Northmead

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13023
People 11,215
Male 47.3%
Female 52.7%
Median age 37
Families 3,085
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 4,745
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,639
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $440
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 5,300 47.3 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 5,914 52.7 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 80 0.7 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 11,215 people in Northmead. Of these 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

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Age Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 37 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 842 7.5 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 711 6.3 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 567 5.1 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 498 4.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 529 4.7 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 889 7.9 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,074 9.6 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 931 8.3 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 833 7.4 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 718 6.4 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 594 5.3 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 532 4.7 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 484 4.3 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 498 4.4 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 423 3.8 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 395 3.5 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 324 2.9 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 378 3.4 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Northmead was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.9% 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
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 4,808 52.9 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 264 2.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 755 8.3 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 677 7.5 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,582 28.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Northmead aged 15 years and over, 52.9% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,366 52.0 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 673 8.0 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,351 39.9 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Northmead, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 255 8.4 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 560 18.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 243 8.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 60 2.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 387 12.8 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 176 5.8 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 67 2.2 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 181 6.0 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 528 17.4 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 78 2.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 495 16.3 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Northmead 27.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.5% were in primary school, 20.5% in secondary school and 23.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,953 32.5 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 927 10.2 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 266 2.9 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 924 10.2 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,296 14.2 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 250 2.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 851 9.4 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 6 0.1 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 562 6.2 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 52 0.6 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 642 7.1 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Northmead, 14.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 2,958 20.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,808 19.0 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,082 7.3 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Chinese 883 6.0 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
Scottish 768 5.2 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Northmead were English 20.0%, Australian 19.0%, Irish 7.3%, Chinese 6.0% and Scottish 5.2%.

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

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Country of birth Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 6,837 61.1 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 522 4.7 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 379 3.4 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
England 237 2.1 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Iran 237 2.1 23,048 0.3 58,112 0.2
Philippines 217 1.9 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0

In Northmead, 61.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 4.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.4%, England 2.1%, Iran 2.1% and Philippines 1.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 5,240 46.7 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 817 7.3 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 568 5.1 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,066 36.2 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Northmead, 36.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 46.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,657 41.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
India 674 6.0 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 559 5.0 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
England 442 3.9 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Lebanon 290 2.6 143,993 1.9 196,333 0.8

In Northmead, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 41.6%, India 6.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.0%, England 3.9% and Lebanon 2.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,910 43.9 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
India 658 5.9 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 550 4.9 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
England 385 3.4 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Philippines 306 2.7 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4

In Northmead, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 43.9%, India 5.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.9%, England 3.4% and Philippines 2.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 3,088 27.5 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 2,307 20.6 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 1,530 13.6 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 812 7.2 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Islam 524 4.7 267,659 3.6 604,240 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Northmead were Catholic 27.5%, No Religion, so described 20.6%, Anglican 13.6%, Not stated 7.2% and Islam 4.7%. In Northmead, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 382 3.4 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Arabic 318 2.8 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Cantonese 274 2.5 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Persian (excluding Dari) 251 2.2 22,044 0.3 58,313 0.2
Korean 240 2.1 59,912 0.8 108,997 0.5
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English only spoken at home 7,051 63.1 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,553 35.1 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Northmead 63.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.4%, Arabic 2.8%, Cantonese 2.5%, Persian (excluding Dari) 2.2% and Korean 2.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,741 65.5 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,426 25.0 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 243 4.3 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 299 5.2 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 5,709 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Northmead. Of these 65.5% were employed full time, 25.0% 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
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 491 9.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 466 8.6 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 472 8.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,175 21.7 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,567 47.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Northmead, 9.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,703 31.5 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 840 15.5 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 724 13.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 580 10.7 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 444 8.2 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 411 7.6 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 310 5.7 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 286 5.3 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Northmead included Professionals 31.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.5%, Managers 13.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2%, Sales Workers 7.6%, Labourers 5.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 317 6.0 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Banking 148 2.8 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Computer System Design and Related Services 138 2.6 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Primary Education 138 2.6 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Secondary Education 130 2.4 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Northmead, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.0%, Banking 2.8%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.6%, Primary Education 2.6% and Secondary Education 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 787 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,975 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,639 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Northmead was $787.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,309 61.0 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 488 9.0 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Train, bus 204 3.8 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Worked at home 192 3.5 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 171 3.2 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,024 18.9 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,641 67.2 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Northmead, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.0%, Bus 9.0%, Train, bus 3.8%, Worked at home 3.5% and Car, as passenger 3.2%. On the day, 18.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 6,549 72.0 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,606 28.6 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,036 11.4 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,748 19.2 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Northmead, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.6% 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, 19.2% 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
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,086 22.9 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,579 28.3 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,066 11.7 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 821 9.0 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Northmead, 28.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,149 37.3 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,428 46.3 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 447 14.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 57 1.9 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Northmead, 46.3% were couple families with children, 37.3% were couple families without children and 14.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 12.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 87.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Northmead, 12.8% of single parents were male and 87.2% 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
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 696 27.1 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 95 3.7 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 499 19.4 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 440 17.1 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 122 4.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 459 17.8 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 136 5.3 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 125 4.9 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Northmead, of couple families with children, 27.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 19.4% 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 Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,265 93.0 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 322 7.0 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

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

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,059 48.3 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 815 19.1 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,381 32.4 519,390 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 Northmead, 48.3% were separate houses, 19.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 32.4% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 16 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 212 5.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,269 29.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,750 41.0 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 923 21.6 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 97 2.3 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Northmead, of occupied private dwellings 5.0% had 1 bedroom, 29.7% had 2 bedrooms and 41.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,118 26.2 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,436 33.7 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,390 32.6 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 206 4.8 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 114 2.7 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Northmead, 26.2% were owned outright, 33.7% were owned with a mortgage and 32.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 2,998 70.3 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,132 26.6 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 132 3.1 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Northmead, of all households, 70.3% were family households, 26.6% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

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Household income Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.4 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 19.0 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Northmead, 17.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.0% 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 Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 440 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.8 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.2 -- 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 Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 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 Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 341 8.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,799 42.2 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,472 34.5 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 521 12.2 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 130 3.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Northmead, 42.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 547 12.8 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,620 84.8 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 101 2.4 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Northmead, 84.8% 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.
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 40 51.3 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 38 48.7 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Northmead, 51.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.7% were female. The median age was 25 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
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,343 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Northmead, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,343.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Northmead % Northmead New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 360 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,600 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Northmead, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $360 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.

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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.