Yamba (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC14458
People 6,076
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 56
Families 1,700
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 3,803
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $873
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $300
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,947 48.5 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,124 51.5 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 271 4.5 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,076 people in Yamba (NSW). Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.5% of the population.

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Age Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 56 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 257 4.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 279 4.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 235 3.9 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 272 4.5 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 156 2.6 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 225 3.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 240 3.9 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 239 3.9 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 269 4.4 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 314 5.2 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 390 6.4 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 452 7.4 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 519 8.5 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 656 10.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 535 8.8 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 461 7.6 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 287 4.7 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 305 5.0 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Yamba (NSW) was 56 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 36.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,647 49.9 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 182 3.4 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 635 12.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 560 10.6 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,276 24.1 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Yamba (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 49.9% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,262 49.4 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 483 10.5 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,835 40.1 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Yamba (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 86 6.2 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 255 18.4 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 71 5.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 12 0.9 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 192 13.8 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 44 3.2 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 23 1.7 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 96 6.9 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 67 4.8 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 19 1.4 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 523 37.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Yamba (NSW) 22.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.6% were in primary school, 18.4% in secondary school and 11.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 669 12.6 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 440 8.3 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 142 2.7 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 874 16.5 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 551 10.4 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 198 3.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 935 17.6 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 8 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 582 11.0 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 4 0.1 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 705 13.3 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Yamba (NSW), 10.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 2,724 33.5 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,391 29.4 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 786 9.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 741 9.1 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 285 3.5 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Yamba (NSW) were English 33.5%, Australian 29.4%, Irish 9.7%, Scottish 9.1% and German 3.5%.

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

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Country of birth Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,798 79.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 248 4.1 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 104 1.7 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Scotland 36 0.6 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
Netherlands 26 0.4 16,900 0.2 70,172 0.3
Germany 22 0.4 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Yamba (NSW), 79.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 0.6%, Netherlands 0.4% and Germany 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 819 13.5 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 329 5.4 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 235 3.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,187 68.9 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Yamba (NSW), 68.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,460 73.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 401 6.6 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 120 2.0 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 91 1.5 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Ireland 41 0.7 52,104 0.7 169,273 0.7

In Yamba (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.6%, England 6.6%, New Zealand 2.0%, Scotland 1.5% and Ireland 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,559 75.4 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 365 6.0 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 127 2.1 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 71 1.2 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
Netherlands 40 0.7 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6

In Yamba (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.4%, England 6.0%, New Zealand 2.1%, Scotland 1.2% and Netherlands 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,621 26.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 1,585 26.1 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 1,330 21.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 568 9.4 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 352 5.8 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Yamba (NSW) were No Religion, so described 26.7%, Anglican 26.1%, Catholic 21.9%, Not stated 9.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.8%. In Yamba (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Spanish 23 0.4 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
French 13 0.2 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Cantonese 12 0.2 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Mandarin 11 0.2 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Thai 10 0.2 24,839 0.3 55,444 0.2
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English only spoken at home 5,434 89.6 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 116 3.7 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Yamba (NSW) 89.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 0.4%, French 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2%, Mandarin 0.2% and Thai 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 960 46.4 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 808 39.0 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 145 7.0 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 157 7.6 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 2,070 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yamba (NSW). Of these 46.4% were employed full time, 39.0% were employed part-time and 7.6% 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
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 284 14.9 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 235 12.3 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 281 14.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 306 16.1 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 656 34.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Yamba (NSW), 14.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 370 19.4 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 308 16.1 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 247 12.9 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 232 12.1 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 227 11.9 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 214 11.2 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 201 10.5 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 77 4.0 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Yamba (NSW) included Professionals 19.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Managers 12.1%, Labourers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Sales Workers 10.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Accommodation 99 5.5 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1
Cafes and Restaurants 77 4.3 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 69 3.8 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Local Government Administration 57 3.2 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 53 2.9 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Yamba (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 5.5%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.3%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.8%, Local Government Administration 3.2% and Primary Education 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 487 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,089 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 873 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yamba (NSW) was $487.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,219 64.3 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 133 7.0 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 110 5.8 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 80 4.2 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Bicycle 32 1.7 23,332 0.7 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 17 0.9 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,314 68.8 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Yamba (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.3%, Worked at home 7.0%, Walked only 5.8%, Car, as passenger 4.2% and Bicycle 1.7%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,600 67.9 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 959 18.1 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 713 13.5 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,097 20.7 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Yamba (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.1% provided care for children and 13.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.7% 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
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 886 16.7 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,373 25.9 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 746 14.1 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 602 11.3 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Yamba (NSW), 25.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,001 59.1 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 410 24.2 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 264 15.6 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 19 1.1 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Yamba (NSW), 24.2% were couple families with children, 59.1% were couple families without children and 15.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Yamba (NSW), 19.6% of single parents were male and 80.4% 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
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 130 9.2 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 71 5.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 188 13.3 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 92 6.5 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 97 6.9 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 664 47.1 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 63 4.5 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 104 7.4 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Yamba (NSW), of couple families with children, 9.2% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 13.3% 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 Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,627 80.2 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 648 19.8 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Yamba (NSW), 80.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,965 74.8 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 272 10.4 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 269 10.2 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 109 4.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Yamba (NSW), 74.8% were separate houses, 10.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.2% were flats or apartments and 4.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.1 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 70 2.7 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 618 23.5 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,302 49.4 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 553 21.0 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 88 3.3 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Yamba (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 23.5% had 2 bedrooms and 49.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,296 49.3 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 475 18.1 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 748 28.5 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 0.2 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 105 4.0 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Yamba (NSW), 49.3% were owned outright, 18.1% were owned with a mortgage and 28.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,682 64.1 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 865 32.9 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 79 3.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Yamba (NSW), of all households, 64.1% were family households, 32.9% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

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Household income Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 30.9 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.6 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Yamba (NSW), 30.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.6% 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 Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (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 -- 85.1 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.9 -- 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 Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.8 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.2 -- 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 Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 166 6.3 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,331 50.4 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 789 29.9 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 226 8.6 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 127 4.8 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Yamba (NSW), 50.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 552 21.0 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,984 75.4 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 94 3.6 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Yamba (NSW), 75.4% 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.
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 127 46.7 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 145 53.3 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Yamba (NSW), 46.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.3% 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
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,153 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Yamba (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,153.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Yamba (NSW) % Yamba (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,573 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Yamba (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 $1,573.

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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.