Waratah (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC14141
People 4,491
Male 47.3%
Female 52.7%
Median age 39
Families 1,014
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 2,055
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,116
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $300
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(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
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,126 47.3 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,366 52.7 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 204 4.5 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,491 people in Waratah (NSW). Of these 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.5% of the population.

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Age Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 258 5.7 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 191 4.2 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 157 3.5 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 221 4.9 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 420 9.3 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 359 8.0 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 384 8.5 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 273 6.1 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 266 5.9 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 252 5.6 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 225 5.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 292 6.5 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 249 5.5 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 171 3.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 146 3.2 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 132 2.9 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 148 3.3 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 352 7.8 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Waratah (NSW) was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,259 32.5 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 133 3.4 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 434 11.2 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 445 11.5 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,607 41.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Waratah (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 32.5% were married and 14.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,081 34.1 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 401 12.6 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,692 53.3 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Waratah (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 34.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 60 3.8 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 150 9.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 63 4.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 33 2.1 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 113 7.2 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 42 2.7 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 25 1.6 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 101 6.4 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 359 22.7 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 20 1.3 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 614 38.9 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Waratah (NSW) 35.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 15.3% were in primary school, 11.6% in secondary school and 29.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 760 19.5 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 297 7.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 173 4.4 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 476 12.2 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 519 13.3 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 105 2.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 460 11.8 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 7 0.2 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 300 7.7 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 15 0.4 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 679 17.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Waratah (NSW), 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.8% 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 Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 1,671 27.1 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,642 26.7 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 586 9.5 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 446 7.2 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 181 2.9 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Waratah (NSW) were English 27.1%, Australian 26.7%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 7.2% and German 2.9%.

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 Waratah (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,666 81.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 80 1.8 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 61 1.4 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
India 55 1.2 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Italy 34 0.8 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 26 0.6 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2

In Waratah (NSW), 81.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, New Zealand 1.4%, India 1.2%, Italy 0.8% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 692 15.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 275 6.1 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 221 4.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,698 60.0 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Waratah (NSW), 60.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,928 65.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 164 3.7 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 70 1.6 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
India 65 1.5 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Italy 52 1.2 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0

In Waratah (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.6%, England 3.7%, New Zealand 1.6%, India 1.5% and Italy 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,986 66.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 128 2.9 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 85 1.9 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
India 59 1.3 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
Philippines 47 1.1 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4

In Waratah (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 66.7%, England 2.9%, New Zealand 1.9%, India 1.3% and Philippines 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,317 29.2 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 938 20.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 685 15.2 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 626 13.9 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Christian, nfd 163 3.6 165,351 2.2 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Waratah (NSW) were No Religion, so described 29.2%, Catholic 20.8%, Not stated 15.2%, Anglican 13.9% and Christian, nfd 3.6%. In Waratah (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 30 0.7 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 25 0.6 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Spanish 19 0.4 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Croatian 19 0.4 21,156 0.3 56,885 0.2
Persian (excluding Dari) 17 0.4 22,044 0.3 58,313 0.2
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English only spoken at home 3,509 78.6 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 234 12.6 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Waratah (NSW) 78.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.7%, Mandarin 0.6%, Spanish 0.4%, Croatian 0.4% and Persian (excluding Dari) 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,163 52.0 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 746 33.4 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 130 5.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 196 8.8 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 2,235 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Waratah (NSW). Of these 52.0% were employed full time, 33.4% were employed part-time and 8.8% 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
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 271 13.3 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 243 11.9 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 230 11.3 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 391 19.2 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 775 38.1 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Waratah (NSW), 13.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 516 25.3 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 300 14.7 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 290 14.2 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 239 11.7 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 218 10.7 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 179 8.8 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 137 6.7 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 133 6.5 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Waratah (NSW) included Professionals 25.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.7%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Labourers 8.8%, Managers 6.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 147 7.5 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Other Social Assistance Services 83 4.2 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 74 3.8 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Higher Education 60 3.1 46,246 1.4 155,985 1.5
Takeaway Food Services 58 3.0 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Waratah (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.5%, Other Social Assistance Services 4.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.8%, Higher Education 3.1% and Takeaway Food Services 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 600 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,572 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,116 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Waratah (NSW) was $600.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,345 67.0 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 98 4.9 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 89 4.4 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 54 2.7 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Bus 48 2.4 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 91 4.5 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,465 72.1 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Waratah (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.0%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Walked only 4.4%, Worked at home 2.7% and Bus 2.4%. On the day, 4.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,563 66.0 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 890 22.9 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 352 9.1 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 670 17.2 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Waratah (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.9% provided care for children and 9.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.2% 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
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 879 22.6 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,005 25.9 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 403 10.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 273 7.0 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Waratah (NSW), 25.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 396 38.9 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 362 35.6 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 233 22.9 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 27 2.7 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Waratah (NSW), 35.6% were couple families with children, 38.9% were couple families without children and 22.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 86.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Waratah (NSW), 14.0% of single parents were male and 86.0% 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
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 178 23.6 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 39 5.2 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 196 26.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 90 11.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 38 5.0 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 122 16.2 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 56 7.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 36 4.8 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Waratah (NSW), of couple families with children, 23.6% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 26.0% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,800 89.5 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 212 10.5 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Waratah (NSW), 89.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,111 61.7 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 324 18.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 346 19.2 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 7 0.4 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Waratah (NSW), 61.7% were separate houses, 18.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.2% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 17 1.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 212 11.9 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 582 32.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 689 38.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 219 12.3 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 61 3.4 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Waratah (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 11.9% had 1 bedroom, 32.7% had 2 bedrooms and 38.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 376 21.1 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 494 27.7 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 830 46.6 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 13 0.7 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 69 3.9 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Waratah (NSW), 21.1% were owned outright, 27.7% were owned with a mortgage and 46.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,002 56.0 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 646 36.1 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 142 7.9 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Waratah (NSW), of all households, 56.0% were family households, 36.1% were single person households and 7.9% were group households.

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Household income Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 29.5 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.6 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Waratah (NSW), 29.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.6% 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 Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 80.1 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 19.9 -- 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 Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) 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 -- 94.6 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.4 -- 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 Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 236 13.3 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 713 40.0 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 539 30.3 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 203 11.4 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 90 5.1 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Waratah (NSW), 40.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 353 19.8 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,366 76.4 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 68 3.8 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Waratah (NSW), 76.4% 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.
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 114 54.8 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 94 45.2 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Waratah (NSW), 54.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.2% were female. The median age was 23 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
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,146 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Waratah (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,146.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Waratah (NSW) % Waratah (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,879 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Waratah (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,879.

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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.