Pearl Beach

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13171
People 536
Male 46%
Female 54%
Median age 63
Families 147
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.3
All private dwellings 627
Average people per household 2
Median weekly household income $1,309
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,700
Median weekly rent $400
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
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 249 46.0 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 292 54.0 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 6 1.1 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 536 people in Pearl Beach. Of these 46.0% were male and 54.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

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Age Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 63 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 11 2.0 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 21 3.9 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 24 4.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 8 1.5 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 9 1.7 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 21 3.9 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 7 1.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 8 1.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 19 3.5 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 30 5.5 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 34 6.3 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 39 7.2 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 49 9.1 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 70 12.9 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 77 14.2 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 52 9.6 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 34 6.3 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 28 5.2 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Pearl Beach was 63 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 48.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 267 56.8 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 23 4.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 62 13.2 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 36 7.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 82 17.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Pearl Beach aged 15 years and over, 56.8% were married and 18.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 216 53.7 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 38 9.5 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 148 36.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Pearl Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 5 4.3 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 18 15.7 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 6 5.2 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 2.6 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 3 2.6 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 2.6 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 5 4.3 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 5 4.3 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 11 9.6 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 2.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 53 46.1 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Pearl Beach 20.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.9% were in primary school, 12.9% in secondary school and 13.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 160 33.5 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 53 11.1 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 11 2.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 44 9.2 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 53 11.1 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 3 0.6 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 37 7.8 702,178 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 19 4.0 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 65 13.6 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Pearl Beach, 11.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 259 35.3 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 157 21.4 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 78 10.6 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 77 10.5 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 26 3.5 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Pearl Beach were English 35.3%, Australian 21.4%, Irish 10.6%, Scottish 10.5% and German 3.5%.

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 Pearl Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 354 68.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 45 8.7 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 18 3.5 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10 1.9 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Netherlands 7 1.4 16,900 0.2 70,172 0.3
South Africa 7 1.4 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7

In Pearl Beach, 68.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.7%, New Zealand 3.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.9%, Netherlands 1.4% and South Africa 1.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 146 27.0 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 50 9.3 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 23 4.3 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 275 50.9 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Pearl Beach, 50.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 294 58.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 70 13.8 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 20 4.0 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Germany 11 2.2 47,543 0.6 170,571 0.7
Russian Federation 8 1.6 12,644 0.2 34,312 0.1

In Pearl Beach, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 58.1%, England 13.8%, New Zealand 4.0%, Germany 2.2% and Russian Federation 1.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 324 62.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 56 10.8 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 20 3.9 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Germany 9 1.7 47,489 0.6 169,618 0.7
Netherlands 8 1.5 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6

In Pearl Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 62.7%, England 10.8%, New Zealand 3.9%, Germany 1.7% and Netherlands 1.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 202 37.1 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 111 20.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 74 13.6 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 59 10.8 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 20 3.7 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Pearl Beach were No Religion, so described 37.1%, Anglican 20.4%, Catholic 13.6%, Not stated 10.8% and Uniting Church 3.7%. In Pearl Beach, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
German 5 1.0 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Russian 5 1.0 18,763 0.3 50,314 0.2
Dutch 3 0.6 8,686 0.1 33,835 0.1
French 3 0.6 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Spanish 3 0.6 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 457 88.2 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 17 6.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Pearl Beach 88.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.0%, Russian 1.0%, Dutch 0.6%, French 0.6% and Spanish 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 79 45.9 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 77 44.8 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 6 3.5 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 10 5.8 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 172 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pearl Beach. Of these 45.9% were employed full time, 44.8% were employed part-time and 5.8% 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
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 17 10.2 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 37 22.3 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 25 15.1 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 24 14.5 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 57 34.3 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Pearl Beach, 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 22.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 70 40.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 26 14.9 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 21 12.1 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 20 11.5 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 11 6.3 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 11 6.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 8 4.6 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 7 4.0 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Pearl Beach included Professionals 40.2%, Managers 14.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.3%, Labourers 6.3%, Sales Workers 4.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Accounting Services 10 7.1 44,014 1.3 127,263 1.2
Banking 8 5.7 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6 4.3 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Other Social Assistance Services 6 4.3 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5
House Construction 5 3.6 24,881 0.7 86,030 0.8

Of the employed people in Pearl Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accounting Services 7.1%, Banking 5.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.3%, Other Social Assistance Services 4.3% and House Construction 3.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 684 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,555 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,309 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pearl Beach was $684.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 74 47.1 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 24 15.3 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Train 20 12.7 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Walked only 8 5.1 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Train, car as driver 5 3.2 34,213 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 32 19.3 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 96 56.8 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Pearl Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 47.1%, Worked at home 15.3%, Train 12.7%, Walked only 5.1% and Train, car as driver 3.2%. On the day, 19.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 56.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 357 74.8 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 96 20.2 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 53 11.1 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 136 28.3 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Pearl Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.2% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.3% 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
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 88 18.4 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 137 28.6 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 91 19.0 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 43 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 Pearl Beach, 28.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.0% 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 Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 98 67.6 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 31 21.4 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 16 11.0 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Pearl Beach, 21.4% were couple families with children, 67.6% were couple families without children and 11.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 100.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Pearl Beach, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% 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
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 17 13.4 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 6 4.7 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 9 7.1 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 10 7.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 15 11.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 56 44.1 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 5 3.9 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 9 7.1 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Pearl Beach, of couple families with children, 13.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 7.1% 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 Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 229 38.9 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 359 61.1 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Pearl Beach, 38.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 61.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 225 98.3 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Pearl Beach, 98.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 10 4.4 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 44 19.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 100 43.9 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 71 31.1 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 1.3 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Pearl Beach, of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 19.3% had 2 bedrooms and 43.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 147 64.2 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 32 14.0 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 40 17.5 826,922 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 10 4.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Pearl Beach, 64.2% were owned outright, 14.0% were owned with a mortgage and 17.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 145 63.0 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 79 34.3 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 6 2.6 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Pearl Beach, of all households, 63.0% were family households, 34.3% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

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Household income Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 20.4 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 18.0 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Pearl Beach, 20.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.0% 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 Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 400 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.6 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.4 -- 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 Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,700 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.5 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.5 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 11 4.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 115 50.4 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 83 36.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 16 7.0 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 3 1.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Pearl Beach, 50.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 33 14.2 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 195 84.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 4 1.7 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Pearl Beach, 84.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 6 100.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 0 0.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 12 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Pearl Beach, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 12 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Pearl Beach % Pearl Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

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

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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

In Pearl Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.