Towradgi

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13929
People 3,127
Male 48.3%
Female 51.7%
Median age 42
Families 814
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 1,396
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,209
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,044
Median weekly rent $293
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,510 48.3 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,617 51.7 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 57 1.8 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,127 people in Towradgi. Of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

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Age Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 173 5.5 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 180 5.7 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 206 6.6 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 186 5.9 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 205 6.5 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 149 4.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 197 6.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 183 5.8 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 216 6.9 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 222 7.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 219 7.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 208 6.6 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 166 5.3 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 161 5.1 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 127 4.0 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 127 4.0 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 97 3.1 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 123 3.9 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Towradgi was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,177 45.8 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 75 2.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 240 9.3 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 216 8.4 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 862 33.5 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Towradgi aged 15 years and over, 45.8% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,074 45.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 224 9.5 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,063 45.0 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Towradgi, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 61 6.8 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 156 17.4 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 78 8.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 26 2.9 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 112 12.5 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 72 8.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 18 2.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 58 6.5 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 164 18.2 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 21 2.3 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 133 14.8 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Towradgi 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.8% were in primary school, 22.3% in secondary school and 24.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 467 18.2 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 252 9.8 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 91 3.6 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 426 16.6 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 318 12.4 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 69 2.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 331 12.9 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 309 12.1 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 12 0.5 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 200 7.8 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Towradgi, 12.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 1,120 25.9 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,115 25.8 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 379 8.8 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 350 8.1 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 319 7.4 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Towradgi were Australian 25.9%, English 25.8%, Irish 8.8%, Scottish 8.1% and Italian 7.4%.

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

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Country of birth Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,431 78.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 115 3.7 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Italy 71 2.3 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7
New Zealand 27 0.9 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Scotland 22 0.7 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
Germany 19 0.6 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Towradgi, 78.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, Italy 2.3%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.7% and Germany 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 834 26.7 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 233 7.5 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 184 5.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,741 55.7 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Towradgi, 55.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,934 62.3 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 173 5.6 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 173 5.6 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0
Scotland 71 2.3 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 48 1.5 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7

In Towradgi, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.3%, England 5.6%, Italy 5.6%, Scotland 2.3% and Netherlands 1.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,987 64.0 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 213 6.9 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Italy 161 5.2 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7
Netherlands 51 1.6 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6
Scotland 46 1.5 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Towradgi, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 64.0%, England 6.9%, Italy 5.2%, Netherlands 1.6% and Scotland 1.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 1,019 32.6 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 793 25.4 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 538 17.2 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 176 5.6 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 112 3.6 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Towradgi were Catholic 32.6%, No Religion, so described 25.4%, Anglican 17.2%, Not stated 5.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.6%. In Towradgi, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 111 3.6 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Arabic 31 1.0 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Vietnamese 28 0.9 102,896 1.4 277,400 1.2
Spanish 25 0.8 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Serbian 19 0.6 21,488 0.3 53,801 0.2
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English only spoken at home 2,619 84.2 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 212 16.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Towradgi 84.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 3.6%, Arabic 1.0%, Vietnamese 0.9%, Spanish 0.8% and Serbian 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 840 57.3 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 470 32.1 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 84 5.7 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 72 4.9 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,466 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Towradgi. Of these 57.3% were employed full time, 32.1% were employed part-time and 4.9% 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
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 161 11.5 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 166 11.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 148 10.6 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 276 19.7 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 562 40.1 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Towradgi, 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 335 24.0 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 215 15.4 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 196 14.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 181 13.0 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 139 10.0 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 113 8.1 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 102 7.3 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 91 6.5 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Towradgi included Professionals 24.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.0%, Managers 10.0%, Labourers 8.1%, Sales Workers 7.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 63 4.9 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Coal Mining 43 3.3 19,153 0.6 46,491 0.4
Higher Education 41 3.2 46,246 1.4 155,985 1.5
Primary Education 39 3.0 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Secondary Education 38 2.9 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Towradgi, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.9%, Coal Mining 3.3%, Higher Education 3.2%, Primary Education 3.0% and Secondary Education 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 602 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,772 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,209 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Towradgi was $602.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 965 68.5 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 69 4.9 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 52 3.7 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Train 44 3.1 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Bus 26 1.8 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 91 6.5 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,048 75.1 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Towradgi, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.5%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Worked at home 3.7%, Train 3.1% and Bus 1.8%. On the day, 6.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,853 71.9 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 786 30.7 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 392 15.3 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 538 20.9 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Towradgi, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.7% provided care for children and 15.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.9% 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
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 578 22.4 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 721 28.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 325 12.6 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 226 8.8 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Towradgi, 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 287 35.1 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 383 46.8 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 134 16.4 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 14 1.7 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Towradgi, 46.8% were couple families with children, 35.1% were couple families without children and 16.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.5 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.5 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Towradgi, 17.5% of single parents were male and 82.5% 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
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 135 20.2 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 29 4.3 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 157 23.5 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 88 13.2 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 28 4.2 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 156 23.3 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 35 5.2 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 41 6.1 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Towradgi, of couple families with children, 20.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 23.5% 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

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 Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,219 91.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 109 8.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Towradgi, 91.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 856 70.2 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 295 24.2 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 56 4.6 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 9 0.7 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Towradgi, 70.2% were separate houses, 24.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.6% were flats or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.2 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 116 9.5 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 305 25.1 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 487 40.0 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 275 22.6 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 30 2.5 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Towradgi, of occupied private dwellings 9.5% had 1 bedroom, 25.1% had 2 bedrooms and 40.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 444 36.3 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 340 27.8 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 355 29.0 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 43 3.5 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 42 3.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Towradgi, 36.3% were owned outright, 27.8% were owned with a mortgage and 29.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 798 64.9 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 390 31.7 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 41 3.3 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Towradgi, of all households, 64.9% were family households, 31.7% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

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Household income Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.0 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 14.8 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Towradgi, 28.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 293 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.6 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.4 -- 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 Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,044 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.7 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.3 -- 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 Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 124 10.2 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 430 35.2 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 417 34.2 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 185 15.2 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 64 5.2 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Towradgi, 35.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 274 22.3 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 916 74.5 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 40 3.3 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Towradgi, 74.5% 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.
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 32 53.3 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 28 46.7 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Towradgi, 53.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.7% were female. The median age was 22 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
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,312 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Towradgi, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,312.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Towradgi % Towradgi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 305 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,059 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Towradgi, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $305 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,059.

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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.