Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13546
People 301
Male 46.4%
Female 53.6%
Median age 44
Families 82
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 134
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,160
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,842
Median weekly rent $345
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(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
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 141 46.4 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 163 53.6 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3 1.0 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 301 people in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW). Of these 46.4% were male and 53.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

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Age Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 20 6.7 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 22 7.4 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 18 6.0 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 14 4.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 20 6.7 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 11 3.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 7 2.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 17 5.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 27 9.0 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 14 4.7 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 16 5.4 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 18 6.0 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 18 6.0 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 28 9.4 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 19 6.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 8 2.7 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 7 2.3 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 15 5.0 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 127 51.0 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 14 5.6 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 21 8.4 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 19 7.6 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 68 27.3 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) aged 15 years and over, 51.0% were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 103 50.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 27 13.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 74 36.3 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 8 9.1 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 18 20.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 9 10.2 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 7 8.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 16 18.2 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 4 4.5 117,689 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 4 4.5 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 8 9.1 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 14 15.9 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) 27.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.0% were in primary school, 21.3% in secondary school and 13.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 43 17.6 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 28 11.5 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 10 4.1 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 48 19.7 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 29 11.9 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 5 2.0 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 47 19.3 702,178 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 20 8.2 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 15 6.1 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 11.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 150 36.7 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 104 25.4 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 61 14.9 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 39 9.5 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 12 2.9 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) were English 36.7%, Australian 25.4%, Irish 14.9%, Scottish 9.5% and German 2.9%.

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 Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 260 90.6 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 9 3.1 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 5 1.7 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 90.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.1% and New Zealand 1.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 31 10.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 12 4.0 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 9 3.0 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 230 76.7 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 76.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 241 84.0 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 10 3.5 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 9 3.1 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Lebanon 4 1.4 143,993 1.9 196,333 0.8
Ireland 3 1.0 52,104 0.7 169,273 0.7

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 84.0%, England 3.5%, New Zealand 3.1%, Lebanon 1.4% and Ireland 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 238 83.8 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 15 5.3 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Ireland 6 2.1 45,638 0.6 147,423 0.6
New Zealand 5 1.8 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 4 1.4 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.8%, England 5.3%, Ireland 2.1%, New Zealand 1.8% and Scotland 1.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 89 30.1 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 66 22.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 56 18.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 23 7.8 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Seventh-day Adventist 18 6.1 22,659 0.3 62,945 0.3

The most common responses for religion in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) were No Religion, so described 30.1%, Anglican 22.3%, Catholic 18.9%, Not stated 7.8% and Seventh-day Adventist 6.1%. In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 5 1.7 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 277 92.0 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 9 8.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) 92.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 1.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 58 50.9 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 48 42.1 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 5 4.4 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3 2.6 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 114 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW). Of these 50.9% were employed full time, 42.1% were employed part-time and 2.6% 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
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 17 14.4 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 19 16.1 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 20 16.9 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 9 7.6 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 48 40.7 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 14.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 16.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 29 25.4 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 20 17.5 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 14 12.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 13 11.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 12 10.5 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 11 9.6 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 10 8.8 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 5 4.4 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) included Technicians and Trades Workers 25.4%, Professionals 17.5%, Labourers 12.3%, Managers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 9 11.5 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 7 9.0 34,152 1.0 122,286 1.1
Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 4 5.1 20,166 0.6 65,675 0.6
Poultry Farming (Eggs) 3 3.8 1,170 0.0 3,412 0.0
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing 3 3.8 1,719 0.1 10,411 0.1

Of the employed people in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 11.5%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 9.0%, Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 5.1%, Poultry Farming (Eggs) 3.8% and Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing 3.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 553 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,575 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,160 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) was $553.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 80 72.7 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 7 6.4 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 3 2.7 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
Train, bus 3 2.7 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Worked at home 3 2.7 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 8 6.7 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 85 78.0 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.7%, Car, as passenger 6.4%, Truck 2.7%, Train, bus 2.7% and Worked at home 2.7%. On the day, 6.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 170 71.4 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 76 32.5 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 38 15.7 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 47 19.1 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.5% provided care for children and 15.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.1% 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
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 46 19.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 63 26.7 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 27 11.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 32 13.6 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 28 35.9 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 33 42.3 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 17 21.8 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 42.3% were couple families with children, 35.9% were couple families without children and 21.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 35.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 65.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 35.0% of single parents were male and 65.0% 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
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 4 6.8 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 22 37.3 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 0 0.0 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 7 11.9 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 17 28.8 334,742 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) 9 15.3 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), of couple families with children, 6.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 37.3% 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 Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 102 78.5 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 28 21.5 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 78.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 99 97.1 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 2.9 317,453 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 Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 97.1% were separate houses, 2.9% 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
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - 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 9 8.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 43 39.1 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 51 46.4 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 7 6.4 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.2% had 2 bedrooms and 39.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 40 37.4 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 38 35.5 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 25 23.4 826,922 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 4 3.7 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 37.4% were owned outright, 35.5% were owned with a mortgage and 23.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 84 79.2 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 19 17.9 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 2.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), of all households, 79.2% were family households, 17.9% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

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Household income Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 23.7 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.8 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 23.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.8% 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 Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 345 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.9 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.1 -- 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 Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,842 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.9 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.1 -- 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 Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 5 4.5 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 33 29.5 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 42 37.5 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 23 20.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 9 8.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 29.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 15 14.4 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 85 81.7 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 4 3.8 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 81.7% 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.
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 7 100.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 0 0.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 28 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 28 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
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) 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 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 1 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
Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) % Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - 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 Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - 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.