Rutherford

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13449
People 11,884
Male 48.1%
Female 51.9%
Median age 34
Families 3,130
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 4,847
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,202
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,700
Median weekly rent $310
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 5,719 48.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 6,169 51.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 891 7.5 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 11,884 people in Rutherford. Of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.5% of the population.

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Age Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,067 9.0 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 905 7.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 774 6.5 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 680 5.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 876 7.4 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 882 7.4 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 945 8.0 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 796 6.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 707 6.0 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 664 5.6 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 638 5.4 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 587 4.9 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 560 4.7 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 567 4.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 480 4.0 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 295 2.5 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 220 1.9 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 231 1.9 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Rutherford was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 3,892 42.6 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 392 4.3 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 880 9.6 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 561 6.1 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,410 37.3 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Rutherford aged 15 years and over, 42.6% were married and 13.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,493 42.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,164 14.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,566 43.4 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Rutherford, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 262 7.5 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 840 24.1 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 272 7.8 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 24 0.7 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 446 12.8 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 195 5.6 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 34 1.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 262 7.5 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 277 8.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 84 2.4 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 787 22.6 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Rutherford 29.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.6% were in primary school, 19.4% in secondary school and 15.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 624 6.8 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 582 6.4 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 389 4.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,826 20.0 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,007 11.0 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 447 4.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,842 20.2 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 20 0.2 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 1,145 12.5 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 27 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 995 10.9 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Rutherford, 11.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 5,481 33.9 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 5,203 32.2 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 1,305 8.1 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,111 6.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 579 3.6 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Rutherford were Australian 33.9%, English 32.2%, Irish 8.1%, Scottish 6.9% and German 3.6%.

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

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Country of birth Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 10,195 86.0 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 205 1.7 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 129 1.1 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
South Africa 63 0.5 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Philippines 57 0.5 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
India 53 0.4 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9

In Rutherford, 86.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.7%, New Zealand 1.1%, South Africa 0.5%, Philippines 0.5% and India 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,159 9.7 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 619 5.2 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 400 3.4 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 8,888 74.7 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Rutherford, 74.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 9,338 78.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 423 3.6 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 212 1.8 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 130 1.1 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
India 93 0.8 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6

In Rutherford, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.6%, England 3.6%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 1.1% and India 0.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 9,579 80.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 356 3.0 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 180 1.5 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 108 0.9 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
India 83 0.7 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6

In Rutherford, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.7%, England 3.0%, New Zealand 1.5%, Scotland 0.9% and India 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 3,179 26.7 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 2,993 25.2 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 2,788 23.5 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 985 8.3 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 513 4.3 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Rutherford were Catholic 26.7%, No Religion, so described 25.2%, Anglican 23.5%, Not stated 8.3% and Uniting Church 4.3%. In Rutherford, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 40 0.3 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
Malayalam 33 0.3 13,881 0.2 53,206 0.2
Shona 33 0.3 2,583 0.0 11,037 0.0
Tagalog 26 0.2 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Bengali 25 0.2 31,687 0.4 54,566 0.2
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English only spoken at home 10,763 90.6 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 228 5.1 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Rutherford 90.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.3%, Malayalam 0.3%, Shona 0.3%, Tagalog 0.2% and Bengali 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,933 55.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,566 29.7 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 263 5.0 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 516 9.8 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 5,278 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rutherford. Of these 55.6% were employed full time, 29.7% were employed part-time and 9.8% 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
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 512 10.7 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 487 10.2 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 569 11.9 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 955 20.0 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,980 41.5 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Rutherford, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 880 18.5 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 662 13.9 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 608 12.8 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 577 12.1 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 558 11.7 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 554 11.6 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 477 10.0 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 362 7.6 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Rutherford included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.5%, Labourers 13.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Sales Workers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.6%, Professionals 10.0% and Managers 7.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 374 8.0 19,153 0.6 46,491 0.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 166 3.6 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 155 3.3 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 149 3.2 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 137 2.9 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Rutherford, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 8.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6%, Takeaway Food Services 3.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.2% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 564 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,389 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,202 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rutherford was $564.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,461 72.9 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 293 6.2 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 77 1.6 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 72 1.5 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car as driver, car as passenger 45 0.9 8,035 0.2 25,615 0.2
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People who travelled to work by public transport 107 2.2 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,848 80.8 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Rutherford, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.9%, Car, as passenger 6.2%, Worked at home 1.6%, Walked only 1.5% and Car as driver, car as passenger 0.9%. On the day, 2.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 6,182 67.7 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,108 34.0 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,182 12.9 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,104 12.1 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Rutherford, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.0% provided care for children and 12.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,758 19.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,289 25.1 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,162 12.7 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 968 10.6 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Rutherford, 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,085 34.6 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,291 41.2 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 712 22.7 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 46 1.5 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Rutherford, 41.2% were couple families with children, 34.6% were couple families without children and 22.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Rutherford, 17.0% of single parents were male and 83.0% 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
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 446 18.8 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 71 3.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 527 22.2 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 355 15.0 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 127 5.4 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 596 25.1 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 142 6.0 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 109 4.6 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Rutherford, of couple families with children, 18.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.0% had both employed part-time and 22.2% 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 Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,323 92.7 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 340 7.3 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Rutherford, 92.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,654 84.5 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 501 11.6 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 85 2.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Rutherford, 84.5% were separate houses, 11.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.0% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 0.1 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 149 3.5 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 530 12.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,910 44.3 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,526 35.4 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 195 4.5 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Rutherford, of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 12.3% had 2 bedrooms and 44.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,044 24.1 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,369 31.7 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,655 38.3 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 60 1.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 197 4.6 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Rutherford, 24.1% were owned outright, 31.7% were owned with a mortgage and 38.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 3,047 70.5 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,149 26.6 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 128 3.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Rutherford, of all households, 70.5% were family households, 26.6% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

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Household income Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 23.5 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.2 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Rutherford, 23.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.2% 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 Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 310 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.0 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 16.0 -- 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 Rutherford % Rutherford 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 -- 94.2 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.8 -- 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 Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 296 6.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,554 35.9 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,533 35.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 705 16.3 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 237 5.5 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Rutherford, 35.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 821 19.0 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,293 76.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 214 4.9 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Rutherford, 76.1% 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.

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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.
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 430 48.5 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 457 51.5 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Rutherford, 48.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.5% were female. The median age was 19 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
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,227 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Rutherford, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,227.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Rutherford % Rutherford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 320 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Rutherford, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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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.