Lord Howe Island

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12387
People 382
Male 50.1%
Female 49.9%
Median age 44
Families 87
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 202
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,397
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,867
Median weekly rent $220
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1

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

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People

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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
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 192 50.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 191 49.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3 0.8 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 382 people in Lord Howe Island. Of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

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Age Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 19 4.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 25 6.4 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 14 3.6 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 12 3.1 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 18 4.6 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 22 5.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 22 5.7 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 41 10.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 28 7.2 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 13 3.3 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 38 9.8 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 34 8.7 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 28 7.2 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 21 5.4 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 16 4.1 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 20 5.1 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 8 2.1 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 10 2.6 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Lord Howe Island was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 165 50.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 0 0.0 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 27 8.2 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 24 7.3 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 113 34.3 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Lord Howe Island aged 15 years and over, 50.2% were married and 9.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 122 52.1 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 31 13.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 81 34.6 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Lord Howe Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 3.8 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 25 31.6 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 4 5.1 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7 8.9 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 40 50.6 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Lord Howe Island 20.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.7% were in primary school, 3.4% in secondary school and 8.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 53 16.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 29 9.1 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 9 2.8 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 68 21.4 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 42 13.2 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 15 4.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 37 11.6 702,178 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 8 2.5 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 41 12.9 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Lord Howe Island, 13.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 157 29.7 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 138 26.1 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 48 9.1 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 42 7.9 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
German 21 4.0 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Lord Howe Island were Australian 29.7%, English 26.1%, Scottish 9.1%, Irish 7.9% and German 4.0%.

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 Lord Howe Island (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 284 79.6 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 14 3.9 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
England 7 2.0 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
United States of America 6 1.7 30,081 0.4 86,125 0.4
Papua New Guinea 5 1.4 5,466 0.1 28,800 0.1
Fiji 3 0.8 33,879 0.5 61,469 0.3

In Lord Howe Island, 79.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.9%, England 2.0%, United States of America 1.7%, Papua New Guinea 1.4% and Fiji 0.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 58 15.2 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 30 7.9 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 25 6.5 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 224 58.6 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Lord Howe Island, 58.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 253 70.7 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 27 7.5 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
England 17 4.7 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Samoa 7 2.0 23,647 0.3 63,447 0.3
Norfolk Island 4 1.1 176 0.0 737 0.0

In Lord Howe Island, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.7%, New Zealand 7.5%, England 4.7%, Samoa 2.0% and Norfolk Island 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 258 71.3 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 17 4.7 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
England 16 4.4 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Solomon Islands 5 1.4 618 0.0 2,385 0.0
Wales 4 1.1 15,327 0.2 56,183 0.2

In Lord Howe Island, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.3%, New Zealand 4.7%, England 4.4%, Solomon Islands 1.4% and Wales 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 136 36.9 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 76 20.6 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 51 13.8 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Seventh-day Adventist 41 11.1 22,659 0.3 62,945 0.3
Catholic 38 10.3 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6

The most common responses for religion in Lord Howe Island were No Religion, so described 36.9%, Anglican 20.6%, Not stated 13.8%, Seventh-day Adventist 11.1% and Catholic 10.3%. In Lord Howe Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Norf'k-Pitcairn 6 1.6 125 0.0 1,035 0.0
Estonian 4 1.1 608 0.0 1,844 0.0
Romanian 3 0.8 2,451 0.0 12,955 0.1
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English only spoken at home 321 86.1 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 7 4.6 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Lord Howe Island 86.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Norf'k-Pitcairn 1.6%, Estonian 1.1% and Romanian 0.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 118 51.8 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 81 35.5 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 26 11.4 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3 1.3 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 228 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lord Howe Island. Of these 51.8% were employed full time, 35.5% were employed part-time and 1.3% 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
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 35 15.5 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 25 11.1 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 23 10.2 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 26 11.5 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 91 40.3 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Lord Howe Island, 15.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 56 24.3 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 42 18.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 35 15.2 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 25 10.9 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 21 9.1 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 19 8.3 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 16 7.0 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 8 3.5 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Lord Howe Island included Managers 24.3%, Labourers 18.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.1%, Professionals 8.3%, Sales Workers 7.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Accommodation 62 35.0 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1
State Government Administration 33 18.6 45,546 1.3 158,980 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 20 11.3 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services 8 4.5 12,238 0.4 34,644 0.3
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 7 4.0 41,390 1.2 131,908 1.2

Of the employed people in Lord Howe Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 35.0%, State Government Administration 18.6%, Cafes and Restaurants 11.3%, Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services 4.5% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 4.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 762 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,774 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,397 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lord Howe Island was $762.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bicycle 54 25.1 23,332 0.7 107,756 1.0
Walked only 51 23.7 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as driver 45 20.9 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Motorbike/scooter 9 4.2 21,159 0.6 64,580 0.6
Car, as passenger 7 3.3 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 51 23.4 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Lord Howe Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Bicycle 25.1%, Walked only 23.7%, Car, as driver 20.9%, Motorbike/scooter 4.2% and Car, as passenger 3.3%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 23.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 235 71.0 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 78 23.9 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 44 13.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 100 30.8 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Lord Howe Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.9% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.8% 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
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 68 20.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 102 30.7 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 39 11.7 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 27 8.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lord Howe Island, 30.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 50 54.3 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 35 38.0 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 7 7.6 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Lord Howe Island, 38.0% were couple families with children, 54.3% were couple families without children and 7.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 44.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 55.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Lord Howe Island, 44.4% of single parents were male and 55.6% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 19 24.1 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 8 10.1 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 22 27.8 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 8 10.1 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 3.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 10 12.7 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 4 5.1 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 5 6.3 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Lord Howe Island, of couple families with children, 24.1% had both partners employed full-time, 10.1% had both employed part-time and 27.8% 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 Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 132 72.9 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 49 27.1 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Lord Howe Island, 72.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 132 100.0 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 Lord Howe Island, 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
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 19 14.2 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 26 19.4 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 42 31.3 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 40 29.9 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 7 5.2 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Lord Howe Island, of occupied private dwellings 14.2% had 1 bedroom, 19.4% had 2 bedrooms and 31.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 48 35.6 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 29 21.5 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 42 31.1 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 2.2 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 13 9.6 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Lord Howe Island, 35.6% were owned outright, 21.5% were owned with a mortgage and 31.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 90 64.3 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 43 30.7 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 7 5.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Lord Howe Island, of all households, 64.3% were family households, 30.7% were single person households and 5.0% were group households.

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Household income Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 11.6 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.6 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Lord Howe Island, 11.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.6% 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 Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 220 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.9 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.1 -- 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 Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,867 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.5 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.5 -- 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 Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 22 15.9 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 81 58.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 24 17.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 3 2.2 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 5.8 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Lord Howe Island, 58.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 17.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 2.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 10 7.3 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 118 86.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 9 6.6 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Lord Howe Island, 86.1% 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.
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3 37.5 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 5 62.5 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Lord Howe Island, 37.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 62.5% 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
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island 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 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

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

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
Lord Howe Island % Lord Howe Island New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Lord Howe Island, 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.