Eden-Monaro

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code CED113
People 147,532
Male 50%
Female 50%
Median age 43
Families 38,951
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 71,042
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,349
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $255
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 73,772 50.0 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 73,764 50.0 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 4,711 3.2 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 147,532 people in Eden-Monaro. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.2% of the population.

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Age Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 8,177 5.5 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 9,300 6.3 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 9,154 6.2 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 8,591 5.8 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 7,100 4.8 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 7,556 5.1 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 8,183 5.5 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 8,146 5.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 9,738 6.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 10,908 7.4 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 11,073 7.5 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 11,431 7.7 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 10,535 7.1 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 9,660 6.5 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 6,805 4.6 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 4,781 3.2 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3,182 2.2 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3,218 2.2 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Eden-Monaro was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 60,537 50.1 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 4,063 3.4 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 11,873 9.8 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 6,977 5.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 37,437 31.0 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Eden-Monaro aged 15 years and over, 50.1% were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 51,724 49.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 12,774 12.3 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 39,161 37.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Eden-Monaro, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,274 5.2 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 8,482 19.3 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 2,524 5.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 949 2.2 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 5,650 12.9 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 2,460 5.6 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,067 2.4 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,698 6.1 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3,984 9.1 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 786 1.8 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 13,065 29.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Eden-Monaro 29.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.2% were in primary school, 20.9% in secondary school and 15.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 22,048 18.2 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 10,777 8.9 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 4,002 3.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 18,266 15.1 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 16,091 13.3 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 4,711 3.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 15,598 12.9 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 112 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 13 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 10,332 8.5 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 342 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 15,111 12.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Eden-Monaro, 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 60,466 29.9 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 58,034 28.7 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 18,712 9.3 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 15,552 7.7 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 6,925 3.4 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Eden-Monaro were Australian 29.9%, English 28.7%, Irish 9.3%, Scottish 7.7% and German 3.4%.

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 Eden-Monaro (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 114,860 77.9 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 5,000 3.4 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 1,879 1.3 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
India 992 0.7 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Germany 920 0.6 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
Philippines 698 0.5 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0

In Eden-Monaro, 77.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.4%, New Zealand 1.3%, India 0.7%, Germany 0.6% and Philippines 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 25,585 17.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 9,065 6.1 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 6,702 4.5 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 93,451 63.3 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Eden-Monaro, 63.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 100,844 68.4 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 8,265 5.6 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 2,659 1.8 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Italy 1,667 1.1 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0
Scotland 1,610 1.1 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Eden-Monaro, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.4%, England 5.6%, New Zealand 1.8%, Italy 1.1% and Scotland 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 103,243 70.0 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 7,724 5.2 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 2,467 1.7 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Germany 1,592 1.1 47,489 0.6 169,618 0.7
Scotland 1,437 1.0 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Eden-Monaro, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.0%, England 5.2%, New Zealand 1.7%, Germany 1.1% and Scotland 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 43,608 29.6 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 35,085 23.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 30,046 20.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 15,537 10.5 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 4,667 3.2 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Eden-Monaro were No Religion, so described 29.6%, Catholic 23.8%, Anglican 20.4%, Not stated 10.5% and Uniting Church 3.2%. In Eden-Monaro, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Macedonian 927 0.6 28,144 0.4 66,019 0.3
Italian 876 0.6 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
German 643 0.4 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Punjabi 465 0.3 33,435 0.4 132,496 0.6
Mandarin 463 0.3 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 125,950 85.4 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 5,365 8.9 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Eden-Monaro 85.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Macedonian 0.6%, Italian 0.6%, German 0.4%, Punjabi 0.3% and Mandarin 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 43,188 60.0 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 21,398 29.8 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 4,283 6.0 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3,056 4.2 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 71,925 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Eden-Monaro. Of these 60.0% were employed full time, 29.8% were employed part-time and 4.2% 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
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 7,398 10.7 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 6,115 8.9 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 7,882 11.4 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 13,101 19.0 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 30,087 43.7 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Eden-Monaro, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 12,129 17.6 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 11,320 16.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 10,014 14.5 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 9,615 14.0 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 7,589 11.0 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 7,025 10.2 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 5,836 8.5 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3,973 5.8 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Eden-Monaro included Professionals 17.6%, Managers 16.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0%, Labourers 10.2%, Sales Workers 8.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Central Government Administration 4,143 6.0 29,932 0.9 127,598 1.2
Defence 2,315 3.4 21,848 0.6 75,462 0.7
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,801 2.6 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1,670 2.4 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Accommodation 1,614 2.3 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1

Of the employed people in Eden-Monaro, the most common responses for industry of employment included Central Government Administration 6.0%, Defence 3.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.4% and Accommodation 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 709 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,743 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,349 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Eden-Monaro was $709.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 46,556 67.6 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 4,185 6.1 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 3,666 5.3 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 2,787 4.0 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Truck 926 1.3 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 867 1.3 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 50,972 74.0 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Eden-Monaro, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.6%, Worked at home 6.1%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Walked only 4.0% and Truck 1.3%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 87,270 72.2 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 31,793 26.3 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 14,314 11.8 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 29,085 24.1 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Eden-Monaro, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.3% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.1% 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
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 24,516 20.3 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 34,123 28.2 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 16,387 13.6 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 12,238 10.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Eden-Monaro, 28.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 17,262 44.3 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 15,915 40.9 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 5,364 13.8 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 413 1.1 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Eden-Monaro, 40.9% were couple families with children, 44.3% were couple families without children and 13.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Eden-Monaro, 21.4% of single parents were male and 78.6% 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
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 8,177 24.6 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,464 4.4 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 6,854 20.7 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3,662 11.0 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,839 5.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 6,940 20.9 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 2,052 6.2 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 2,191 6.6 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Eden-Monaro, of couple families with children, 24.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 20.7% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 54,805 83.7 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 10,639 16.3 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Eden-Monaro, 83.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 44,839 81.8 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5,082 9.3 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 3,664 6.7 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 664 1.2 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Eden-Monaro, 81.8% were separate houses, 9.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.7% were flats or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 295 0.5 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 2,626 4.8 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 9,920 18.1 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 21,764 39.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 18,768 34.3 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,423 2.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Eden-Monaro, of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 18.1% had 2 bedrooms and 39.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 20,286 37.0 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 18,792 34.3 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 13,632 24.9 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 465 0.8 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,626 3.0 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Eden-Monaro, 37.0% were owned outright, 34.3% were owned with a mortgage and 24.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 38,259 69.8 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 15,196 27.7 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,339 2.4 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Eden-Monaro, of all households, 69.8% were family households, 27.7% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

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Household income Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.5 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 15.7 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Eden-Monaro, 21.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.7% 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 Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 255 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.1 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.9 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.1 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.9 -- 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 Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 2,320 4.2 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 17,829 32.5 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 20,558 37.5 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 11,868 21.7 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 2,232 4.1 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Eden-Monaro, 32.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 9,356 17.1 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 43,813 80.0 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,623 3.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Eden-Monaro, 80.0% 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.
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,371 50.3 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 2,343 49.7 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Eden-Monaro, 50.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.7% were female. The median age was 23 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
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro 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 1,203 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Eden-Monaro, 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 $1,203.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Eden-Monaro % Eden-Monaro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 240 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Eden-Monaro, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $240 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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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.