hawkesbury 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 Hawkesbury 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.

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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.