Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13261
People 352
Male 51%
Female 49%
Median age 51
Families 94
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 226
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,569
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $430
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 177 51.0 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 170 49.0 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3 0.9 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 352 people in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW). Of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

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Age Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 51 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 15 4.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 22 6.2 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 27 7.6 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 18 5.1 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 10 2.8 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 5 1.4 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 9 2.5 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 12 3.4 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 24 6.7 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 22 6.2 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 26 7.3 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 36 10.1 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 23 6.5 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 37 10.4 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 36 10.1 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 22 6.2 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 9 2.5 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3 0.8 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 165 59.6 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 7 2.5 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 28 10.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 14 5.1 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 63 22.7 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) aged 15 years and over, 59.6% were married and 13.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 140 56.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 35 14.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 71 28.9 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 9 8.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 23 22.1 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 2.9 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 15 14.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 10 9.6 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 4 3.8 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 6 5.8 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 9 8.7 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 25 24.0 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) 28.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.5% were in primary school, 25.3% in secondary school and 15.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 88 31.8 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 25 9.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 6 2.2 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 32 11.6 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 40 14.4 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 9 3.2 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 31 11.2 702,178 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 17 6.1 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 24 8.7 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 14.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 169 34.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 143 28.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 51 10.3 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 39 7.8 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 13 2.6 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) were English 34.0%, Australian 28.8%, Irish 10.3%, Scottish 7.8% and German 2.6%.

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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 269 79.6 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 28 8.3 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Germany 3 0.9 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
India 3 0.9 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
United States of America 3 0.9 30,081 0.4 86,125 0.4

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 79.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 8.3%, Germany 0.9%, India 0.9% and United States of America 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 64 18.2 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 31 8.8 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 19 5.4 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 213 60.7 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 60.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 233 69.3 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 36 10.7 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Lebanon 7 2.1 143,993 1.9 196,333 0.8
New Zealand 5 1.5 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 4 1.2 34,487 0.5 70,860 0.3

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.3%, England 10.7%, Lebanon 2.1%, New Zealand 1.5% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 240 71.4 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 35 10.4 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Italy 6 1.8 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7
Japan 5 1.5 19,677 0.3 60,010 0.3
United States of America 4 1.2 30,604 0.4 89,357 0.4

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.4%, England 10.4%, Italy 1.8%, Japan 1.5% and United States of America 1.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 135 38.9 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 81 23.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 59 17.0 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 28 8.1 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 11 3.2 165,351 2.2 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) were No Religion, so described 38.9%, Anglican 23.3%, Catholic 17.0%, Not stated 8.1% and Christian, nfd 3.2%. In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Spanish 7 2.0 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Japanese 5 1.4 17,319 0.2 55,966 0.2
French 3 0.8 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Arabic 3 0.8 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Hindi 3 0.8 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
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English only spoken at home 308 87.0 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 8 5.6 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) 87.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 2.0%, Japanese 1.4%, French 0.8%, Arabic 0.8% and Hindi 0.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 76 51.4 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 63 42.6 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 5 3.4 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 4 2.7 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 148 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW). Of these 51.4% were employed full time, 42.6% were employed part-time and 2.7% 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
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 26 18.4 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 15 10.6 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 25 17.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 14 9.9 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 61 43.3 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 18.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 42 30.0 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 22 15.7 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 18 12.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 17 12.1 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 16 11.4 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 14 10.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 11 7.9 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5

The only other responses for occupation in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) were Professionals 30.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.9%, Managers 12.1%, Sales Workers 11.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.0% and Labourers 7.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 9 13.0 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
General Practice Medical Services 4 5.8 31,572 0.9 96,014 0.9
Other Social Assistance Services 4 5.8 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5
Toy, Sporting and Recreational Product Manufacturing 3 4.3 484 0.0 1,583 0.0
Accommodation 3 4.3 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1

Of the employed people in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 13.0%, General Practice Medical Services 5.8%, Other Social Assistance Services 5.8%, Toy, Sporting and Recreational Product Manufacturing 4.3% and Accommodation 4.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 660 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,825 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,569 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) was $660.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 79 59.4 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 20 15.0 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Train 8 6.0 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Train, car as driver 4 3.0 34,213 1.0 86,003 0.8
Truck 3 2.3 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 21 14.6 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 86 58.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.4%, Worked at home 15.0%, Train 6.0%, Train, car as driver 3.0% and Truck 2.3%. On the day, 14.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 234 82.4 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 96 33.3 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 33 11.4 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 93 32.2 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 82.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.3% 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, 32.2% 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
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 64 22.1 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 100 34.6 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 48 16.6 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 27 9.3 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 34.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 53 55.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 38 40.0 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 4 4.2 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 40.0% were couple families with children, 55.8% were couple families without children and 4.2% were one parent families.

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

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 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
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 9 10.1 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 6 6.7 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 23 25.8 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 14 15.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 6 6.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 25 28.1 334,742 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) 6 6.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), of couple families with children, 10.1% had both partners employed full-time, 6.7% had both employed part-time and 25.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 124 58.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 87 41.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 58.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 41.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 124 100.0 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 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
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 26 20.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 60 46.9 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 42 32.8 816,405 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 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 20.3% had 2 bedrooms and 46.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 62 47.0 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 49 37.1 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 21 15.9 826,922 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 0 0.0 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 47.0% were owned outright, 37.1% were owned with a mortgage and 15.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 93 75.0 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 31 25.0 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), of all households, 75.0% were family households, 25.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 15.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 16.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.9% 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 430 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.0 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.0 -- 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.4 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.6 -- 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 45 36.3 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 54 43.5 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 25 20.2 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 36.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 11 8.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 113 89.0 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 3 2.4 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 89.0% 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.
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3 42.9 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 4 57.1 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 48 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 48 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
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 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
Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) % Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 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.