Mascot

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12519
People 14,772
Male 50.3%
Female 49.7%
Median age 32
Families 3,704
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 6,016
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,955
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,490
Median weekly rent $610
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3

(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
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 7,437 50.3 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 7,334 49.7 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 175 1.2 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 14,772 people in Mascot. Of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

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Age Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 32 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 866 5.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 610 4.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 489 3.3 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 837 5.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,553 10.5 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 2,179 14.8 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,885 12.8 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,354 9.2 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 968 6.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 788 5.3 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 735 5.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 663 4.5 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 539 3.7 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 390 2.6 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 298 2.0 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 267 1.8 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 198 1.3 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 139 0.9 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Mascot was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 5,353 41.8 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 262 2.0 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 750 5.9 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 408 3.2 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 6,038 47.1 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mascot aged 15 years and over, 41.8% were married and 7.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,576 39.2 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,518 13.0 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 5,567 47.7 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Mascot, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 205 4.3 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 371 7.8 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 321 6.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 48 1.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 261 5.5 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 257 5.4 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 70 1.5 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 404 8.5 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,508 31.6 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 347 7.3 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 974 20.4 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Mascot 32.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 15.5% were in primary school, 12.2% in secondary school and 40.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,318 33.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,149 9.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 290 2.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,005 7.8 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,697 21.0 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 272 2.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 812 6.3 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 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 703 5.5 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 143 1.1 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,110 8.7 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mascot, 21.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Chinese 3,339 18.1 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
English 2,389 13.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,158 11.7 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,018 5.5 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Greek 785 4.3 132,829 1.3 397,431 1.3

The most common ancestries in Mascot were Chinese 18.1%, English 13.0%, Australian 11.7%, Irish 5.5% and Greek 4.3%.

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

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Country of birth Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 6,097 41.3 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,559 10.6 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Indonesia 971 6.6 31,774 0.4 73,213 0.3
Philippines 396 2.7 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
India 321 2.2 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
England 298 2.0 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9

In Mascot, 41.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10.6%, Indonesia 6.6%, Philippines 2.7%, India 2.2% and England 2.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 9,689 65.6 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 652 4.4 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 466 3.2 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,977 20.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Mascot, 20.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 65.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,446 23.4 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,862 12.6 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Indonesia 1,150 7.8 40,605 0.5 92,027 0.4
Philippines 476 3.2 106,423 1.4 270,177 1.2
Greece 463 3.1 72,635 1.0 226,920 1.0

In Mascot, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 23.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 12.6%, Indonesia 7.8%, Philippines 3.2% and Greece 3.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,657 24.9 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,842 12.5 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Indonesia 1,210 8.2 44,383 0.6 103,023 0.4
Philippines 518 3.5 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
Greece 425 2.9 66,182 0.9 206,674 0.9

In Mascot, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 24.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 12.5%, Indonesia 8.2%, Philippines 3.5% and Greece 2.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 4,073 27.6 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,953 26.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 1,368 9.3 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Buddhism 944 6.4 207,956 2.8 563,674 2.4
Eastern Orthodox 891 6.0 188,442 2.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Mascot were No Religion, so described 27.6%, Catholic 26.8%, Not stated 9.3%, Buddhism 6.4% and Eastern Orthodox 6.0%. In Mascot, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 1,583 10.7 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Indonesian 997 6.7 30,032 0.4 67,891 0.3
Cantonese 574 3.9 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Greek 570 3.9 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Spanish 421 2.8 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 6,344 42.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 3,044 55.0 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Mascot 42.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 10.7%, Indonesian 6.7%, Cantonese 3.9%, Greek 3.9% and Spanish 2.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,675 65.5 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,113 24.4 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 424 4.9 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 449 5.2 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 8,661 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mascot. Of these 65.5% were employed full time, 24.4% were employed part-time and 5.2% 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
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 606 7.4 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 870 10.6 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 638 7.8 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,771 21.6 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,896 47.5 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mascot, 7.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,100 25.6 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,215 14.8 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 1,146 14.0 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 933 11.4 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 865 10.5 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 747 9.1 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 667 8.1 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 401 4.9 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Mascot included Professionals 25.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Managers 14.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 9.1%, Labourers 8.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 389 4.8 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Computer System Design and Related Services 308 3.8 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Air and Space Transport 268 3.3 17,045 0.5 46,173 0.4
Banking 243 3.0 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 221 2.7 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Mascot, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 4.8%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.8%, Air and Space Transport 3.3%, Banking 3.0% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 806 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,103 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,955 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mascot was $806.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,055 37.3 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 2,024 24.7 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Walked only 568 6.9 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Bus 530 6.5 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 299 3.7 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3,094 37.7 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,559 43.3 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Mascot, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 37.3%, Train 24.7%, Walked only 6.9%, Bus 6.5% and Car, as passenger 3.7%. On the day, 37.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 43.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,801 60.9 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,629 20.5 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,043 8.1 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,511 11.8 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Mascot, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.5% provided care for children and 8.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.8% 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
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,325 26.0 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,883 22.5 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 929 7.3 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 661 5.2 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mascot, 22.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,583 42.7 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,543 41.6 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 460 12.4 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 123 3.3 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mascot, 41.6% were couple families with children, 42.7% were couple families without children and 12.4% were one parent families.

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

In Mascot, 17.8% of single parents were male and 82.2% 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
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,095 35.0 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 128 4.1 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 531 17.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 449 14.3 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 142 4.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 405 12.9 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 186 5.9 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 193 6.2 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Mascot, of couple families with children, 35.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 17.0% 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 Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,202 91.4 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 489 8.6 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Mascot, 91.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,662 31.9 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 331 6.4 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 3,156 60.7 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 17 0.3 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mascot, 31.9% were separate houses, 6.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 60.7% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 24 0.5 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 739 14.2 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,341 45.1 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,407 27.1 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 583 11.2 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 101 1.9 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Mascot, of occupied private dwellings 14.2% had 1 bedroom, 45.1% had 2 bedrooms and 27.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,100 21.1 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,479 28.4 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,472 47.5 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 23 0.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 128 2.5 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mascot, 21.1% were owned outright, 28.4% were owned with a mortgage and 47.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 3,562 68.4 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,040 20.0 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 602 11.6 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Mascot, of all households, 68.4% were family households, 20.0% were single person households and 11.6% were group households.

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Household income Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.4 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 26.1 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Mascot, 15.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 26.1% 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 Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 610 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 80.4 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 19.6 -- 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 Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,490 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.9 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.1 -- 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 Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 822 15.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,428 46.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,414 27.2 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 382 7.3 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 154 3.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Mascot, 46.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 561 10.8 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,518 86.8 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 126 2.4 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Mascot, 86.8% 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.
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 80 45.5 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 96 54.5 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 28 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Mascot, 45.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.5% were female. The median age was 28 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
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,833 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Mascot, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,833.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mascot % Mascot New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 500 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,400 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Mascot, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $500 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,400.

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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.