Tocumwal

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13886
People 2,682
Male 49.5%
Female 50.5%
Median age 55
Families 710
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 1,435
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $888
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,200
Median weekly rent $200
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,329 49.5 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,356 50.5 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 51 1.9 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,682 people in Tocumwal. Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

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Age Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 55 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 152 5.7 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 170 6.4 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 118 4.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 102 3.8 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 78 2.9 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 92 3.4 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 111 4.1 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 105 3.9 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 130 4.9 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 127 4.7 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 130 4.9 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 199 7.4 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 230 8.6 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 311 11.6 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 246 9.2 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 160 6.0 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 114 4.3 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 102 3.8 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Tocumwal was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 34.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,250 55.7 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 79 3.5 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 225 10.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 232 10.3 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 459 20.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Tocumwal aged 15 years and over, 55.7% were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,030 54.7 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 171 9.1 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 682 36.2 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Tocumwal, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 49 7.5 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 138 21.0 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 48 7.3 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 10 1.5 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 55 8.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 27 4.1 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 15 2.3 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 33 5.0 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 30 4.6 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 5 0.8 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 246 37.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Tocumwal 24.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.3% were in primary school, 14.6% in secondary school and 9.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 182 8.1 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 153 6.8 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 45 2.0 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 426 19.0 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 231 10.3 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 164 7.3 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 321 14.3 702,178 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 334 14.9 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 7 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 332 14.8 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Tocumwal, 10.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 1,163 33.4 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,104 31.7 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 312 9.0 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 309 8.9 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
German 108 3.1 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Tocumwal were English 33.4%, Australian 31.7%, Scottish 9.0%, Irish 8.9% and German 3.1%.

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

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Country of birth Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,181 81.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 68 2.5 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 36 1.3 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Germany 23 0.9 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
Philippines 15 0.6 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
Scotland 12 0.4 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5

In Tocumwal, 81.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.5%, New Zealand 1.3%, Germany 0.9%, Philippines 0.6% and Scotland 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 288 10.7 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 124 4.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 88 3.3 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,944 72.5 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Tocumwal, 72.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,051 76.9 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 128 4.8 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 49 1.8 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 38 1.4 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 22 0.8 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7

In Tocumwal, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.9%, England 4.8%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 1.4% and Netherlands 0.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,089 78.8 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 125 4.7 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 44 1.7 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 27 1.0 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6
Scotland 24 0.9 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Tocumwal, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.8%, England 4.7%, New Zealand 1.7%, Netherlands 1.0% and Scotland 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 722 26.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 679 25.3 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 553 20.6 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 252 9.4 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 183 6.8 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Tocumwal were Catholic 26.9%, No Religion, so described 25.3%, Anglican 20.6%, Not stated 9.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.8%. In Tocumwal, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Cantonese 8 0.3 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Arabic 7 0.3 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
German 6 0.2 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Italian 6 0.2 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Malayalam 4 0.2 13,881 0.2 53,206 0.2
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English only spoken at home 2,408 90.4 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 36 3.0 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Tocumwal 90.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 0.3%, Arabic 0.3%, German 0.2%, Italian 0.2% and Malayalam 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 512 52.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 362 37.2 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 61 6.3 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 38 3.9 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 973 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tocumwal. Of these 52.6% were employed full time, 37.2% were employed part-time and 3.9% 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
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 136 14.6 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 105 11.3 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 120 12.9 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 122 13.1 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 387 41.6 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Tocumwal, 14.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 196 21.2 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 144 15.6 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 137 14.8 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 102 11.0 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 102 11.0 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 86 9.3 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 77 8.3 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 62 6.7 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Tocumwal included Managers 21.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.6%, Labourers 14.8%, Professionals 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.3% and Sales Workers 6.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Accommodation 41 4.8 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1
Aged Care Residential Services 37 4.3 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Cheese and Other Dairy Product Manufacturing 32 3.7 1,782 0.1 9,256 0.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 32 3.7 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 32 3.7 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Tocumwal, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 4.8%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.3%, Cheese and Other Dairy Product Manufacturing 3.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.7% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 484 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,174 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 888 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tocumwal was $484.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 588 63.7 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 89 9.6 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 71 7.7 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 26 2.8 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 15 1.6 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 14 1.5 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 626 67.2 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Tocumwal, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.7%, Worked at home 9.6%, Walked only 7.7%, Car, as passenger 2.8% and Truck 1.6%. On the day, 1.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,431 63.7 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 473 21.1 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 258 11.5 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 594 26.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Tocumwal, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.1% 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, 26.4% 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
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 368 16.4 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 515 23.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 290 12.9 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 253 11.3 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Tocumwal, 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 411 57.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 207 29.1 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 87 12.2 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 6 0.8 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Tocumwal, 29.1% were couple families with children, 57.8% were couple families without children and 12.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Tocumwal, 18.6% of single parents were male and 81.4% 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
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 74 12.0 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 27 4.4 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 123 20.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 58 9.4 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 56 9.1 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 213 34.6 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 24 3.9 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 41 6.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Tocumwal, of couple families with children, 12.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 20.0% 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 Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,082 82.7 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 227 17.3 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Tocumwal, 82.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 947 87.5 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 23 2.1 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 39 3.6 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 73 6.7 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Tocumwal, 87.5% were separate houses, 2.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.6% were flats or apartments and 6.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 6 0.6 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 42 3.9 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 197 18.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 523 48.2 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 275 25.4 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 41 3.8 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Tocumwal, of occupied private dwellings 3.9% had 1 bedroom, 18.2% had 2 bedrooms and 48.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 548 50.3 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 256 23.5 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 234 21.5 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 9 0.8 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 42 3.9 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Tocumwal, 50.3% were owned outright, 23.5% were owned with a mortgage and 21.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 699 64.4 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 361 33.3 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 25 2.3 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Tocumwal, of all households, 64.4% were family households, 33.3% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

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Household income Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 34.4 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.6 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Tocumwal, 34.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.6% 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 Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 200 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.3 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.7 -- 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 Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,200 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.3 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.7 -- 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 Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 48 4.4 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 405 37.3 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 386 35.5 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 182 16.7 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 66 6.1 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Tocumwal, 37.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 249 22.9 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 794 73.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 43 4.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Tocumwal, 73.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 28 53.8 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 24 46.2 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Tocumwal, 53.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.2% were female. The median age was 27 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
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.7 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,093 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Tocumwal, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,093.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tocumwal % Tocumwal New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 213 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,400 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Tocumwal, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $213 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,400.

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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.