Sutherland (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13701
People 10,816
Male 48%
Female 52%
Median age 36
Families 2,902
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 5,081
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,667
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,058
Median weekly rent $425
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(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
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 5,189 48.0 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 5,628 52.0 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 140 1.3 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 10,816 people in Sutherland (NSW). Of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

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Age Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 787 7.3 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 542 5.0 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 446 4.1 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 454 4.2 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 576 5.3 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,146 10.6 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,145 10.6 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 958 8.9 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 804 7.4 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 680 6.3 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 653 6.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 586 5.4 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 472 4.4 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 414 3.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 358 3.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 263 2.4 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 205 1.9 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 330 3.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Sutherland (NSW) was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 3,827 42.3 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 318 3.5 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,093 12.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 508 5.6 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,300 36.5 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Sutherland (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 42.3% were married and 15.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,410 42.1 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,124 13.9 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,558 44.0 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Sutherland (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 42.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 197 7.3 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 466 17.2 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 167 6.2 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 31 1.1 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 290 10.7 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 108 4.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 33 1.2 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 240 8.9 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 473 17.5 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 95 3.5 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 604 22.3 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Sutherland (NSW) 25.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.6% were in primary school, 15.8% in secondary school and 26.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,548 28.2 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 994 11.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 371 4.1 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,155 12.8 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,227 13.6 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 243 2.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 870 9.6 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 8 0.1 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 443 4.9 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 26 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 822 9.1 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Sutherland (NSW), 13.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 3,774 25.3 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 3,628 24.3 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,311 8.8 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 991 6.6 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Chinese 543 3.6 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in Sutherland (NSW) were English 25.3%, Australian 24.3%, Irish 8.8%, Scottish 6.6% and Chinese 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 Sutherland (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 7,508 69.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 372 3.4 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 228 2.1 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
New Zealand 224 2.1 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
India 156 1.4 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Russian Federation 96 0.9 7,586 0.1 20,425 0.1

In Sutherland (NSW), 69.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.1%, New Zealand 2.1%, India 1.4% and Russian Federation 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,483 32.2 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 796 7.4 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 624 5.8 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 5,174 47.9 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Sutherland (NSW), 47.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 32.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,817 53.9 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 629 5.8 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 326 3.0 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
New Zealand 319 3.0 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
India 204 1.9 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6

In Sutherland (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 53.9%, England 5.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.0%, New Zealand 3.0% and India 1.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 6,016 55.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 567 5.3 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 338 3.1 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
New Zealand 299 2.8 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
India 215 2.0 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6

In Sutherland (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 55.7%, England 5.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.1%, New Zealand 2.8% and India 2.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,024 28.0 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,683 24.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,865 17.2 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 915 8.5 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 306 2.8 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Sutherland (NSW) were No Religion, so described 28.0%, Catholic 24.8%, Anglican 17.2%, Not stated 8.5% and Uniting Church 2.8%. In Sutherland (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 236 2.2 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Russian 179 1.7 18,763 0.3 50,314 0.2
Cantonese 161 1.5 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Spanish 142 1.3 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Nepali 102 0.9 34,606 0.5 62,005 0.3
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English only spoken at home 8,171 75.8 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,019 21.5 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Sutherland (NSW) 75.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 2.2%, Russian 1.7%, Cantonese 1.5%, Spanish 1.3% and Nepali 0.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,177 67.5 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,483 24.0 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 265 4.3 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 261 4.2 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 6,186 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sutherland (NSW). Of these 67.5% were employed full time, 24.0% were employed part-time and 4.2% 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
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 472 8.0 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 449 7.6 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 563 9.5 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,303 22.0 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,878 48.5 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Sutherland (NSW), 8.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,601 27.1 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,022 17.3 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 757 12.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 689 11.7 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 661 11.2 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 477 8.1 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 311 5.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 281 4.8 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Sutherland (NSW) included Professionals 27.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Managers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.2%, Sales Workers 8.1%, Labourers 5.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 227 3.9 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 161 2.8 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Banking 143 2.5 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Aged Care Residential Services 130 2.2 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Primary Education 116 2.0 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Sutherland (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.8%, Banking 2.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.2% and Primary Education 2.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 909 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,082 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,667 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sutherland (NSW) was $909.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,925 49.6 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 1,547 26.2 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 174 2.9 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 166 2.8 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 142 2.4 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,813 30.6 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,184 53.7 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Sutherland (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.6%, Train 26.2%, Worked at home 2.9%, Walked only 2.8% and Car, as passenger 2.4%. On the day, 30.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 53.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 6,641 73.4 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,493 27.6 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 908 10.0 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,573 17.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Sutherland (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.6% provided care for children and 10.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.4% 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
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,462 27.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,665 29.5 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 885 9.8 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 628 6.9 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Sutherland (NSW), 29.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,171 40.3 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,151 39.6 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 529 18.2 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 57 2.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Sutherland (NSW), 39.6% were couple families with children, 40.3% were couple families without children and 18.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.2 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.8 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Sutherland (NSW), 20.2% of single parents were male and 79.8% 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
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 749 32.2 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 61 2.6 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 523 22.5 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 370 15.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 105 4.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 266 11.4 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 127 5.5 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 123 5.3 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Sutherland (NSW), of couple families with children, 32.2% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 22.5% 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 Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,511 93.1 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 336 6.9 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Sutherland (NSW), 93.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,028 22.8 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 620 13.7 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 2,846 63.1 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 4 0.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Sutherland (NSW), 22.8% were separate houses, 13.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 63.1% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 0.1 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 224 5.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,776 61.4 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 999 22.1 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 433 9.6 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 84 1.9 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Sutherland (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 5.0% had 1 bedroom, 61.4% had 2 bedrooms and 22.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,031 22.9 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,440 31.9 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,934 42.9 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 14 0.3 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 93 2.1 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Sutherland (NSW), 22.9% were owned outright, 31.9% were owned with a mortgage and 42.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 2,866 63.3 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,474 32.6 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 186 4.1 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Sutherland (NSW), of all households, 63.3% were family households, 32.6% were single person households and 4.1% were group households.

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Household income Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.0 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 15.4 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Sutherland (NSW), 16.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 425 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.6 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 16.4 -- 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 Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,058 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.5 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.5 -- 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 Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 453 10.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,252 49.8 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,351 29.9 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 338 7.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 127 2.8 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Sutherland (NSW), 49.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 513 11.3 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,910 86.5 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 97 2.1 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Sutherland (NSW), 86.5% 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.
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 75 52.8 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 67 47.2 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Sutherland (NSW), 52.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.2% were female. The median age was 26 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
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,771 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Sutherland (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,771.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Sutherland (NSW) % Sutherland (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 427 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,625 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Sutherland (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $427 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,625.

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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.