Possum Creek

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13252
People 284
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 45
Families 73
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.5
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 133
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,273
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,411
Median weekly rent $400
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 140 49.6 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 142 50.4 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3 1.1 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 284 people in Possum Creek. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

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Age Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 45 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 3 1.1 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 14 5.0 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 15 5.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 16 5.8 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 9 3.2 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 14 5.0 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 18 6.5 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 19 6.8 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 24 8.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 23 8.3 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 28 10.1 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 21 7.6 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 34 12.2 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 19 6.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 8 2.9 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 8 2.9 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 5 1.8 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Possum Creek was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 108 44.6 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 13 5.4 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 22 9.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3 1.2 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 96 39.7 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Possum Creek aged 15 years and over, 44.6% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 86 44.3 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 31 16.0 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 77 39.7 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Possum Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 3.8 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 16 20.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 4 5.1 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 11 14.1 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 6 7.7 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 8 10.3 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 30 38.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Possum Creek 30.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.3% were in primary school, 18.4% in secondary school and 18.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 55 22.5 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 19 7.8 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 10 4.1 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 42 17.2 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 38 15.6 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 14 5.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 20 8.2 702,178 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 9 3.7 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 36 14.8 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Possum Creek, 15.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 124 33.1 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 95 25.3 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 37 9.9 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 35 9.3 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 15 4.0 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Possum Creek were English 33.1%, Australian 25.3%, Irish 9.9%, Scottish 9.3% and Italian 4.0%.

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 Possum Creek (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 188 73.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 14 5.5 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 5 2.0 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
United States of America 4 1.6 30,081 0.4 86,125 0.4
Scotland 3 1.2 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
Italy 3 1.2 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7

In Possum Creek, 73.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.5%, New Zealand 2.0%, United States of America 1.6%, Scotland 1.2% and Italy 1.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 66 23.2 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 25 8.8 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 15 5.3 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 139 48.9 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Possum Creek, 48.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 156 58.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 26 9.8 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 8 3.0 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 8 3.0 45,238 0.6 177,536 0.8
United States of America 8 3.0 34,363 0.5 104,101 0.4

In Possum Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 58.6%, England 9.8%, New Zealand 3.0%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.0% and United States of America 3.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 169 63.5 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 28 10.5 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Japan 6 2.3 19,677 0.3 60,010 0.3
Netherlands 5 1.9 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 4 1.5 38,504 0.5 155,231 0.7

In Possum Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.5%, England 10.5%, Japan 2.3%, Netherlands 1.9% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 142 50.5 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 47 16.7 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 41 14.6 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 27 9.6 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Christian, nfd 9 3.2 165,351 2.2 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Possum Creek were No Religion, so described 50.5%, Not stated 16.7%, Catholic 14.6%, Anglican 9.6% and Christian, nfd 3.2%. In Possum Creek, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (60.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Spanish 6 2.1 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Japanese 6 2.1 17,319 0.2 55,966 0.2
Dutch 5 1.8 8,686 0.1 33,835 0.1
French 3 1.1 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Hebrew 3 1.1 3,468 0.0 10,341 0.0
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English only spoken at home 228 80.3 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 11 10.3 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Possum Creek 80.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 2.1%, Japanese 2.1%, Dutch 1.8%, French 1.1% and Hebrew 1.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 48 33.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 75 52.4 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 10 7.0 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 10 7.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 143 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Possum Creek. Of these 33.6% were employed full time, 52.4% were employed part-time and 7.0% 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
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 27 21.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 15 11.7 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 31 24.2 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 10 7.8 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 35 27.3 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Possum Creek, 21.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 27.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 25 20.2 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 24 19.4 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 19 15.3 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 17 13.7 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 13 10.5 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 12 9.7 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 11 8.9 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The only other responses for occupation in Possum Creek were Technicians and Trades Workers 20.2%, Professionals 19.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.3%, Managers 13.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, Labourers 9.7% and Sales Workers 8.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Accommodation 6 8.0 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5 6.7 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Accounting Services 5 6.7 44,014 1.3 127,263 1.2
Nursery Production (Outdoors) 4 5.3 2,008 0.1 7,723 0.1
Forestry Support Services 4 5.3 1,134 0.0 2,959 0.0

Of the employed people in Possum Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 8.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.7%, Accounting Services 6.7%, Nursery Production (Outdoors) 5.3% and Forestry Support Services 5.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 536 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,218 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,273 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Possum Creek was $536.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 73 58.4 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 26 20.8 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 7 5.6 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 4 3.2 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 4 3.2 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 73 59.8 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Possum Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.4%, Worked at home 20.8%, Walked only 5.6%, Car, as passenger 3.2% and Truck 3.2%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 176 71.3 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 50 20.2 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 24 9.9 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 61 25.0 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Possum Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.2% provided care for children and 9.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.0% 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
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 45 18.4 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 65 26.6 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 38 15.6 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 25 10.2 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Possum Creek, 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 33 44.0 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 30 40.0 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 12 16.0 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Possum Creek, 40.0% were couple families with children, 44.0% were couple families without children and 16.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 64.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 35.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Possum Creek, 64.3% of single parents were male and 35.7% 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
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 3 5.4 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 7 12.5 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 10 17.9 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 8 14.3 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 6 10.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 19 33.9 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 0 0.0 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 3 5.4 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Possum Creek, of couple families with children, 5.4% had both partners employed full-time, 12.5% had both employed part-time and 17.9% 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 Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 95 79.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 24 20.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Possum Creek, 79.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 95 100.0 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 Possum Creek, 100.0% 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
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 13 14.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 22 23.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 27 29.0 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 31 33.3 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 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 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Possum Creek, of occupied private dwellings 14.0% had 1 bedroom, 23.7% had 2 bedrooms and 29.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 34 36.6 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 27 29.0 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 29 31.2 826,922 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 3 3.2 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Possum Creek, 36.6% were owned outright, 29.0% were owned with a mortgage and 31.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 69 76.7 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 17 18.9 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 4 4.4 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Possum Creek, of all households, 76.7% were family households, 18.9% were single person households and 4.4% were group households.

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Household income Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.5 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 15.4 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Possum Creek, 16.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.4% 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 Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 400 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 81.3 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 18.7 -- 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 Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,411 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.8 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 15.2 -- 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 Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 23 24.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 44 47.3 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 23 24.7 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 3 3.2 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Possum Creek, 24.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 5 5.6 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 84 94.4 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Possum Creek, 94.4% 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.
Possum Creek % Possum Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 0 0.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 3 100.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 13 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Possum Creek, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 13 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
Possum Creek % Possum Creek 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 Possum Creek, 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.

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

In Possum Creek, 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.

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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.