Heddon Greta

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC11888
People 2,047
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 34
Families 595
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 751
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,780
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,762
Median weekly rent $350
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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

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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
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,019 49.6 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,034 50.4 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 113 5.5 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,047 people in Heddon Greta. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.5% of the population.

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Age Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 154 7.5 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 157 7.7 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 135 6.6 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 152 7.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 135 6.6 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 125 6.1 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 166 8.1 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 143 7.0 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 131 6.4 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 149 7.3 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 142 7.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 141 6.9 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 118 5.8 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 98 4.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 49 2.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 18 0.9 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 18 0.9 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 10 0.5 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Heddon Greta was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 873 54.3 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 50 3.1 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 118 7.3 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 44 2.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 524 32.6 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Heddon Greta aged 15 years and over, 54.3% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 832 54.6 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 185 12.1 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 507 33.3 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Heddon Greta, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 51 9.0 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 149 26.2 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 43 7.6 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 0.5 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 101 17.8 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 25 4.4 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 8 1.4 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 49 8.6 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 51 9.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 9 1.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 80 14.1 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Heddon Greta 28.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.1% were in primary school, 24.0% 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
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 135 8.4 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 125 7.8 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 83 5.2 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 346 21.6 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 201 12.6 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 67 4.2 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 317 19.8 702,178 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 197 12.3 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 4 0.2 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 84 5.2 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Heddon Greta, 12.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 27.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 973 35.6 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 910 33.3 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 254 9.3 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 207 7.6 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
German 85 3.1 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Heddon Greta were Australian 35.6%, English 33.3%, Scottish 9.3%, Irish 7.6% and German 3.1%.

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 Heddon Greta (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,838 90.6 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 34 1.7 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Scotland 15 0.7 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
New Zealand 12 0.6 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Germany 12 0.6 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
Pakistan 7 0.3 24,524 0.3 61,913 0.3

In Heddon Greta, 90.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.7%, Scotland 0.7%, New Zealand 0.6%, Germany 0.6% and Pakistan 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 165 8.0 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 87 4.2 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 52 2.5 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,676 81.4 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Heddon Greta, 81.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,726 85.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 58 2.9 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 26 1.3 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
New Zealand 22 1.1 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 20 1.0 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7

In Heddon Greta, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 85.1%, England 2.9%, Scotland 1.3%, New Zealand 1.1% and Netherlands 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,772 86.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 60 2.9 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 25 1.2 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
Germany 16 0.8 47,489 0.6 169,618 0.7
Netherlands 15 0.7 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6

In Heddon Greta, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 86.6%, England 2.9%, Scotland 1.2%, Germany 0.8% and Netherlands 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 576 28.2 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 530 26.0 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 504 24.7 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Uniting Church 121 5.9 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7
Not stated 99 4.9 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Heddon Greta were Anglican 28.2%, No Religion, so described 26.0%, Catholic 24.7%, Uniting Church 5.9% and Not stated 4.9%. In Heddon Greta, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Punjabi 7 0.3 33,435 0.4 132,496 0.6
Urdu 7 0.3 29,722 0.4 69,293 0.3
German 3 0.1 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Afrikaans 3 0.1 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
Vietnamese 3 0.1 102,896 1.4 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 1,950 95.6 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 24 3.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Heddon Greta 95.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 0.3%, Urdu 0.3%, German 0.1%, Afrikaans 0.1% and Vietnamese 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 642 58.4 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 340 30.9 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 48 4.4 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 69 6.3 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,099 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Heddon Greta. Of these 58.4% were employed full time, 30.9% were employed part-time and 6.3% 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
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 109 10.7 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 102 10.0 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 120 11.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 215 21.0 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 427 41.7 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Heddon Greta, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 177 17.2 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 153 14.9 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 144 14.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 120 11.7 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 118 11.5 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 113 11.0 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 97 9.4 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 95 9.3 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Heddon Greta included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Labourers 11.7%, Professionals 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0%, Sales Workers 9.4% and Managers 9.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 120 12.8 19,153 0.6 46,491 0.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 36 3.8 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 33 3.5 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 33 3.5 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 25 2.7 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Heddon Greta, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 12.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%, Takeaway Food Services 3.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.5% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 678 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,899 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,780 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Heddon Greta was $678.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 771 75.7 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 56 5.5 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 24 2.4 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 9 0.9 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car as driver, car as passenger 8 0.8 8,035 0.2 25,615 0.2
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People who travelled to work by public transport 15 1.5 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 841 82.0 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Heddon Greta, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 75.7%, Car, as passenger 5.5%, Worked at home 2.4%, Walked only 0.9% and Car as driver, car as passenger 0.8%. On the day, 1.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 82.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,177 73.4 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 626 39.0 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 207 12.9 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 216 13.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Heddon Greta, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 39.0% provided care for children and 12.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.4% 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
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 346 21.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 451 28.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 219 13.6 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 166 10.3 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Heddon Greta, 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 198 33.1 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 318 53.1 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 80 13.4 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 0.5 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Heddon Greta, 53.1% were couple families with children, 33.1% were couple families without children and 13.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 23.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 76.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Heddon Greta, 23.3% of single parents were male and 76.7% 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
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 124 24.1 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 13 2.5 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 134 26.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 71 13.8 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 32 6.2 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 99 19.2 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 26 5.0 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 16 3.1 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Heddon Greta, of couple families with children, 24.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.5% had both employed part-time and 26.0% 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 Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 682 93.0 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 51 7.0 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Heddon Greta, 93.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 625 91.6 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 51 7.5 317,453 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 Heddon Greta, 91.6% were separate houses, 7.5% 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
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta 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 0.4 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 26 3.8 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 282 41.2 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 360 52.6 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 14 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 2.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Heddon Greta, of occupied private dwellings 0.4% had 1 bedroom, 3.8% had 2 bedrooms and 41.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 189 27.4 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 349 50.5 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 130 18.8 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 20 2.9 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Heddon Greta, 27.4% were owned outright, 50.5% were owned with a mortgage and 18.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 584 84.6 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 89 12.9 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 17 2.5 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Heddon Greta, of all households, 84.6% were family households, 12.9% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

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Household income Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 12.0 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 16.5 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Heddon Greta, 12.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.5% 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 Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 350 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.2 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.8 -- 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 Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,762 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.3 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.7 -- 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 Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 18 2.6 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 152 22.0 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 307 44.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 191 27.6 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 23 3.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Heddon Greta, 22.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 79 11.6 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 590 86.4 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 14 2.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Heddon Greta, 86.4% 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.
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 59 49.6 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 60 50.4 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Heddon Greta, 49.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.4% were female. The median age was 21 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
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,031 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Heddon Greta, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,031.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Heddon Greta % Heddon Greta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 350 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,430 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Heddon Greta, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,430.

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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.