Bingara

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10218
People 1,335
Male 632
Female 703
Median age 56
Families 369
Average children per family 1.9
All private dwellings 718
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $580
Median monthly mortgage repayments $867
Median weekly rent $130
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Total 1,335 -- 6,917,658 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 632 47.3 3,408,878 49.3 10,634,013 49.4
Female 703 52.7 3,508,780 50.7 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 50 3.7 172,621 2.5 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,335 people in Bingara of these 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.7% of the population.

Age
People
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 62 4.7 458,736 6.6 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 59 4.4 434,608 6.3 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 60 4.5 439,168 6.3 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 61 4.6 443,416 6.4 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 46 3.5 449,685 6.5 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 36 2.7 473,160 6.8 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 42 3.2 468,336 6.8 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 47 3.5 488,124 7.1 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 72 5.4 483,502 7.0 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 78 5.9 481,428 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 76 5.7 469,024 6.8 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 93 7.0 419,612 6.1 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 125 9.4 390,678 5.6 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 135 10.1 304,327 4.4 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 110 8.3 237,362 3.4 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 96 7.2 186,032 2.7 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 59 4.4 150,724 2.2 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 76 5.7 139,735 2.0 402,681 1.9
Median age 56 -- 38 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Bingara was 56 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 35.8% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 596 51.6 2,758,854 49.4 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 40 3.5 170,428 3.1 529,280 3.0
Divorced 95 8.2 461,145 8.3 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 169 14.6 324,518 5.8 949,634 5.5
Never married 256 22.1 1,870,203 33.5 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Bingara aged 15 years and over, 51.6% were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 62 -- 50 -- 50 --
Separated 51 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 64 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 78 -- 78 -- 78 --
Never married 30 -- 26 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Bingara was 62 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 534 52.3 2,514,378 50.0 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 78 7.6 418,721 8.3 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 410 40.1 2,096,245 41.7 6,413,399 41.3

In Bingara, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 62 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 36 -- 35 --
Not married 59 -- 34 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Bingara was 62 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 22 7.6 126,605 5.9 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 74 25.4 372,075 17.4 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 115,727 5.4 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 0 0.0 61,544 2.9 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 61 21.0 271,181 12.7 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 109,409 5.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 6 2.1 71,341 3.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 17 5.8 168,004 7.9 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 21 7.2 303,070 14.2 932,524 14.3
Other 3 1.0 50,619 2.4 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 87 29.9 486,539 22.8 1,511,694 23.2
Total 291 -- 2,136,114 -- 6,503,580 --

In Bingara 21.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.1% were in primary school, 23.0% in secondary school and 13.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 640 37.3 2,151,788 24.2 7,238,533 25.9
Australian 638 37.2 2,217,158 25.0 7,098,486 25.4
Irish 139 8.1 661,208 7.4 2,087,758 7.5
Scottish 133 7.8 528,510 6.0 1,792,622 6.4
German 40 2.3 215,422 2.4 898,674 3.2

The most common ancestries in Bingara were English 37.3%, Australian 37.2%, Irish 8.1%, Scottish 7.8% and German 2.3%.

Country of birth Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,213 91.0 4,747,372 68.6 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 39 2.9 227,524 3.3 911,593 4.2
Germany 5 0.4 31,085 0.4 108,002 0.5
New Zealand 5 0.4 114,232 1.7 483,398 2.2
Fiji 4 0.3 32,304 0.5 56,978 0.3
Scotland 4 0.3 32,789 0.5 133,432 0.6

In Bingara, 91.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.9%, Germany 0.4%, New Zealand 0.4%, Fiji 0.3% and Scotland 0.3%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 85 6.7 2,363,793 36.7 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 35 2.8 433,840 6.7 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 55 4.4 294,595 4.6 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 1,087 86.1 3,342,215 51.9 10,757,087 53.7

In Bingara, 86.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 570 42.8 1,378,386 19.9 3,679,907 17.1
Catholic 236 17.7 1,902,393 27.5 5,439,268 25.3
No Religion 176 13.2 1,240,531 17.9 4,796,787 22.3
Presbyterian and Reformed 115 8.6 211,979 3.1 599,515 2.8
Uniting Church 85 6.4 271,090 3.9 1,065,795 5.0

The most common responses for religion in Bingara were Anglican 42.8%, Catholic 17.7%, No Religion 13.2%, Presbyterian and Reformed 8.6% and Uniting Church 6.4%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hindi 7 0.5 52,781 0.8 111,351 0.5
German 3 0.2 23,429 0.3 80,371 0.4
Cantonese 3 0.2 136,373 2.0 263,673 1.2
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English only spoken at home 1,289 96.6 5,013,343 72.5 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 9 1.5 604,562 24.5 1,579,949 20.4

In Bingara 96.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Hindi 0.5%, German 0.2% and Cantonese 0.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 216 50.8 2,007,924 60.2 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 138 32.5 939,465 28.2 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 37 8.7 190,944 5.7 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 34 8.0 196,525 5.9 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 425 -- 3,334,858 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 425 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bingara. Of these 50.8% were employed full time, 32.5% were employed part-time and 8.0% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 49 12.4 326,514 10.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 42 10.7 304,830 9.7 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 46 11.7 308,122 9.8 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 63 16.0 569,665 18.2 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 157 39.8 1,438,260 45.8 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Bingara, 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.8% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 46 -- 41 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 47 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Bingara was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 59 15.0 418,333 13.3 1,293,970 12.9
Labourers 57 14.5 273,129 8.7 947,608 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 56 14.2 414,668 13.2 1,425,146 14.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 54 13.7 297,667 9.5 971,897 9.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 45 11.4 473,141 15.1 1,483,558 14.7
Professionals 44 11.2 713,548 22.7 2,145,442 21.3
Machinery Operators And Drivers 37 9.4 199,438 6.4 659,551 6.6
Sales Workers 35 8.9 290,496 9.3 942,140 9.4

The most common occupations in Bingara included Managers 15.0%, Labourers 14.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.4%, Professionals 11.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.4% and Sales Workers 8.9%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 50 12.7 40,770 1.3 136,792 1.4
Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 33 8.4 39,486 1.3 120,143 1.2
School Education 26 6.6 138,795 4.4 467,373 4.6
Residential Care Services 21 5.3 62,035 2.0 184,770 1.8
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 15 3.8 68,669 2.2 235,773 2.3

Of the employed people in Bingara, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 12.7%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 8.4%, School Education 6.6%, Residential Care Services 5.3% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 353 -- 561 -- 577 --
Family 759 -- 1,477 -- 1,481 --
Household 580 -- 1,237 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bingara was $353.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 222 56.6 1,807,358 57.6 6,059,972 60.2
Walked only 43 11.0 128,339 4.1 377,043 3.7
Truck 20 5.1 38,584 1.2 104,746 1.0
Car, as passenger 14 3.6 157,359 5.0 537,638 5.3
Other 9 2.3 16,263 0.5 66,616 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 0.8 433,016 13.8 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 232 58.9 1,971,702 62.8 6,620,840 65.8

In Bingara, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.6%, Walked only 11.0%, Truck 5.1%, Car, as passenger 3.6% and Other 2.3%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 711 61.7 3,839,135 68.7 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 220 19.1 1,537,775 27.5 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 166 14.4 638,615 11.4 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 281 24.4 942,085 16.9 3,090,874 17.8

In Bingara, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.1% provided care for children and 14.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 135 11.7 1,226,912 22.0 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 241 20.9 1,391,598 24.9 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 156 13.5 660,872 11.8 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 181 15.7 559,753 10.0 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bingara, 20.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 209 56.6 669,019 36.6 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 105 28.5 831,850 45.5 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 52 14.1 297,904 16.3 901,637 15.9
Other family 3 0.8 30,780 1.7 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Bingara, 28.5% were couple families with children, 56.6% were couple families without children and 14.1% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 11.3 -- 17.0 -- 17.6
Female -- 88.7 -- 83.0 -- 82.4

In Bingara 11.3% of single parents were male and 88.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Families without children 1,125 -- 2,120 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 1,750 -- 2,370 -- 2,310 --

In Bingara, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,125.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 27 8.6 327,626 21.8 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 13 4.1 54,280 3.6 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 48 15.2 306,829 20.4 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 31 9.8 239,315 15.9 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 16 5.1 83,287 5.5 251,191 5.4
Both not working 142 45.1 308,233 20.5 899,598 19.2
Other 17 5.4 89,812 6.0 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 21 6.7 91,486 6.1 314,529 6.7

In Bingara, of couple families with children, 8.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 15.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 588 84.4 2,471,299 90.3 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 109 15.6 265,338 9.7 934,470 10.7

In Bingara, 84.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.6% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 549 93.1 1,717,699 69.5 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 263,926 10.7 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 20 3.4 465,189 18.8 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 21 3.6 21,140 0.9 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Bingara, 93.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.4% were flats, units or apartments and 3.6% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 10 1.7 18,042 0.7 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 38 6.4 137,467 5.6 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 145 24.6 555,253 22.5 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 268 45.4 986,995 39.9 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 114 19.3 726,049 29.4 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 15 2.5 47,491 1.9 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bingara, of occupied private dwellings 6.4% had 1 bedroom, 24.6% had 2 bedrooms and 45.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 310 52.7 820,006 33.2 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 127 21.6 824,292 33.4 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 122 20.7 743,050 30.1 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 9 1.5 20,418 0.8 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 20 3.4 63,530 2.6 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Bingara, 52.7% were owned outright, 21.6% were owned with a mortgage and 20.7% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 365 62.1 1,777,400 71.9 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 208 35.4 599,149 24.2 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 15 2.6 94,746 3.8 321,007 4.1

In Bingara, of all households, 62.1% were family households, 35.4% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

Household income Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 51.8 -- 24.2 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 1.5 -- 12.3 -- 11.2

In Bingara, 51.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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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 Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 130 -- 300 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.6 -- 88.4 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 4.4 -- 11.6 -- 10.4

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 867 -- 1,993 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.0 -- 89.5 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 5.0 -- 10.5 -- 9.9

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 58 9.9 258,153 10.4 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 269 45.7 933,953 37.8 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 174 29.6 840,655 34.0 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 70 11.9 360,074 14.6 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 17 2.9 78,462 3.2 234,292 3.0

In Bingara, 45.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 53 -- 172,620 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 26 49.1 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 27 50.9 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 13 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Bingara, there were 53 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 26 (or 49.1%) were male and 27 (or 50.9%) were female. The median age was 13 years.

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 Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 675 -- 941 -- 991 --

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Bingara, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $675.

Mortgage and rent Bingara % Bingara New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 140 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 250 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Bingara, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $140 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $250.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.