Hawkesbury (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA13800
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,391
Male 50.5%
Female 49.5%
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 1,077
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $1,704
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $370

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 2,339 97.8 207,250 95.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 35 1.5 4,840 2.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 17 0.7 4,080 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Hawkesbury (C), there were 2,391 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female.

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Age Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 293 12.2 24,956 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 562 23.5 49,311 22.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 473 19.7 41,327 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 318 13.3 27,767 12.8 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 227 9.5 22,886 10.6 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 244 10.2 22,421 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 176 7.3 15,934 7.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 102 4.3 11,576 5.4 30,952 4.8

In Hawkesbury (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 468 30.3 33,345 23.5 105,086 24.5
Separated 70 4.5 6,715 4.7 19,112 4.5
Divorced 126 8.2 10,931 7.7 28,796 6.7
Widowed 30 1.9 4,357 3.1 13,794 3.2
Never married 850 55.1 86,555 61.0 261,980 61.1

In Hawkesbury (C), 30.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 450 31.1 29,736 23.4 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 197 13.6 18,245 14.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 801 55.3 78,875 62.2 228,281 60.9

In Hawkesbury (C), 31.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 87 9.0 7,286 8.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 369 38.0 33,034 37.1 97,859 37.5
Secondary 278 28.6 22,640 25.4 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 77 7.9 6,508 7.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 75 7.7 5,623 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 16 1.6 1,420 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 70 7.2 12,589 14.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hawkesbury (C), 40.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.0% were attending a primary school, 28.6% were attending a secondary school and 15.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 114 7.5 9,510 6.7 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 117 7.7 8,908 6.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 93 6.1 5,294 3.7 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 251 16.5 20,305 14.3 56,625 13.2
Year 12 193 12.7 17,641 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 101 6.6 9,222 6.5 34,674 8.1
Year 10 303 19.9 26,665 18.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 5 0.3 475 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 255 16.7 23,512 16.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 5 0.3 792 0.6 4,256 1.0
Not stated 63 4.1 15,835 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Hawkesbury (C), 12.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Wiradjuri 4 0.2 355 0.2 432 0.1
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English only spoken at home 2,325 97.2 204,018 94.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hawkesbury (C). The only other response for language at home was Wiradjuri 0.2%.

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Ancestry, top responses Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 1,695 48.9 150,901 49.9 399,843 45.0
English 772 22.3 60,982 20.2 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 280 8.1 29,526 9.8 140,480 15.8
Irish 231 6.7 18,060 6.0 45,887 5.2
Scottish 170 4.9 11,704 3.9 30,843 3.5

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 Hawkesbury (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hawkesbury (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 48.9%, English 22.3%, Australian Aboriginal 8.1%, Irish 6.7% and Scottish 4.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 583 60.1 38,368 49.7 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 246 25.4 22,333 29.0 61,049 27.4
Away from work 46 4.7 4,612 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 95 9.8 11,827 15.3 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 544 35.5 60,973 43.0 190,132 44.3

There were 970 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hawkesbury (C). Of these 60.1% were employed full time, 25.4% were employed part-time and 9.8% 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.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 163 18.4 9,016 13.8 24,399 13.4
Labourers 138 15.6 9,913 15.2 27,814 15.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 116 13.1 11,165 17.1 30,991 17.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 99 11.2 8,060 12.3 23,174 12.7
Professionals 95 10.7 8,807 13.5 24,339 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 94 10.6 5,737 8.8 16,774 9.2
Managers 80 9.0 4,756 7.3 12,844 7.1
Sales Workers 77 8.7 5,993 9.2 15,791 8.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hawkesbury (C), the most common occupations were Technicians and Trades Workers 18.4%, Labourers 15.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Professionals 10.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.6%, Managers 9.0% and Sales Workers 8.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Takeaway Food Services 36 4.6 1,944 3.0 4,469 2.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 27 3.4 1,887 2.9 5,555 3.1
Road Freight Transport 25 3.2 1,016 1.6 2,549 1.4
Other Social Assistance Services 25 3.2 2,309 3.5 5,302 2.9
Primary Education 24 3.0 1,832 2.8 4,897 2.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hawkesbury (C), the most common industries of employment were Takeaway Food Services 4.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4%, Road Freight Transport 3.2%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.2% and Primary Education 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 551 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 1,704 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hawkesbury (C) was $551 and the median weekly household income was $1,704.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,086 70.4 86,767 61.1 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 545 35.4 42,758 30.1 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 245 15.9 20,600 14.5 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 280 18.2 21,598 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Hawkesbury (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 70.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.4% provided care for children and 15.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2 -- 1.8 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Hawkesbury (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 2.2 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 370 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Hawkesbury (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $370 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 191 17.8 15,498 16.2 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 430 40.0 29,267 30.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 213 19.8 25,476 26.7 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 10 0.9 1,801 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 16 1.5 742 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 36 3.3 1,456 1.5 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 26 2.4 1,862 1.9 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 92 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 154 14.3 19,295 20.2 53,195 20.2

In Hawkesbury (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 19.2% were a couple family with no children, 43.3% were a couple family with children and 22.2% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 935 87.2 75,718 79.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 118 11.0 9,282 9.8 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 16 1.5 8,821 9.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 3 0.3 1,144 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Hawkesbury (C) there were 1,077 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 87.2% were separate houses, 11.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.5% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hawkesbury (C) % Hawkesbury (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 155 14.4 13,854 14.5 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 411 38.3 26,061 27.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 479 44.6 51,327 53.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 5 0.5 696 0.7 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 24 2.2 3,553 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Hawkesbury (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 14.4% were owned outright, 38.3% were owned with a mortgage and 44.6% were rented.

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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.