Tumut

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL114030
People 6,154
Male 48.7%
Female 51.3%
Median age 43
Families 1,580
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 2,828
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,066
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,353
Median weekly rent $200
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
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,999 48.7 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,157 51.3 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 315 5.1 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,154 people in Tumut. Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.1% of the population.

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Age Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 358 5.8 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 428 7.0 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 391 6.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 352 5.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 334 5.4 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 287 4.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 358 5.8 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 329 5.3 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 368 6.0 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 372 6.0 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 410 6.7 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 416 6.8 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 383 6.2 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 386 6.3 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 315 5.1 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 260 4.2 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 184 3.0 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 225 3.7 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Tumut was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,298 46.1 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 194 3.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 447 9.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 455 9.1 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,595 32.0 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Tumut aged 15 years and over, 46.1% were married and 12.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,899 45.4 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 537 12.8 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,743 41.7 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Tumut, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 106 5.5 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 430 22.2 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 98 5.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 283 14.6 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 53 2.7 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3 0.2 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 144 7.4 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 88 4.5 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 19 1.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 716 36.9 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Tumut 31.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.3% were in primary school, 17.4% in secondary school and 11.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 463 9.3 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 330 6.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 135 2.7 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 772 15.5 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 508 10.2 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 214 4.3 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 881 17.7 702,178 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 677 13.6 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 18 0.4 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 856 17.2 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Tumut, 10.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 2,822 35.3 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 2,421 30.3 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 697 8.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 502 6.3 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 239 3.0 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Tumut were Australian 35.3%, English 30.3%, Irish 8.7%, Scottish 6.3% and German 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 Tumut (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,926 80.5 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 84 1.4 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 78 1.3 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
South Africa 72 1.2 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Philippines 31 0.5 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
India 24 0.4 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9

In Tumut, 80.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.4%, New Zealand 1.3%, South Africa 1.2%, Philippines 0.5% and India 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 588 9.6 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 208 3.4 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 181 2.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,468 72.6 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Tumut, 72.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,683 76.5 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 171 2.8 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 138 2.3 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
South Africa 77 1.3 52,344 0.7 190,816 0.8
Germany 42 0.7 47,543 0.6 170,571 0.7

In Tumut, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.5%, England 2.8%, New Zealand 2.3%, South Africa 1.3% and Germany 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,712 76.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 167 2.7 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 115 1.9 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
South Africa 82 1.3 52,673 0.7 193,412 0.8
Philippines 41 0.7 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4

In Tumut, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.7%, England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.9%, South Africa 1.3% and Philippines 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 1,924 31.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 1,736 28.3 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 1,005 16.4 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 761 12.4 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 169 2.8 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Tumut were Anglican 31.4%, Catholic 28.3%, No Religion, so described 16.4%, Not stated 12.4% and Uniting Church 2.8%. In Tumut, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (80.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 43 0.7 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
Filipino 20 0.3 24,214 0.3 71,220 0.3
Dutch 12 0.2 8,686 0.1 33,835 0.1
Punjabi 9 0.1 33,435 0.4 132,496 0.6
Cantonese 7 0.1 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 5,311 86.5 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 108 4.2 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Tumut 86.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.7%, Filipino 0.3%, Dutch 0.2%, Punjabi 0.1% and Cantonese 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,452 56.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 803 31.3 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 144 5.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 168 6.5 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 2,567 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tumut. Of these 56.6% were employed full time, 31.3% were employed part-time and 6.5% 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
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 273 11.4 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 251 10.4 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 279 11.6 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 420 17.5 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,033 43.0 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Tumut, 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 397 16.6 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 363 15.2 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 330 13.8 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 311 13.0 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 258 10.8 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 252 10.5 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 228 9.5 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 216 9.0 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Tumut included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.6%, Labourers 15.2%, Professionals 13.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 9.5% and Managers 9.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Corrugated Paperboard and Paperboard Container Manufacturing 119 5.1 1,291 0.0 3,953 0.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 100 4.3 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 92 3.9 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Timber Resawing and Dressing 83 3.6 258 0.0 1,168 0.0
Other Social Assistance Services 72 3.1 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Tumut, the most common responses for industry of employment included Corrugated Paperboard and Paperboard Container Manufacturing 5.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.3%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.9%, Timber Resawing and Dressing 3.6% and Other Social Assistance Services 3.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 546 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,377 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,066 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tumut was $546.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,747 73.0 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 151 6.3 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 105 4.4 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 57 2.4 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Truck 24 1.0 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 7 0.3 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,905 79.6 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Tumut, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 73.0%, Car, as passenger 6.3%, Walked only 4.4%, Worked at home 2.4% and Truck 1.0%. On the day, 0.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,169 63.7 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,316 26.4 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 519 10.4 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,045 21.0 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Tumut, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.4% provided care for children and 10.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% 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
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 804 16.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,150 23.1 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 644 12.9 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 577 11.6 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Tumut, 23.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 682 42.9 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 576 36.3 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 303 19.1 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 27 1.7 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Tumut, 36.3% were couple families with children, 42.9% were couple families without children and 19.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.9 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.1 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Tumut, 17.9% of single parents were male and 82.1% 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
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 212 16.9 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 35 2.8 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 324 25.8 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 148 11.8 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 66 5.3 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 315 25.1 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 61 4.9 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 96 7.6 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Tumut, of couple families with children, 16.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 25.8% 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 Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,326 89.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 265 10.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Tumut, 89.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,095 90.1 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 103 4.4 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 113 4.9 519,390 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 Tumut, 90.1% were separate houses, 4.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.9% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 9 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 84 3.6 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 410 17.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,180 50.8 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 583 25.1 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 55 2.4 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 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Tumut, of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 17.7% had 2 bedrooms and 50.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 860 37.0 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 680 29.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 708 30.4 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 15 0.6 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 64 2.8 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Tumut, 37.0% were owned outright, 29.2% were owned with a mortgage and 30.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,564 67.2 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 721 31.0 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 43 1.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Tumut, of all households, 67.2% were family households, 31.0% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

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Household income Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.9 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.5 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Tumut, 28.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.5% 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 Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 200 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.4 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.6 -- 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 Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,353 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.5 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.5 -- 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 Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 154 6.6 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 866 37.2 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 836 36.0 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 367 15.8 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 102 4.4 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Tumut, 37.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 623 26.8 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,639 70.5 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 64 2.8 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Tumut, 70.5% 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.
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 147 46.4 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 170 53.6 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Tumut, 46.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.6% 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
Tumut % Tumut 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 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 894 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Tumut, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $894.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 198 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,164 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Tumut, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $198 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,164.

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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.