Young

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL114035
People 7,170
Male 47.2%
Female 52.8%
Median age 40
Families 1,735
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 3,334
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $862
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,192
Median weekly rent $225
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(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
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3,385 47.2 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,783 52.8 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 367 5.1 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 7,170 people in Young. Of these 47.2% were male and 52.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.1% of the population.

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Age Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 503 7.0 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 552 7.7 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 480 6.7 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 438 6.1 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 398 5.5 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 390 5.4 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 393 5.5 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 409 5.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 417 5.8 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 384 5.3 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 417 5.8 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 374 5.2 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 364 5.1 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 459 6.4 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 349 4.9 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 316 4.4 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 253 3.5 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 288 4.0 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Young was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,310 41.1 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 259 4.6 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 533 9.5 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 534 9.5 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,991 35.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Young aged 15 years and over, 41.1% were married and 14.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,970 40.7 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 516 10.7 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,357 48.7 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Young, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 143 6.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 506 23.7 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 164 7.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 18 0.8 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 278 13.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 143 6.7 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 20 0.9 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 154 7.2 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 96 4.5 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 34 1.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 582 27.2 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Young 29.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.1% were in primary school, 20.6% 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
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 501 8.9 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 343 6.1 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 180 3.2 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 852 15.1 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 625 11.1 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 271 4.8 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,050 18.6 702,178 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 847 15.0 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 30 0.5 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 775 13.7 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Young, 11.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 3,405 35.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 2,957 31.1 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 1,045 11.0 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 578 6.1 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 268 2.8 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Young were Australian 35.8%, English 31.1%, Irish 11.0%, Scottish 6.1% and German 2.8%.

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

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Country of birth Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 6,147 86.1 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 95 1.3 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 47 0.7 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Lebanon 37 0.5 57,381 0.8 78,653 0.3
Philippines 31 0.4 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
India 19 0.3 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9

In Young, 86.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.3%, New Zealand 0.7%, Lebanon 0.5%, Philippines 0.4% and India 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 528 7.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 265 3.7 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 197 2.7 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 5,610 78.3 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Young, 78.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,853 82.0 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 184 2.6 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Lebanon 90 1.3 143,993 1.9 196,333 0.8
New Zealand 82 1.1 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 42 0.6 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Young, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.0%, England 2.6%, Lebanon 1.3%, New Zealand 1.1% and Scotland 0.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,935 83.0 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 174 2.4 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Lebanon 80 1.1 129,707 1.7 176,241 0.8
New Zealand 77 1.1 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Philippines 38 0.5 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4

In Young, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.0%, England 2.4%, Lebanon 1.1%, New Zealand 1.1% and Philippines 0.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 2,500 35.0 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,688 23.6 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 1,264 17.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 622 8.7 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 261 3.7 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Young were Catholic 35.0%, Anglican 23.6%, No Religion, so described 17.7%, Not stated 8.7% and Uniting Church 3.7%. In Young, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (77.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arabic 88 1.2 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Tagalog 22 0.3 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Mandarin 22 0.3 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Italian 14 0.2 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Punjabi 14 0.2 33,435 0.4 132,496 0.6
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English only spoken at home 6,413 89.6 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 132 4.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Young 89.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 1.2%, Tagalog 0.3%, Mandarin 0.3%, Italian 0.2% and Punjabi 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,504 53.8 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 922 33.0 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 156 5.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 212 7.6 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 2,794 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Young. Of these 53.8% were employed full time, 33.0% 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
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 317 12.3 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 264 10.2 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 339 13.1 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 523 20.2 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 983 38.0 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Young, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Labourers 463 17.9 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 372 14.4 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 344 13.3 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Professionals 339 13.1 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 303 11.7 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 289 11.2 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 280 10.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 171 6.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Young included Labourers 17.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.4%, Sales Workers 13.3%, Professionals 13.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Managers 10.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 106 4.2 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 88 3.5 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 81 3.2 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Primary Education 63 2.5 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Secondary Education 57 2.3 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Young, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.2%, Primary Education 2.5% and Secondary Education 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 505 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,131 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 862 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Young was $505.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,801 69.3 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 169 6.5 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 138 5.3 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 68 2.6 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Truck 42 1.6 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 4 0.2 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,982 76.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Young, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.3%, Car, as passenger 6.5%, Walked only 5.3%, Worked at home 2.6% and Truck 1.6%. On the day, 0.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,625 64.3 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,487 26.4 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 662 11.7 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,206 21.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Young, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.4% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.4% 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
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 980 17.4 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,308 23.2 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 667 11.8 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 669 11.9 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Young, 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 675 39.1 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 594 34.4 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 431 24.9 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 28 1.6 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Young, 34.4% were couple families with children, 39.1% were couple families without children and 24.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 12.2 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 87.8 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Young, 12.2% of single parents were male and 87.8% 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
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 197 15.6 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 56 4.4 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 234 18.5 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 180 14.2 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 94 7.4 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 372 29.4 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 59 4.7 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 74 5.8 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Young, of couple families with children, 15.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 18.5% 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 Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,795 88.6 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 359 11.4 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Young, 88.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,325 83.2 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 202 7.2 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 257 9.2 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Young, 83.2% were separate houses, 7.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.2% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 13 0.5 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 74 2.6 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 578 20.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,293 46.2 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 754 26.9 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 87 3.1 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 Young, of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 20.7% had 2 bedrooms and 46.2% 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
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 942 33.7 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 679 24.3 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,061 37.9 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 19 0.7 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 95 3.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Young, 33.7% were owned outright, 24.3% were owned with a mortgage and 37.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,725 61.7 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 974 34.8 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 96 3.4 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Young, of all households, 61.7% were family households, 34.8% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

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Household income Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 33.7 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.7 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Young, 33.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.7% 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 Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 225 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.0 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 17.0 -- 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 Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,192 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.7 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.3 -- 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 Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 249 8.9 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,185 42.5 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 897 32.2 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 306 11.0 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 149 5.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Young, 42.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 796 28.5 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,894 67.8 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 105 3.8 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Young, 67.8% 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.
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 197 53.4 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 172 46.6 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Young, 53.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.6% were female. The median age was 17 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

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

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 815 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Young, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $815.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 220 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,213 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Young, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,213.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.