McMahons Point

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12547
People 2,278
Male 47.7%
Female 52.3%
Median age 42
Families 597
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.5
for all households (a) 0.3
All private dwellings 1,451
Average people per household 1.9
Median weekly household income $2,379
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,919
Median weekly rent $580
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2

(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
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,088 47.7 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,192 52.3 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 11 0.5 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,278 people in McMahons Point. Of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

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Age McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 75 3.3 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 58 2.5 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 57 2.5 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 73 3.2 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 105 4.6 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 248 10.9 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 258 11.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 189 8.3 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 154 6.7 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 155 6.8 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 172 7.5 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 171 7.5 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 158 6.9 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 158 6.9 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 119 5.2 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 74 3.2 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 30 1.3 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 30 1.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in McMahons Point was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 894 42.7 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 64 3.1 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 222 10.6 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 73 3.5 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 842 40.2 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in McMahons Point aged 15 years and over, 42.7% were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 730 40.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 321 18.0 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 733 41.1 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In McMahons Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 29 5.0 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 34 5.8 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 14 2.4 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 19 3.2 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 15 2.6 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 17 2.9 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 37 6.3 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 29 5.0 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 150 25.6 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 24 4.1 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 217 37.1 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In McMahons Point 25.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 12.4% were in primary school, 12.3% in secondary school and 30.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,143 54.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 209 10.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 25 1.2 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 58 2.8 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 221 10.6 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 32 1.5 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 54 2.6 702,178 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 33 1.6 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 9 0.4 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 240 11.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in McMahons Point, 10.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 3.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 899 28.4 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 501 15.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 361 11.4 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 274 8.7 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Chinese 120 3.8 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in McMahons Point were English 28.4%, Australian 15.8%, Irish 11.4%, Scottish 8.7% and Chinese 3.8%.

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 McMahons Point (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,284 56.9 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 186 8.2 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 68 3.0 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
United States of America 42 1.9 30,081 0.4 86,125 0.4
South Africa 42 1.9 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 26 1.2 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2

In McMahons Point, 56.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.2%, New Zealand 3.0%, United States of America 1.9%, South Africa 1.9% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 870 38.2 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 155 6.8 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 123 5.4 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 897 39.3 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In McMahons Point, 39.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 38.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,025 44.9 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 214 9.4 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 81 3.5 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 53 2.3 45,238 0.6 177,536 0.8
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 45 2.0 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0

In McMahons Point, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 44.9%, England 9.4%, New Zealand 3.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.3% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,058 46.8 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 177 7.8 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 87 3.8 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 48 2.1 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
United States of America 44 1.9 30,604 0.4 89,357 0.4

In McMahons Point, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 46.8%, England 7.8%, New Zealand 3.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.1% and United States of America 1.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 883 38.9 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 468 20.6 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 326 14.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 309 13.6 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Buddhism 41 1.8 207,956 2.8 563,674 2.4

The most common responses for religion in McMahons Point were No Religion, so described 38.9%, Catholic 20.6%, Anglican 14.4%, Not stated 13.6% and Buddhism 1.8%. In McMahons Point, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (48.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 35 1.5 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 28 1.2 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Spanish 26 1.1 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Italian 24 1.1 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
French 22 1.0 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 1,730 76.4 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 198 16.3 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In McMahons Point 76.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.5%, Cantonese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, Italian 1.1% and French 1.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 995 70.0 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 316 22.2 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 53 3.7 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 58 4.1 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,422 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in McMahons Point. Of these 70.0% were employed full time, 22.2% were employed part-time and 4.1% 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
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 124 9.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 111 8.2 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 88 6.5 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 166 12.2 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 820 60.2 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in McMahons Point, 9.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 60.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 657 48.1 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 316 23.1 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 151 11.1 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 71 5.2 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 65 4.8 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 49 3.6 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 32 2.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4 0.3 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in McMahons Point included Professionals 48.1%, Managers 23.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 5.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 3.6%, Labourers 2.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 0.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Computer System Design and Related Services 75 6.0 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Other Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 56 4.5 31,756 0.9 75,208 0.7
Legal Services 50 4.0 39,267 1.2 104,051 1.0
Higher Education 43 3.5 46,246 1.4 155,985 1.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 39 3.1 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in McMahons Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Computer System Design and Related Services 6.0%, Other Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 4.5%, Legal Services 4.0%, Higher Education 3.5% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 1,496 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 3,530 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,379 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in McMahons Point was $1,496.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Train 366 27.1 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as driver 358 26.5 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 172 12.7 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 87 6.4 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Train, bus 72 5.3 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 546 40.0 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 417 30.7 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In McMahons Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Train 27.1%, Car, as driver 26.5%, Walked only 12.7%, Worked at home 6.4% and Train, bus 5.3%. On the day, 40.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 30.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,586 75.9 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 345 16.5 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 193 9.3 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 464 22.3 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In McMahons Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.5% provided care for children and 9.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.3% 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
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 699 33.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 638 30.6 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 172 8.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 73 3.5 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in McMahons Point, 30.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 390 65.9 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 152 25.7 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 44 7.4 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 6 1.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in McMahons Point, 25.7% were couple families with children, 65.9% were couple families without children and 7.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 22.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In McMahons Point, 22.0% of single parents were male and 78.0% 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
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 196 36.3 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 19 3.5 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 89 16.5 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 73 13.5 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 28 5.2 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 67 12.4 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 24 4.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 44 8.1 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In McMahons Point, of couple families with children, 36.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 16.5% 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 McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,057 81.9 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 234 18.1 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In McMahons Point, 81.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 107 10.1 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 286 27.1 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 661 62.5 519,390 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 McMahons Point, 10.1% were separate houses, 27.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 62.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 26 2.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 330 31.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 347 32.6 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 257 24.2 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 88 8.3 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 15 1.4 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 1.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In McMahons Point, of occupied private dwellings 31.0% had 1 bedroom, 32.6% had 2 bedrooms and 24.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.1. The average household size was 1.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 306 28.7 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 180 16.9 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 556 52.1 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.3 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 22 2.1 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in McMahons Point, 28.7% were owned outright, 16.9% were owned with a mortgage and 52.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 591 55.3 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 425 39.8 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 52 4.9 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In McMahons Point, of all households, 55.3% were family households, 39.8% were single person households and 4.9% were group households.

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Household income McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 8.6 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 40.5 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In McMahons Point, 8.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 40.5% 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 McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 580 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.2 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 15.8 -- 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 McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,919 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.1 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.9 -- 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 McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 202 18.9 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 568 53.0 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 225 21.0 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 47 4.4 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 29 2.7 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In McMahons Point, 53.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 57 5.3 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 989 92.6 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 22 2.1 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In McMahons Point, 92.6% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 4 40.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 6 60.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 51 -- 22 -- 23 --

In McMahons Point, 40.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.0% were female. The median age was 51 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
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.7 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,125 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In McMahons Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.7 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,125.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
McMahons Point % McMahons Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 550 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In McMahons Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $550 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.