Snowy Valleys (A)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA17080
People 14,395
Male 50.6%
Female 49.4%
Median age 45
Families 3,762
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 6,928
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,120
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $180
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
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 7,278 50.6 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 7,119 49.4 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 630 4.4 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 14,395 people in Snowy Valleys (A). Of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population.

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Age Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 45 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 809 5.6 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 886 6.2 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 904 6.3 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 777 5.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 658 4.6 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 656 4.6 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 785 5.5 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 756 5.3 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 873 6.1 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 907 6.3 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,031 7.2 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,119 7.8 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,039 7.2 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,013 7.0 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 766 5.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 592 4.1 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 394 2.7 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 430 3.0 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Snowy Valleys (A) was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 5,878 49.9 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 407 3.5 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,045 8.9 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 889 7.5 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,563 30.2 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Snowy Valleys (A) aged 15 years and over, 49.9% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,901 49.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,198 12.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,727 37.9 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Snowy Valleys (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 242 5.6 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 866 19.9 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 301 6.9 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 6 0.1 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 662 15.2 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 139 3.2 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 14 0.3 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 272 6.2 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 192 4.4 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 51 1.2 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,610 37.0 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Snowy Valleys (A) 30.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.9% were in primary school, 18.8% in secondary school and 10.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,136 9.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 827 7.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 338 2.9 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,887 16.0 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,195 10.2 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 517 4.4 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,065 17.6 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 10 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,526 13.0 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 40 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,949 16.6 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Snowy Valleys (A), 10.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 6,548 34.6 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 5,600 29.6 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 1,687 8.9 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,353 7.2 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 654 3.5 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Snowy Valleys (A) were Australian 34.6%, English 29.6%, Irish 8.9%, Scottish 7.2% and German 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 Snowy Valleys (A) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 11,710 81.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 234 1.6 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 189 1.3 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
South Africa 98 0.7 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Germany 61 0.4 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
Philippines 49 0.3 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0

In Snowy Valleys (A), 81.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.6%, New Zealand 1.3%, South Africa 0.7%, Germany 0.4% and Philippines 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,394 9.7 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 538 3.7 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 408 2.8 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 10,471 72.7 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Snowy Valleys (A), 72.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 10,976 76.4 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 450 3.1 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 292 2.0 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
South Africa 107 0.7 52,344 0.7 190,816 0.8
Scotland 98 0.7 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Snowy Valleys (A), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.4%, England 3.1%, New Zealand 2.0%, South Africa 0.7% and Scotland 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 11,114 77.4 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 411 2.9 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 249 1.7 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
South Africa 115 0.8 52,673 0.7 193,412 0.8
Scotland 112 0.8 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Snowy Valleys (A), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.4%, England 2.9%, New Zealand 1.7%, South Africa 0.8% and Scotland 0.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 4,218 29.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 3,763 26.2 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 2,703 18.8 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 1,737 12.1 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 501 3.5 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Snowy Valleys (A) were Anglican 29.3%, Catholic 26.2%, No Religion, so described 18.8%, Not stated 12.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.5%. In Snowy Valleys (A), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (77.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 62 0.4 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
Mandarin 55 0.4 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Filipino 30 0.2 24,214 0.3 71,220 0.3
German 27 0.2 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Finnish 27 0.2 1,589 0.0 5,962 0.0
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English only spoken at home 12,480 86.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 270 4.6 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Snowy Valleys (A) 86.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.4%, Mandarin 0.4%, Filipino 0.2%, German 0.2% and Finnish 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,688 58.3 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,885 29.8 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 415 6.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 343 5.4 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 6,331 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Snowy Valleys (A). Of these 58.3% were employed full time, 29.8% were employed part-time and 5.4% 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
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 645 10.8 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 586 9.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 657 11.0 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,007 16.8 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,685 44.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Snowy Valleys (A), 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 1,036 17.3 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 963 16.1 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 831 13.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 733 12.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 728 12.2 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 581 9.7 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 578 9.7 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 428 7.2 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Snowy Valleys (A) included Managers 17.3%, Labourers 16.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.9%, Professionals 12.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.7% and Sales Workers 7.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 335 5.7 13,478 0.4 44,309 0.4
Log Sawmilling 201 3.4 1,525 0.0 4,925 0.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 184 3.1 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Corrugated Paperboard and Paperboard Container Manufacturing 167 2.8 1,291 0.0 3,953 0.0
Local Government Administration 164 2.8 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3

Of the employed people in Snowy Valleys (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 5.7%, Log Sawmilling 3.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1%, Corrugated Paperboard and Paperboard Container Manufacturing 2.8% and Local Government Administration 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 577 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,418 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,120 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Snowy Valleys (A) was $577.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,997 66.6 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 481 8.0 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 317 5.3 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 289 4.8 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Truck 96 1.6 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 26 0.4 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,341 72.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Snowy Valleys (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.6%, Worked at home 8.0%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Walked only 4.8% and Truck 1.6%. On the day, 0.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,718 65.5 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,987 25.3 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,365 11.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,981 25.3 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Snowy Valleys (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.3% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.3% 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
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,957 16.6 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,793 23.7 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,568 13.3 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,404 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 Snowy Valleys (A), 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% 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 Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,772 47.0 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,378 36.6 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 570 15.1 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 47 1.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Snowy Valleys (A), 36.6% were couple families with children, 47.0% were couple families without children and 15.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 23.5 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 76.5 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Snowy Valleys (A), 23.5% of single parents were male and 76.5% 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
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 616 19.6 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 117 3.7 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 736 23.4 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 380 12.1 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 153 4.9 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 721 22.9 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 189 6.0 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 236 7.5 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Snowy Valleys (A), of couple families with children, 19.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 23.4% 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 Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,387 83.9 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,037 16.1 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Snowy Valleys (A), 83.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 5,033 93.4 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 132 2.5 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 149 2.8 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 32 0.6 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Snowy Valleys (A), 93.4% were separate houses, 2.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 26 0.5 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 174 3.2 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 863 16.0 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,602 48.2 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,576 29.2 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 152 2.8 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 Snowy Valleys (A), of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 16.0% had 2 bedrooms and 48.2% 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
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,275 42.2 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,570 29.1 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,337 24.8 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 39 0.7 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 170 3.2 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Snowy Valleys (A), 42.2% were owned outright, 29.1% were owned with a mortgage and 24.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 3,715 68.9 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,576 29.2 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 100 1.9 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Snowy Valleys (A), of all households, 68.9% were family households, 29.2% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

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Household income Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.0 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.0 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Snowy Valleys (A), 27.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.0% 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 Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 180 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.4 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.6 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

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

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Mortgage monthly repayments Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 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 Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 269 5.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,745 32.4 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,999 37.1 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,126 20.9 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 255 4.7 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Snowy Valleys (A), 32.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,401 26.0 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,815 70.9 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 167 3.1 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Snowy Valleys (A), 70.9% 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.
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 311 49.2 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 321 50.8 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Snowy Valleys (A), 49.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.8% 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
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 919 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Snowy Valleys (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $919.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,192 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Snowy Valleys (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,192.

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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.