Cootamundra

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code SED10022
People 71,781
Male 50.1%
Female 49.9%
Median age 45
Families 18,364
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 33,259
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,004
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,100
Median weekly rent $185
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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 35,946 50.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 35,837 49.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3,947 5.5 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 71,781 people in Cootamundra. Of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.5% of the population.

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Age Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 45 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 4,080 5.7 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 4,820 6.7 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 4,663 6.5 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 4,158 5.8 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 3,425 4.8 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 3,252 4.5 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 3,477 4.8 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 3,704 5.2 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 4,103 5.7 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 4,420 6.2 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 4,872 6.8 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 5,184 7.2 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 4,944 6.9 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 5,171 7.2 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3,929 5.5 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 3,189 4.4 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 2,101 2.9 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 2,270 3.2 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Cootamundra was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 29,156 50.1 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 2,161 3.7 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 5,019 8.6 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 4,585 7.9 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 17,298 29.7 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Cootamundra aged 15 years and over, 50.1% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 24,760 50.4 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 4,926 10.0 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 19,429 39.6 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Cootamundra, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,271 5.8 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 4,367 20.1 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,685 7.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 111 0.5 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 2,926 13.5 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 987 4.5 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 266 1.2 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 1,225 5.6 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,013 4.7 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 252 1.2 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 7,642 35.1 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Cootamundra 30.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.4% were in primary school, 19.2% in secondary school and 10.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 5,341 9.2 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3,704 6.4 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,544 2.7 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 9,094 15.6 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 5,924 10.2 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,382 4.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 10,988 18.9 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 85 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 11 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 8,108 13.9 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 175 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 9,273 15.9 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Cootamundra, 10.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 33,162 35.0 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 28,863 30.5 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 9,083 9.6 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 6,816 7.2 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 3,193 3.4 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Cootamundra were Australian 35.0%, English 30.5%, Irish 9.6%, Scottish 7.2% 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 Cootamundra (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 60,802 84.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,063 1.5 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 470 0.7 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 215 0.3 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
India 164 0.2 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Germany 157 0.2 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Cootamundra, 84.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.5%, New Zealand 0.7%, Philippines 0.3%, India 0.2% and Germany 0.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,987 6.9 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,480 3.5 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,802 2.5 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 55,147 76.8 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Cootamundra, 76.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 57,436 80.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 2,222 3.1 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 637 0.9 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 441 0.6 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 325 0.5 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7

In Cootamundra, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.1%, England 3.1%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.6% and Netherlands 0.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 58,099 81.0 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 1,984 2.8 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 655 0.9 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 375 0.5 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
Germany 294 0.4 47,489 0.6 169,618 0.7

In Cootamundra, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.0%, England 2.8%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.5% and Germany 0.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 21,430 29.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 18,589 25.9 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 11,517 16.0 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 7,778 10.8 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 3,910 5.4 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Cootamundra were Catholic 29.9%, Anglican 25.9%, No Religion, so described 16.0%, Not stated 10.8% and Uniting Church 5.4%. In Cootamundra, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (80.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arabic 241 0.3 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Mandarin 206 0.3 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Tagalog 96 0.1 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Italian 91 0.1 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Cantonese 85 0.1 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 63,310 88.2 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 995 3.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Cootamundra 88.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 0.3%, Mandarin 0.3%, Tagalog 0.1%, Italian 0.1% and Cantonese 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 17,388 57.7 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 9,319 30.9 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 1,808 6.0 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,640 5.4 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 30,155 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cootamundra. Of these 57.7% were employed full time, 30.9% 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
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 3,191 11.2 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 2,819 9.9 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 3,313 11.6 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 4,795 16.8 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 12,587 44.1 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Cootamundra, 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 5,923 20.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 4,382 15.4 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 3,782 13.3 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 3,584 12.6 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,941 10.3 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,867 10.1 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 2,413 8.5 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 2,151 7.5 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Cootamundra included Managers 20.8%, Labourers 15.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Professionals 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.1%, Sales Workers 8.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 1,152 4.0 4,557 0.1 15,056 0.1
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 965 3.4 6,728 0.2 18,197 0.2
Other Grain Growing 872 3.1 5,109 0.2 19,053 0.2
Local Government Administration 847 3.0 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3
Aged Care Residential Services 846 3.0 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Cootamundra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 4.0%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 3.4%, Other Grain Growing 3.1%, Local Government Administration 3.0% and Aged Care Residential Services 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 544 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,290 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,004 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cootamundra was $544.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 17,988 63.1 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 2,888 10.1 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 1,577 5.5 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 1,525 5.3 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 527 1.8 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 194 0.7 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 19,681 69.0 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Cootamundra, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.1%, Worked at home 10.1%, Walked only 5.5%, Car, as passenger 5.3% and Truck 1.8%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 37,924 65.1 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 14,516 24.9 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 7,338 12.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 15,360 26.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Cootamundra, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.9% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.4% 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
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 10,079 17.3 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 13,388 23.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 7,413 12.7 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 7,039 12.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cootamundra, 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 8,387 45.7 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 6,783 36.9 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 2,914 15.9 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 275 1.5 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Cootamundra, 36.9% were couple families with children, 45.7% were couple families without children and 15.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.9 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.1 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Cootamundra, 19.9% of single parents were male and 80.1% 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
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 3,039 20.0 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 600 4.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 3,343 22.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,743 11.5 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 864 5.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 3,848 25.4 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 850 5.6 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 887 5.8 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Cootamundra, of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 22.0% 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 Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 26,783 86.3 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 4,255 13.7 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Cootamundra, 86.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 24,642 92.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 826 3.1 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 894 3.3 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 197 0.7 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Cootamundra, 92.0% were separate houses, 3.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.3% were flats or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 103 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 761 2.8 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 4,275 16.0 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 11,878 44.3 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 8,884 33.2 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 885 3.3 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 Cootamundra, of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 16.0% had 2 bedrooms and 44.3% 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
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 11,495 42.9 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 7,455 27.8 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 6,585 24.6 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 245 0.9 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,005 3.8 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Cootamundra, 42.9% were owned outright, 27.8% were owned with a mortgage and 24.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 18,133 67.7 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 8,052 30.1 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 599 2.2 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Cootamundra, of all households, 67.7% were family households, 30.1% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

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Household income Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.7 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.1 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Cootamundra, 28.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.1% 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 Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 185 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.0 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.0 -- 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 Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,100 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.8 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.2 -- 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 Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 1,558 5.8 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 8,895 33.2 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 9,378 35.0 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 5,593 20.9 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,362 5.1 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Cootamundra, 33.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 6,911 25.8 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 18,879 70.5 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 991 3.7 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Cootamundra, 70.5% 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.
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,087 52.9 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 1,861 47.1 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Cootamundra, 52.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.1% 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
Cootamundra % Cootamundra 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 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 956 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Cootamundra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $956.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 190 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Cootamundra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.

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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.