Werri Beach

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC14233
People 562
Male 51.2%
Female 48.8%
Median age 43
Families 161
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 301
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,593
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,001
Median weekly rent $365
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 288 51.2 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 275 48.8 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 12 2.2 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 562 people in Werri Beach. Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

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Age Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 37 6.5 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 18 3.2 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 43 7.6 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 46 8.1 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 25 4.4 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 22 3.9 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 26 4.6 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 31 5.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 44 7.8 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 36 6.4 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 27 4.8 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 40 7.1 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 65 11.5 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 39 6.9 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 23 4.1 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 22 3.9 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 12 2.1 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 10 1.8 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Werri Beach was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 272 58.4 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 16 3.4 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 32 6.9 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 26 5.6 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 120 25.8 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Werri Beach aged 15 years and over, 58.4% were married and 9.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 245 58.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 34 8.1 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 140 33.4 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Werri Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 13 8.3 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 29 18.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 3 1.9 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 47 29.9 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 1.9 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3 1.9 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 4 2.5 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 22 14.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 33 21.0 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Werri Beach 29.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.5% were in primary school, 30.5% in secondary school and 15.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 132 28.3 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 52 11.1 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 11 2.4 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 75 16.1 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 50 10.7 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 13 2.8 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 41 8.8 702,178 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 24 5.1 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 55 11.8 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Werri Beach, 10.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 269 34.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 249 32.3 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 96 12.4 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 61 7.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 16 2.1 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Werri Beach were Australian 34.8%, English 32.3%, Irish 12.4%, Scottish 7.9% and German 2.1%.

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 Werri Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 476 87.3 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 15 2.8 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 4 0.7 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Scotland 3 0.6 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
Ireland 3 0.6 24,038 0.3 74,888 0.3
United States of America 3 0.6 30,081 0.4 86,125 0.4

In Werri Beach, 87.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.8%, New Zealand 0.7%, Scotland 0.6%, Ireland 0.6% and United States of America 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 62 11.0 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 29 5.2 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 33 5.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 412 73.2 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Werri Beach, 73.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 450 84.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 27 5.0 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 5 0.9 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 4 0.7 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
United States of America 4 0.7 34,363 0.5 104,101 0.4

In Werri Beach, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 84.1%, England 5.0%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.7% and United States of America 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 442 82.9 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 29 5.4 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 8 1.5 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 6 1.1 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 5 0.9 38,504 0.5 155,231 0.7

In Werri Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.9%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 1.5%, Scotland 1.1% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 177 32.5 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 110 20.2 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 107 19.6 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Uniting Church 61 11.2 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7
Not stated 35 6.4 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Werri Beach were No Religion, so described 32.5%, Anglican 20.2%, Catholic 19.6%, Uniting Church 11.2% and Not stated 6.4%. In Werri Beach, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
German 3 0.5 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Spanish 3 0.5 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 515 94.1 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 8 3.9 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Werri Beach 94.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.5% and Spanish 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 134 50.8 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 111 42.0 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 19 7.2 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 0 0.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 264 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Werri Beach. Of these 50.8% were employed full time, 42.0% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 43 16.2 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 34 12.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 30 11.3 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 26 9.8 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 107 40.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Werri Beach, 16.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 60 22.7 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 46 17.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 41 15.5 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 29 11.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 28 10.6 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 22 8.3 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 19 7.2 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 16 6.1 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Werri Beach included Professionals 22.7%, Managers 17.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Sales Workers 8.3%, Labourers 7.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Secondary Education 14 6.6 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Cafes and Restaurants 13 6.2 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Primary Education 13 6.2 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 10 4.7 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10 4.7 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Werri Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Secondary Education 6.6%, Cafes and Restaurants 6.2%, Primary Education 6.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.7% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 702 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,801 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,593 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Werri Beach was $702.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 176 68.5 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 25 9.7 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 5 1.9 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 5 1.9 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
Train 3 1.2 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 1.2 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 183 70.9 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Werri Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.5%, Worked at home 9.7%, Car, as passenger 1.9%, Truck 1.9% and Train 1.2%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 355 77.0 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 147 31.4 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 59 12.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 139 30.0 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Werri Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.4% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.0% 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
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 123 26.4 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 116 24.9 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 74 15.9 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 47 10.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Werri Beach, 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 74 46.0 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 69 42.9 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 15 9.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 1.9 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Werri Beach, 42.9% were couple families with children, 46.0% were couple families without children and 9.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 23.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 76.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Werri Beach, 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% 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
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 21 15.3 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 3 2.2 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 34 24.8 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 17 12.4 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 11 8.0 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 38 27.7 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 8 5.8 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 5 3.6 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Werri Beach, of couple families with children, 15.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.2% had both employed part-time and 24.8% 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 Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 197 68.9 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 89 31.1 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Werri Beach, 68.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 31.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 177 89.8 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 20 10.2 317,453 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 Werri Beach, 89.8% were separate houses, 10.2% 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
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 11 5.4 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 35 17.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 87 42.6 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 71 34.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Werri Beach, of occupied private dwellings 5.4% had 1 bedroom, 17.2% had 2 bedrooms and 42.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 100 50.8 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 51 25.9 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 46 23.4 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Werri Beach, 50.8% were owned outright, 25.9% were owned with a mortgage and 23.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 159 78.7 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 39 19.3 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 4 2.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Werri Beach, of all households, 78.7% were family households, 19.3% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

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Household income Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 18.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 16.5 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Werri Beach, 18.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.5% 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 Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 365 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.3 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.7 -- 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 Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,001 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.8 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.2 -- 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 Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 57 29.1 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 87 44.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 48 24.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 4 2.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Werri Beach, 29.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 23 11.6 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 175 88.4 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Werri Beach, 88.4% 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.

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.
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 4 36.4 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 7 63.6 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 48 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Werri Beach, 36.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 63.6% were female. The median age was 48 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
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,149 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Werri Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,149.

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
Werri Beach % Werri Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

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

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.