Scone

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13503
People 5,624
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 39
Families 1,418
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 2,510
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,318
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,800
Median weekly rent $250
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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,744 48.8 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,880 51.2 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 235 4.2 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,624 people in Scone. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.2% of the population.

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Age Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 346 6.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 419 7.5 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 403 7.2 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 337 6.0 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 259 4.6 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 399 7.1 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 345 6.1 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 327 5.8 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 362 6.4 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 373 6.6 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 337 6.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 347 6.2 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 318 5.7 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 279 5.0 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 232 4.1 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 194 3.5 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 159 2.8 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 181 3.2 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Scone was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,134 48.0 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 165 3.7 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 377 8.5 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 349 7.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,422 32.0 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Scone aged 15 years and over, 48.0% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,867 48.2 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 452 11.7 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,557 40.2 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Scone, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 122 7.1 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 299 17.3 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 140 8.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 109 6.3 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 183 10.6 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 121 7.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 78 4.5 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 106 6.1 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 85 4.9 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 23 1.3 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 459 26.6 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Scone 30.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.1% were in primary school, 21.9% in secondary school and 11.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 562 12.6 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 321 7.2 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 127 2.9 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 803 18.0 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 496 11.1 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 168 3.8 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 688 15.5 702,178 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 526 11.8 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 12 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 635 14.3 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Scone, 11.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 2,611 35.3 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 2,294 31.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 639 8.6 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 540 7.3 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 238 3.2 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Scone were Australian 35.3%, English 31.0%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 7.3% and German 3.2%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Scone (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,638 82.9 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 80 1.4 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 63 1.1 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 61 1.1 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 31 0.6 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Ireland 30 0.5 24,038 0.3 74,888 0.3

In Scone, 82.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.4%, New Zealand 1.1%, Philippines 1.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.6% and Ireland 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 587 10.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 223 4.0 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 161 2.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,197 74.6 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Scone, 74.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,390 78.3 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 171 3.1 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 97 1.7 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Philippines 64 1.1 106,423 1.4 270,177 1.2
Scotland 40 0.7 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Scone, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.3%, England 3.1%, New Zealand 1.7%, Philippines 1.1% and Scotland 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,438 79.1 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 177 3.2 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 79 1.4 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Philippines 69 1.2 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 43 0.8 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0

In Scone, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.1%, England 3.2%, New Zealand 1.4%, Philippines 1.2% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 1,929 34.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 1,526 27.1 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 925 16.4 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 490 8.7 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 281 5.0 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Scone were Anglican 34.3%, Catholic 27.1%, No Religion, so described 16.4%, Not stated 8.7% and Uniting Church 5.0%. In Scone, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (79.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 39 0.7 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Filipino 29 0.5 24,214 0.3 71,220 0.3
Vietnamese 28 0.5 102,896 1.4 277,400 1.2
Tagalog 23 0.4 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Portuguese 22 0.4 23,003 0.3 48,853 0.2
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English only spoken at home 4,959 88.4 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 130 5.7 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Scone 88.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.7%, Filipino 0.5%, Vietnamese 0.5%, Tagalog 0.4% and Portuguese 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,592 60.1 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 802 30.3 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 140 5.3 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 116 4.4 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 2,650 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Scone. Of these 60.1% were employed full time, 30.3% were employed part-time and 4.4% 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
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 279 11.0 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 226 8.9 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 297 11.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 484 19.1 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,108 43.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Scone, 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 435 17.1 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 388 15.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 382 15.0 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 331 13.0 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Managers 281 11.1 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 255 10.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 216 8.5 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 209 8.2 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8

The most common occupations in Scone included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.1%, Labourers 15.3%, Professionals 15.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.0%, Managers 11.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 8.5% and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 298 11.8 19,153 0.6 46,491 0.4
Meat Processing 163 6.5 7,100 0.2 28,852 0.3
Horse Farming 107 4.2 1,514 0.0 3,491 0.0
Local Government Administration 82 3.3 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3
Secondary Education 77 3.1 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Scone, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 11.8%, Meat Processing 6.5%, Horse Farming 4.2%, Local Government Administration 3.3% and Secondary Education 3.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 674 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,738 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,318 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Scone was $674.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,743 69.1 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 161 6.4 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 119 4.7 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 103 4.1 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Truck 24 1.0 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 12 0.5 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,922 75.8 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Scone, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.1%, Car, as passenger 6.4%, Walked only 4.7%, Worked at home 4.1% and Truck 1.0%. On the day, 0.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,020 67.8 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,280 28.8 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 485 10.9 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 996 22.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Scone, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.8% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.4% 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
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 894 20.1 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,158 26.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 540 12.1 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 433 9.7 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Scone, 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 567 40.0 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 617 43.6 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 220 15.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 12 0.8 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Scone, 43.6% were couple families with children, 40.0% were couple families without children and 15.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Scone, 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% 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
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 279 23.6 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 45 3.8 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 279 23.6 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 175 14.8 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 61 5.2 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 206 17.4 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 65 5.5 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 73 6.2 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Scone, of couple families with children, 23.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 23.6% 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 Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,125 90.3 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 229 9.7 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Scone, 90.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,861 87.6 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 77 3.6 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 157 7.4 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 15 0.7 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Scone, 87.6% were separate houses, 3.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.4% were flats or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 0.2 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 64 3.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 344 16.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 849 40.0 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 802 37.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 57 2.7 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 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Scone, of occupied private dwellings 3.0% had 1 bedroom, 16.2% had 2 bedrooms and 40.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 673 31.8 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 703 33.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 680 32.1 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 7 0.3 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 55 2.6 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Scone, 31.8% were owned outright, 33.2% were owned with a mortgage and 32.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,403 66.1 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 650 30.6 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 69 3.3 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Scone, of all households, 66.1% were family households, 30.6% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

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Household income Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 22.1 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 13.4 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Scone, 22.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.4% 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 Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 250 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.4 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.6 -- 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 Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,800 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.4 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.6 -- 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 Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 154 7.2 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 731 34.4 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 769 36.2 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 366 17.2 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 107 5.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Scone, 34.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 483 22.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,571 73.9 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 73 3.4 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Scone, 73.9% 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.
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 125 53.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 111 47.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Scone, 53.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.0% were female. The median age was 22 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
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,180 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Scone, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,180.

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
Scone % Scone New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 250 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,539 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Scone, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,539.

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.