Alstonville

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL114001
People 5,066
Male 44.7%
Female 55.3%
Median age 50
Families 1,372
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 2,338
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,025
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,538
Median weekly rent $310
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,266 44.7 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,798 55.3 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 98 1.9 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,066 people in Alstonville. Of these 44.7% were male and 55.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

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Age Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 50 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 270 5.3 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 312 6.2 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 278 5.5 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 272 5.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 149 2.9 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 151 3.0 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 199 3.9 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 276 5.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 289 5.7 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 286 5.6 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 294 5.8 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 358 7.1 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 348 6.9 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 369 7.3 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 322 6.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 291 5.7 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 246 4.9 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 354 7.0 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Alstonville was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 31.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,003 47.8 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 109 2.6 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 497 11.9 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 499 11.9 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,080 25.8 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Alstonville aged 15 years and over, 47.8% were married and 14.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,790 48.2 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 349 9.4 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,574 42.4 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Alstonville, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 97 7.2 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 271 20.2 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 69 5.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 61 4.6 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 205 15.3 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 75 5.6 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 31 2.3 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 108 8.1 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 105 7.8 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 21 1.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 297 22.2 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Alstonville 26.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.7% were in primary school, 23.3% in secondary school and 16.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 785 18.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 432 10.3 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 146 3.5 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 621 14.8 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 388 9.2 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 145 3.5 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 646 15.4 702,178 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 484 11.5 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 6 0.1 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 401 9.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Alstonville, 9.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 2,458 34.8 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,105 29.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 794 11.2 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 584 8.3 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 222 3.1 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Alstonville were English 34.8%, Australian 29.8%, Irish 11.2%, Scottish 8.3% and German 3.1%.

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

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Country of birth Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,261 84.5 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 193 3.8 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 83 1.6 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 23 0.5 16,900 0.2 70,172 0.3
South Africa 17 0.3 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Italy 16 0.3 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7

In Alstonville, 84.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.8%, New Zealand 1.6%, Netherlands 0.5%, South Africa 0.3% and Italy 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 612 12.1 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 328 6.5 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 235 4.6 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,618 71.5 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Alstonville, 71.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,870 76.9 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 348 6.9 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 101 2.0 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 51 1.0 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7
Scotland 42 0.8 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Alstonville, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.9%, England 6.9%, New Zealand 2.0%, Netherlands 1.0% and Scotland 0.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,972 78.9 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 276 5.5 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 121 2.4 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 46 0.9 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
Netherlands 36 0.7 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6

In Alstonville, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.9%, England 5.5%, New Zealand 2.4%, Scotland 0.9% and Netherlands 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,492 29.5 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,028 20.4 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 958 19.0 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 380 7.5 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 366 7.2 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Alstonville were No Religion, so described 29.5%, Catholic 20.4%, Anglican 19.0%, Not stated 7.5% and Uniting Church 7.2%. In Alstonville, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Spanish 22 0.4 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Italian 20 0.4 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Cantonese 16 0.3 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
German 15 0.3 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Dutch 12 0.2 8,686 0.1 33,835 0.1
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English only spoken at home 4,668 92.6 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 95 4.3 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Alstonville 92.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 0.4%, Italian 0.4%, Cantonese 0.3%, German 0.3% and Dutch 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,033 51.1 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 761 37.7 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 106 5.2 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 121 6.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 2,021 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Alstonville. Of these 51.1% were employed full time, 37.7% were employed part-time and 6.0% 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
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 251 13.2 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 225 11.9 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 281 14.8 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 393 20.7 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 641 33.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Alstonville, 13.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 424 22.3 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 276 14.5 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 259 13.6 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 247 13.0 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 202 10.6 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 186 9.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 185 9.7 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 88 4.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Alstonville included Professionals 22.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.0%, Labourers 10.6%, Managers 9.8%, Sales Workers 9.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 100 5.5 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 96 5.3 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 63 3.5 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Secondary Education 63 3.5 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Other Social Assistance Services 59 3.2 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Alstonville, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 5.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.3%, Primary Education 3.5%, Secondary Education 3.5% and Other Social Assistance Services 3.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 560 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,310 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,025 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Alstonville was $560.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,356 71.8 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 92 4.9 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 89 4.7 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 62 3.3 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Bicycle 13 0.7 23,332 0.7 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 18 0.9 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,454 76.6 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Alstonville, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.8%, Worked at home 4.9%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Walked only 3.3% and Bicycle 0.7%. 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 76.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,038 72.4 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,110 26.5 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 572 13.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,116 26.6 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Alstonville, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.5% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.6% 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
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 751 17.9 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,143 27.2 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 638 15.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 509 12.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Alstonville, 27.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 620 45.1 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 476 34.6 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 260 18.9 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 18 1.3 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Alstonville, 34.6% were couple families with children, 45.1% were couple families without children and 18.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.9 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.1 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Alstonville, 14.9% of single parents were male and 85.1% 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
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 151 13.7 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 39 3.5 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 202 18.3 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 130 11.8 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 80 7.3 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 372 33.8 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 54 4.9 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 73 6.6 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Alstonville, of couple families with children, 13.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 18.3% 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 Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,082 93.1 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 154 6.9 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Alstonville, 93.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,598 76.8 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 431 20.7 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 36 1.7 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 7 0.3 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Alstonville, 76.8% were separate houses, 20.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.7% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.1 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 56 2.7 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 440 21.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 954 45.9 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 575 27.6 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 52 2.5 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Alstonville, of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 21.2% had 2 bedrooms and 45.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 973 46.8 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 518 24.9 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 484 23.3 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 42 2.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 61 2.9 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Alstonville, 46.8% were owned outright, 24.9% were owned with a mortgage and 23.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,350 64.8 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 683 32.8 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 50 2.4 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Alstonville, of all households, 64.8% were family households, 32.8% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

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Household income Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.7 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Alstonville, 27.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.9% 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 Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 310 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.8 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.2 -- 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 Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,538 -- 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 Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 128 6.2 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 895 43.0 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 729 35.0 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 249 12.0 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 79 3.8 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Alstonville, 43.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 389 18.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,633 78.4 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 60 2.9 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Alstonville, 78.4% 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.
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 52 50.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 52 50.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Alstonville, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 22 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,215 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Alstonville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,215.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Alstonville % Alstonville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 335 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,538 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Alstonville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $335 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,538.

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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.