Baulkham Hills

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code SED10008
People 79,148
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 39
Families 22,427
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 26,635
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $2,286
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,500
Median weekly rent $550
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 38,942 49.2 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 40,211 50.8 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 309 0.4 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 79,148 people in Baulkham Hills. Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

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Age Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 5,036 6.4 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 5,935 7.5 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 5,135 6.5 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 5,263 6.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 4,911 6.2 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 3,906 4.9 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 4,731 6.0 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 5,753 7.3 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 5,991 7.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 5,628 7.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 5,415 6.8 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 5,105 6.5 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 4,622 5.8 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 4,283 5.4 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3,185 4.0 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 2,057 2.6 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 1,133 1.4 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,046 1.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Baulkham Hills was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 39,020 61.9 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,123 1.8 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 3,192 5.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 2,490 3.9 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 17,224 27.3 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Baulkham Hills aged 15 years and over, 61.9% were married and 6.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 36,491 61.1 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,611 4.4 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 20,644 34.6 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Baulkham Hills, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,637 6.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 5,690 23.3 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,418 5.8 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 596 2.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 3,281 13.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,494 6.1 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,081 4.4 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 1,292 5.3 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4,894 20.1 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 667 2.7 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 2,358 9.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Baulkham Hills 30.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.6% were in primary school, 24.0% in secondary school and 25.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 23,048 36.6 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 6,924 11.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,508 2.4 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 5,328 8.5 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 10,750 17.1 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,861 3.0 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 4,798 7.6 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 11 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 3,058 4.9 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 304 0.5 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 3,120 5.0 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Baulkham Hills, 17.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 19,001 18.6 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 18,254 17.9 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Chinese 14,450 14.1 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
Irish 6,507 6.4 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Indian 5,726 5.6 211,927 2.1 619,164 2.0

The most common ancestries in Baulkham Hills were English 18.6%, Australian 17.9%, Chinese 14.1%, Irish 6.4% and Indian 5.6%.

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 Baulkham Hills (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 46,040 58.2 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6,007 7.6 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
India 3,418 4.3 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
England 2,271 2.9 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1,714 2.2 42,347 0.6 86,886 0.4
Korea, Republic of (South) 1,629 2.1 51,816 0.7 98,776 0.4

In Baulkham Hills, 58.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.6%, India 4.3%, England 2.9%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.2% and Korea, Republic of (South) 2.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 42,839 54.1 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 4,691 5.9 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 3,610 4.6 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 25,635 32.4 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Baulkham Hills, 32.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 54.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 29,328 37.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 9,924 12.5 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
India 5,131 6.5 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
England 3,536 4.5 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Korea, Republic of (South) 2,206 2.8 63,494 0.8 116,045 0.5

In Baulkham Hills, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 37.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 12.5%, India 6.5%, England 4.5% and Korea, Republic of (South) 2.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 30,445 38.5 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 9,885 12.5 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
India 5,098 6.4 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
England 3,039 3.8 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Korea, Republic of (South) 2,294 2.9 65,642 0.9 120,878 0.5

In Baulkham Hills, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 38.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 12.5%, India 6.4%, England 3.8% and Korea, Republic of (South) 2.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 20,663 26.1 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 18,808 23.8 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 10,682 13.5 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Hinduism 4,486 5.7 181,402 2.4 440,300 1.9
Not stated 4,474 5.7 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Baulkham Hills were Catholic 26.1%, No Religion, so described 23.8%, Anglican 13.5%, Hinduism 5.7% and Not stated 5.7%. In Baulkham Hills, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 7,310 9.2 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 4,466 5.6 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Korean 2,080 2.6 59,912 0.8 108,997 0.5
Hindi 1,747 2.2 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
Tamil 1,304 1.6 29,681 0.4 73,161 0.3
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English only spoken at home 47,001 59.4 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 10,681 42.3 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Baulkham Hills 59.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 9.2%, Cantonese 5.6%, Korean 2.6%, Hindi 2.2% and Tamil 1.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 25,921 61.8 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 12,312 29.4 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 1,646 3.9 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 2,046 4.9 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 41,925 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Baulkham Hills. Of these 61.8% were employed full time, 29.4% were employed part-time and 4.9% 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
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 4,602 11.5 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 4,008 10.1 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 3,703 9.3 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 7,024 17.6 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 18,895 47.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Baulkham Hills, 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 12,680 31.8 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 6,558 16.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 6,474 16.2 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 3,924 9.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 3,635 9.1 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 3,001 7.5 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 1,774 4.4 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,136 2.8 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Baulkham Hills included Professionals 31.8%, Managers 16.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.8%, Sales Workers 9.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.5%, Labourers 4.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,483 3.7 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 1,407 3.5 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Banking 1,235 3.1 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 865 2.2 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 850 2.1 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Baulkham Hills, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.7%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.5%, Banking 3.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.2% and Primary Education 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 806 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,400 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,286 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Baulkham Hills was $806.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 23,809 59.7 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 5,280 13.2 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Worked at home 2,109 5.3 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 1,385 3.5 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train, bus 604 1.5 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 7,833 19.6 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 26,652 66.8 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Baulkham Hills, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.7%, Bus 13.2%, Worked at home 5.3%, Car, as passenger 3.5% and Train, bus 1.5%. On the day, 19.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 48,029 76.2 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 21,044 33.4 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 7,606 12.1 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 14,178 22.5 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Baulkham Hills, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.4% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.5% 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
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 15,707 24.9 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 17,414 27.6 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 8,442 13.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 6,459 10.2 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Baulkham Hills, 27.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

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Family composition

Family composition Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 6,708 29.9 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 13,291 59.3 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 2,206 9.8 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 215 1.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Baulkham Hills, 59.3% were couple families with children, 29.9% were couple families without children and 9.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Baulkham Hills, 19.0% of single parents were male and 81.0% 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
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 5,037 25.2 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 736 3.7 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 4,322 21.6 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3,328 16.6 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,164 5.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 3,545 17.7 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 861 4.3 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,014 5.1 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Baulkham Hills, of couple families with children, 25.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 21.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 24,765 94.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,368 5.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Baulkham Hills, 94.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 20,525 82.9 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,019 12.2 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,154 4.7 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 15 0.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Baulkham Hills, 82.9% were separate houses, 12.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.7% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 24 0.1 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 277 1.1 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,556 6.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 7,774 31.4 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 14,821 59.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 314 1.3 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.7 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Baulkham Hills, of occupied private dwellings 1.1% had 1 bedroom, 6.3% had 2 bedrooms and 31.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 9,316 37.6 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 10,751 43.4 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 4,121 16.6 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 203 0.8 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 367 1.5 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Baulkham Hills, 37.6% were owned outright, 43.4% were owned with a mortgage and 16.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 21,366 86.3 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,958 11.9 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 440 1.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Baulkham Hills, of all households, 86.3% were family households, 11.9% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

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Household income Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 9.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 34.7 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Baulkham Hills, 9.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 34.7% 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 Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 550 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.3 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.7 -- 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 Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,500 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.9 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.1 -- 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 Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 574 2.3 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 6,303 25.5 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 11,395 46.0 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 6,073 24.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 415 1.7 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Baulkham Hills, 25.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,342 5.4 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 23,043 93.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 370 1.5 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Baulkham Hills, 93.1% 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.
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 155 49.4 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 159 50.6 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Baulkham Hills, 49.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.6% were female. The median age was 26 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
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,524 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Baulkham Hills, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,524.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Baulkham Hills % Baulkham Hills New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 510 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,739 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Baulkham Hills, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $510 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,739.

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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.