Mount Austin

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12748
People 3,957
Male 48.1%
Female 51.9%
Median age 39
Families 965
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 1,772
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $914
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,192
Median weekly rent $225
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(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
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,904 48.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,057 51.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 401 10.1 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,957 people in Mount Austin. Of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 10.1% of the population.

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Age Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 281 7.1 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 275 7.0 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 208 5.3 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 238 6.0 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 284 7.2 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 270 6.8 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 241 6.1 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 232 5.9 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 192 4.9 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 205 5.2 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 206 5.2 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 245 6.2 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 238 6.0 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 175 4.4 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 161 4.1 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 168 4.3 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 111 2.8 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 215 5.4 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Mount Austin was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,090 34.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 158 5.0 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 347 10.9 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 368 11.5 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,225 38.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mount Austin aged 15 years and over, 34.2% were married and 16.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 945 35.0 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 334 12.4 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,424 52.7 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Mount Austin, of people aged 15 years and over, 35.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 84 7.4 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 229 20.1 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 66 5.8 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 17 1.5 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 170 14.9 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 46 4.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 10 0.9 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 117 10.3 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 91 8.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 26 2.3 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 282 24.8 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Mount Austin 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.5% were in primary school, 19.3% in secondary school and 18.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 264 8.2 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 206 6.4 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 109 3.4 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 510 15.9 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 358 11.1 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 152 4.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 569 17.7 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 6 0.2 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.1 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 566 17.6 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 16 0.5 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 353 11.0 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Austin, 11.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 1,891 35.4 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,497 28.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 453 8.5 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 420 7.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 184 3.4 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Mount Austin were Australian 35.4%, English 28.0%, Irish 8.5%, Scottish 7.9% and German 3.4%.

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 Mount Austin (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,332 84.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 52 1.3 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Philippines 29 0.7 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
India 25 0.6 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Myanmar 22 0.6 7,128 0.1 32,655 0.1
Afghanistan 22 0.6 13,032 0.2 46,799 0.2

In Mount Austin, 84.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.3%, Philippines 0.7%, India 0.6%, Myanmar 0.6% and Afghanistan 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 450 11.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 162 4.1 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 86 2.2 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,982 75.3 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Mount Austin, 75.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,093 78.9 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 127 3.2 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 40 1.0 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Myanmar 31 0.8 9,970 0.1 50,540 0.2
Philippines 30 0.8 106,423 1.4 270,177 1.2

In Mount Austin, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.9%, England 3.2%, New Zealand 1.0%, Myanmar 0.8% and Philippines 0.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,177 80.5 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 97 2.5 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Philippines 39 1.0 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
Myanmar 35 0.9 10,064 0.1 51,099 0.2
India 31 0.8 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6

In Mount Austin, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.5%, England 2.5%, Philippines 1.0%, Myanmar 0.9% and India 0.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 1,038 26.4 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 962 24.4 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 811 20.6 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 300 7.6 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 193 4.9 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Mount Austin were Catholic 26.4%, No Religion, so described 24.4%, Anglican 20.6%, Not stated 7.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.9%. In Mount Austin, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hazaraghi 22 0.6 4,831 0.1 22,272 0.1
Filipino 19 0.5 24,214 0.3 71,220 0.3
Burmese 16 0.4 4,901 0.1 16,321 0.1
Tagalog 15 0.4 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Krio 13 0.3 1,315 0.0 2,530 0.0
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English only spoken at home 3,479 87.8 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 104 6.5 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Mount Austin 87.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Hazaraghi 0.6%, Filipino 0.5%, Burmese 0.4%, Tagalog 0.4% and Krio 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 881 54.8 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 479 29.8 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 93 5.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 156 9.7 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,609 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Austin. Of these 54.8% were employed full time, 29.8% were employed part-time and 9.7% 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
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 172 11.9 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 135 9.3 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 171 11.8 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 371 25.7 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 509 35.2 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mount Austin, 11.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 266 18.2 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 256 17.5 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 205 14.0 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 179 12.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 172 11.8 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 157 10.7 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 103 7.0 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Managers 97 6.6 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Mount Austin included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.2%, Labourers 17.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.0%, Professionals 12.2%, Sales Workers 11.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.0% and Managers 6.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 71 5.2 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 64 4.7 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 52 3.8 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 42 3.1 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8
Meat Processing 39 2.9 7,100 0.2 28,852 0.3

Of the employed people in Mount Austin, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 5.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%, Takeaway Food Services 3.1% and Meat Processing 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 496 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,201 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 914 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Austin was $496.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,053 73.1 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 110 7.6 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 36 2.5 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 23 1.6 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Motorbike/scooter 14 1.0 21,159 0.6 64,580 0.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 12 0.8 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,171 81.0 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Mount Austin, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 73.1%, Car, as passenger 7.6%, Walked only 2.5%, Worked at home 1.6% and Motorbike/scooter 1.0%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 81.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,993 62.3 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 767 24.0 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 363 11.4 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 484 15.1 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Mount Austin, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.0% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.1% 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
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 592 18.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 781 24.4 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 334 10.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 292 9.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mount Austin, 24.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 345 35.7 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 312 32.3 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 289 29.9 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 20 2.1 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mount Austin, 32.3% were couple families with children, 35.7% were couple families without children and 29.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Mount Austin, 16.8% of single parents were male and 83.2% 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
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 118 17.6 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 15 2.2 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 143 21.3 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 96 14.3 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 48 7.2 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 179 26.7 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 30 4.5 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 41 6.1 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Mount Austin, of couple families with children, 17.6% had both partners employed full-time, 2.2% had both employed part-time and 21.3% 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 Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,539 90.2 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 168 9.8 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Mount Austin, 90.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,406 91.4 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 66 4.3 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 64 4.2 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.2 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Austin, 91.4% were separate houses, 4.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.2% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 14 0.9 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 54 3.5 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 223 14.6 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 862 56.3 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 329 21.5 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 50 3.3 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Mount Austin, of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 14.6% had 2 bedrooms and 56.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 375 24.5 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 422 27.6 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 677 44.3 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 54 3.5 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Austin, 24.5% were owned outright, 27.6% were owned with a mortgage and 44.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 952 62.2 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 532 34.8 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 46 3.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Mount Austin, of all households, 62.2% were family households, 34.8% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

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Household income Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 32.4 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.7 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Mount Austin, 32.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.7% 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 Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 225 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 82.4 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 17.6 -- 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 Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,192 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.7 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.3 -- 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 Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 197 12.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 603 39.2 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 474 30.8 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 177 11.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 87 5.7 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Mount Austin, 39.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 440 28.8 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,028 67.2 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 62 4.1 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Mount Austin, 67.2% 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.
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 203 50.2 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 201 49.8 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 18 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Mount Austin, 50.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.8% were female. The median age was 18 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
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 850 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Mount Austin, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $850.

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
Mount Austin % Mount Austin New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 213 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,473 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Mount Austin, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $213 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,473.

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.