Woonona

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC14416
People 12,187
Male 48%
Female 52%
Median age 41
Families 3,263
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 4,930
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,511
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $320
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
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 5,844 48.0 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 6,341 52.0 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 284 2.3 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 12,187 people in Woonona. Of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

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Age Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 815 6.7 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 809 6.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 788 6.5 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 709 5.8 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 638 5.2 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 586 4.8 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 713 5.9 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 786 6.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 880 7.2 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 867 7.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 784 6.4 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 789 6.5 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 704 5.8 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 635 5.2 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 541 4.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 413 3.4 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 338 2.8 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 383 3.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Woonona was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 4,947 50.6 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 293 3.0 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 919 9.4 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 717 7.3 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,903 29.7 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Woonona aged 15 years and over, 50.6% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,502 51.3 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 762 8.7 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,517 40.1 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Woonona, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 314 8.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 755 20.9 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 259 7.2 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 49 1.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 530 14.7 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 253 7.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 50 1.4 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 233 6.4 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 495 13.7 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 64 1.8 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 613 17.0 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Woonona 29.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.3% were in primary school, 23.1% in secondary school and 20.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,068 21.2 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,021 10.5 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 376 3.9 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,483 15.2 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,112 11.4 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 305 3.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,265 13.0 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 7 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 939 9.6 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 31 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 807 8.3 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Woonona, 11.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 5,223 30.3 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 4,834 28.1 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,592 9.2 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,514 8.8 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 511 3.0 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Woonona were English 30.3%, Australian 28.1%, Irish 9.2%, Scottish 8.8% and Italian 3.0%.

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

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Country of birth Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 9,817 80.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 540 4.4 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 130 1.1 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Scotland 110 0.9 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
South Africa 86 0.7 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Germany 73 0.6 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Woonona, 80.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.4%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 0.9%, South Africa 0.7% and Germany 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,445 20.1 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,055 8.7 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 776 6.4 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 7,273 59.7 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Woonona, 59.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 8,089 66.5 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 946 7.8 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 273 2.2 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
New Zealand 226 1.9 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Italy 202 1.7 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0

In Woonona, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 66.5%, England 7.8%, Scotland 2.2%, New Zealand 1.9% and Italy 1.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 8,373 69.0 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 872 7.2 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 260 2.1 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
New Zealand 169 1.4 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Italy 162 1.3 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7

In Woonona, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.0%, England 7.2%, Scotland 2.1%, New Zealand 1.4% and Italy 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,665 30.1 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,187 26.2 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 2,318 19.0 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 847 7.0 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 549 4.5 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Woonona were No Religion, so described 30.1%, Catholic 26.2%, Anglican 19.0%, Not stated 7.0% and Uniting Church 4.5%. In Woonona, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 89 0.7 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
German 59 0.5 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Vietnamese 49 0.4 102,896 1.4 277,400 1.2
Arabic 47 0.4 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Spanish 43 0.4 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 10,847 89.2 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 436 9.5 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Woonona 89.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.7%, German 0.5%, Vietnamese 0.4%, Arabic 0.4% and Spanish 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,310 57.8 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,861 32.5 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 269 4.7 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 282 4.9 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 5,722 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Woonona. Of these 57.8% were employed full time, 32.5% 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
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 651 12.0 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 589 10.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 623 11.4 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,025 18.8 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,284 42.0 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Woonona, 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,405 25.8 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 806 14.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 739 13.6 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 705 12.9 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 633 11.6 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 399 7.3 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 368 6.7 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 308 5.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Woonona included Professionals 25.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Managers 11.6%, Sales Workers 7.3%, Labourers 6.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 271 5.0 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 171 3.2 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Secondary Education 151 2.8 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Higher Education 145 2.7 46,246 1.4 155,985 1.5
Coal Mining 135 2.5 19,153 0.6 46,491 0.4

Of the employed people in Woonona, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.0%, Primary Education 3.2%, Secondary Education 2.8%, Higher Education 2.7% and Coal Mining 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 673 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,974 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,511 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Woonona was $673.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,759 69.1 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 216 4.0 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 208 3.8 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Train 200 3.7 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Train, car as driver 94 1.7 34,213 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 416 7.6 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,124 75.6 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Woonona, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.1%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Worked at home 3.8%, Train 3.7% and Train, car as driver 1.7%. On the day, 7.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,169 73.4 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,187 32.6 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,301 13.3 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,132 21.8 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Woonona, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.6% provided care for children and 13.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.8% 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
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,219 22.7 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,727 27.9 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,310 13.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 909 9.3 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Woonona, 27.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,134 34.7 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,556 47.6 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 537 16.4 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 39 1.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Woonona, 47.6% were couple families with children, 34.7% 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
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.5 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.5 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Woonona, 18.5% of single parents were male and 81.5% 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
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 517 19.3 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 92 3.4 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 742 27.6 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 319 11.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 112 4.2 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 616 23.0 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 144 5.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 142 5.3 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Woonona, of couple families with children, 19.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 27.6% 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 Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,437 93.2 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 323 6.8 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Woonona, 93.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,797 63.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 773 17.4 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 832 18.8 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 12 0.3 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Woonona, 63.0% were separate houses, 17.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.8% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.1 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 144 3.2 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 991 22.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,919 43.2 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,290 29.0 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 99 2.2 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Woonona, of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 22.3% had 2 bedrooms and 43.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,610 36.2 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,588 35.7 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,101 24.8 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 40 0.9 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 106 2.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Woonona, 36.2% were owned outright, 35.7% were owned with a mortgage and 24.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 3,205 72.1 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,146 25.8 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 92 2.1 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Woonona, of all households, 72.1% were family households, 25.8% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

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Household income Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.2 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 19.4 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Woonona, 21.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.4% 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 Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 320 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.0 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.0 -- 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 Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.6 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.4 -- 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 Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 354 8.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,553 34.9 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,668 37.5 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 742 16.7 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 131 2.9 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Woonona, 34.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 663 14.9 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,689 82.9 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 99 2.2 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Woonona, 82.9% 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.
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 142 49.3 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 146 50.7 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Woonona, 49.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.7% were female. The median age was 24 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
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,645 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Woonona, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,645.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Woonona % Woonona New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 220 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,297 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Woonona, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,297.

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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.