Tahmoor

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13727
People 5,067
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 37
Families 1,375
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 1,932
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,403
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,842
Median weekly rent $370
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
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,455 48.5 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,611 51.5 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 227 4.5 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,067 people in Tahmoor. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.5% of the population.

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Age Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 37 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 386 7.6 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 384 7.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 322 6.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 336 6.6 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 327 6.5 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 339 6.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 311 6.1 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 293 5.8 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 360 7.1 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 334 6.6 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 299 5.9 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 316 6.2 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 288 5.7 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 260 5.1 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 194 3.8 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 146 2.9 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 100 2.0 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 71 1.4 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Tahmoor was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,787 45.1 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 163 4.1 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 392 9.9 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 219 5.5 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,404 35.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Tahmoor aged 15 years and over, 45.1% were married and 14.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,605 44.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 519 14.4 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,486 41.2 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Tahmoor, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 115 7.5 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 365 23.9 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 47 3.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 52 3.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 228 14.9 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 37 2.4 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 48 3.1 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 88 5.8 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 128 8.4 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 29 1.9 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 393 25.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Tahmoor 30.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.8% were in primary school, 20.7% in secondary school and 14.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 353 8.9 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 302 7.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 166 4.2 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 773 19.5 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 455 11.4 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 164 4.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 702 17.7 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 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 430 10.8 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 16 0.4 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 494 12.4 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Tahmoor, 11.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 2,283 33.0 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,981 28.6 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 558 8.1 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 470 6.8 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 179 2.6 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Tahmoor were Australian 33.0%, English 28.6%, Irish 8.1%, Scottish 6.8% and German 2.6%.

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

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Country of birth Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,074 80.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 187 3.7 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 49 1.0 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Lebanon 37 0.7 57,381 0.8 78,653 0.3
Scotland 30 0.6 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
Philippines 23 0.5 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0

In Tahmoor, 80.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, New Zealand 1.0%, Lebanon 0.7%, Scotland 0.6% and Philippines 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 876 17.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 377 7.4 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 251 5.0 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,181 62.8 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Tahmoor, 62.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,464 68.8 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 349 6.9 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 92 1.8 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 79 1.6 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Lebanon 73 1.4 143,993 1.9 196,333 0.8

In Tahmoor, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.8%, England 6.9%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 1.6% and Lebanon 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,584 70.8 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 328 6.5 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 71 1.4 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
New Zealand 66 1.3 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Lebanon 58 1.1 129,707 1.7 176,241 0.8

In Tahmoor, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.8%, England 6.5%, Scotland 1.4%, New Zealand 1.3% and Lebanon 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 1,360 26.9 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 1,243 24.5 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,234 24.4 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 425 8.4 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 152 3.0 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Tahmoor were Anglican 26.9%, No Religion, so described 24.5%, Catholic 24.4%, Not stated 8.4% and Uniting Church 3.0%. In Tahmoor, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arabic 67 1.3 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Spanish 20 0.4 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Mandarin 19 0.4 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Italian 18 0.4 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Thai 16 0.3 24,839 0.3 55,444 0.2
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English only spoken at home 4,443 87.8 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 140 7.7 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Tahmoor 87.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 1.3%, Spanish 0.4%, Mandarin 0.4%, Italian 0.4% and Thai 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,441 61.4 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 620 26.4 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 145 6.2 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 142 6.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 2,348 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tahmoor. Of these 61.4% were employed full time, 26.4% were employed part-time and 6.0% 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
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 194 8.8 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 185 8.4 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 235 10.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 460 20.9 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 980 44.5 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Tahmoor, 8.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 391 17.7 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 291 13.2 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 275 12.5 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 267 12.1 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 265 12.0 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 248 11.2 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 229 10.4 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 206 9.3 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Tahmoor included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.7%, Labourers 13.2%, Professionals 12.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Sales Workers 10.4% and Managers 9.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 93 4.4 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Road Freight Transport 77 3.6 37,995 1.1 129,528 1.2
Aged Care Residential Services 68 3.2 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 57 2.7 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Poultry Processing 51 2.4 5,064 0.1 13,479 0.1

Of the employed people in Tahmoor, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.4%, Road Freight Transport 3.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.7% and Poultry Processing 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 640 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,569 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,403 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tahmoor was $640.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,560 71.2 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 92 4.2 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 75 3.4 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Train 58 2.6 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Truck 44 2.0 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 113 5.1 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,694 76.9 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Tahmoor, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.2%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Worked at home 3.4%, Train 2.6% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 5.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,794 70.3 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,183 29.7 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 458 11.5 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 653 16.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Tahmoor, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.7% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.4% 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
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 846 21.3 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 995 25.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 492 12.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 459 11.5 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Tahmoor, 25.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 454 33.2 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 628 45.9 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 274 20.0 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 12 0.9 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Tahmoor, 45.9% were couple families with children, 33.2% were couple families without children and 20.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.5 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.5 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Tahmoor, 16.5% of single parents were male and 83.5% 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
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 240 21.9 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 29 2.7 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 214 19.6 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 191 17.5 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 53 4.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 235 21.5 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 70 6.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 62 5.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Tahmoor, of couple families with children, 21.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 19.6% 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 Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,715 93.6 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 118 6.4 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Tahmoor, 93.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,628 94.9 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 81 4.7 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 3 0.2 519,390 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 Tahmoor, 94.9% were separate houses, 4.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.2 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 17 1.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 166 9.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 767 44.8 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 715 41.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 43 2.5 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Tahmoor, of occupied private dwellings 1.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.7% had 2 bedrooms and 44.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 516 30.0 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 634 36.9 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 500 29.1 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 15 0.9 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 53 3.1 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Tahmoor, 30.0% were owned outright, 36.9% were owned with a mortgage and 29.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,317 76.9 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 357 20.8 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 39 2.3 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Tahmoor, of all households, 76.9% were family households, 20.8% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

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Household income Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 19.3 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.3 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Tahmoor, 19.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.3% 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 Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 370 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.2 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.8 -- 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 Tahmoor % Tahmoor 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 -- 92.4 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.6 -- 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 Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 84 4.9 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 508 29.8 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 637 37.3 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 412 24.1 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 66 3.9 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Tahmoor, 29.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 286 16.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,378 80.3 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 53 3.1 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Tahmoor, 80.3% 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.
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 105 47.1 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 118 52.9 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Tahmoor, 47.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.9% 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
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,410 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Tahmoor, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,410.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tahmoor % Tahmoor New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 360 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Tahmoor, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $360 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.