Tomerong

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13894
People 1,065
Male 51%
Female 49%
Median age 44
Families 305
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 440
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,354
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $230
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(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
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 547 51.0 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 525 49.0 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35 3.3 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,065 people in Tomerong. Of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of the population.

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Age Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 61 5.7 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 79 7.4 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 68 6.3 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 67 6.2 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 33 3.1 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 29 2.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 64 6.0 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 58 5.4 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 89 8.3 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 64 6.0 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 80 7.5 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 101 9.4 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 98 9.1 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 77 7.2 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 50 4.7 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 27 2.5 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 13 1.2 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 15 1.4 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Tomerong was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 476 55.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 42 4.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 78 9.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 32 3.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 234 27.1 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Tomerong aged 15 years and over, 55.2% were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 429 56.3 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 99 13.0 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 234 30.7 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Tomerong, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 25 7.6 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 89 27.1 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 8 2.4 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 6 1.8 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 56 17.1 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 9 2.7 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 8 2.4 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 26 7.9 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 20 6.1 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 7 2.1 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 74 22.6 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Tomerong 29.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.3% were in primary school, 22.4% in secondary school and 13.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 138 16.3 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 70 8.3 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 39 4.6 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 205 24.2 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 78 9.2 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 26 3.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 103 12.1 702,178 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 77 9.1 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 90 10.6 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Tomerong, 9.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 28.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 474 33.0 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 455 31.6 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 111 7.7 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 108 7.5 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
German 49 3.4 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Tomerong were Australian 33.0%, English 31.6%, Scottish 7.7%, Irish 7.5% and German 3.4%.

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

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Country of birth Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 845 80.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 43 4.1 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 26 2.5 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Greece 6 0.6 29,481 0.4 93,743 0.4
Italy 5 0.5 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7
United States of America 5 0.5 30,081 0.4 86,125 0.4

In Tomerong, 80.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 2.5%, Greece 0.6%, Italy 0.5% and United States of America 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 160 15.0 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 78 7.3 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 57 5.4 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 687 64.5 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Tomerong, 64.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 750 72.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 67 6.4 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 31 3.0 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 11 1.1 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Germany 11 1.1 47,543 0.6 170,571 0.7

In Tomerong, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.1%, England 6.4%, New Zealand 3.0%, Scotland 1.1% and Germany 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 773 72.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 67 6.3 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 26 2.4 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Germany 14 1.3 47,489 0.6 169,618 0.7
Greece 11 1.0 66,182 0.9 206,674 0.9

In Tomerong, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 72.7%, England 6.3%, New Zealand 2.4%, Germany 1.3% and Greece 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 385 36.2 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 217 20.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 182 17.1 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 106 10.0 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 36 3.4 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Tomerong were No Religion, so described 36.2%, Anglican 20.4%, Catholic 17.1%, Not stated 10.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.4%. In Tomerong, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Thai 13 1.2 24,839 0.3 55,444 0.2
Greek 8 0.8 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
German 4 0.4 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Spanish 3 0.3 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 963 90.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 21 5.5 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Tomerong 90.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Thai 1.2%, Greek 0.8%, German 0.4% and Spanish 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 287 53.8 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 192 36.0 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 29 5.4 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 25 4.7 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 533 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tomerong. Of these 53.8% were employed full time, 36.0% were employed part-time and 4.7% 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
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 68 13.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 65 12.5 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 65 12.5 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 92 17.8 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 196 37.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Tomerong, 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 102 20.2 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 92 18.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 75 14.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 64 12.6 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 53 10.5 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 47 9.3 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 44 8.7 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 25 4.9 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Tomerong included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.2%, Professionals 18.2%, Managers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3%, Labourers 8.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Defence 22 4.8 21,848 0.6 75,462 0.7
Primary Education 18 3.9 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Local Government Administration 17 3.7 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3
Secondary Education 16 3.5 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 15 3.3 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Tomerong, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 4.8%, Primary Education 3.9%, Local Government Administration 3.7%, Secondary Education 3.5% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 578 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,471 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,354 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tomerong was $578.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 358 70.9 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 36 7.1 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 21 4.2 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 15 3.0 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Truck 14 2.8 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 7 1.4 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 377 73.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Tomerong, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.9%, Worked at home 7.1%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Walked only 3.0% and Truck 2.8%. On the day, 1.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 671 78.7 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 229 27.0 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 136 15.9 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 188 22.1 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Tomerong, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.0% provided care for children and 15.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.1% 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
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 165 19.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 270 31.4 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 144 16.7 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 100 11.6 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Tomerong, 31.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 148 48.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 118 38.9 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 37 12.2 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Tomerong, 38.9% were couple families with children, 48.8% 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
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 29.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 71.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Tomerong, 29.0% of single parents were male and 71.0% 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
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 51 19.0 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 21 7.8 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 59 22.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 31 11.6 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 16 6.0 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 63 23.5 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 17 6.3 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 10 3.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Tomerong, of couple families with children, 19.0% had both partners employed full-time, 7.8% had both employed part-time and 22.0% 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 Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 353 86.7 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 54 13.3 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Tomerong, 86.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 353 100.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 317,453 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 Tomerong, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% 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
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 1.1 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 14 3.8 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 37 10.1 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 150 41.0 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 151 41.3 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 10 2.7 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Tomerong, of occupied private dwellings 3.8% had 1 bedroom, 10.1% had 2 bedrooms and 41.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 156 42.9 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 152 41.8 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 46 12.6 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 1.1 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 6 1.6 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Tomerong, 42.9% were owned outright, 41.8% were owned with a mortgage and 12.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 289 80.3 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 61 16.9 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 10 2.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Tomerong, of all households, 80.3% were family households, 16.9% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

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Household income Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 20.2 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.0 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Tomerong, 20.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.0% 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 Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 230 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.2 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.8 -- 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 Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.3 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.7 -- 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 Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 3 0.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 86 24.2 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 157 44.1 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 103 28.9 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 7 2.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Tomerong, 24.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 39 10.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 314 86.3 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 11 3.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Tomerong, 86.3% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 20 60.6 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 13 39.4 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Tomerong, 60.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 39.4% were female. The median age was 21 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,562 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Tomerong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,562.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tomerong % Tomerong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,253 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Tomerong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,253.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.