Aberdare

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10006
People 2,473
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 35
Families 657
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 1,067
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $998
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $270
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,205 48.8 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,262 51.2 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 222 9.0 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,473 people in Aberdare. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.0% of the population.

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Age Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 207 8.4 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 160 6.5 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 165 6.7 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 190 7.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 179 7.3 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 184 7.5 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 133 5.4 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 141 5.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 164 6.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 156 6.3 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 156 6.3 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 171 6.9 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 143 5.8 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 113 4.6 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 91 3.7 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 60 2.4 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 35 1.4 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 19 0.8 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Aberdare was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 747 38.4 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 99 5.1 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 229 11.8 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 107 5.5 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 765 39.3 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Aberdare aged 15 years and over, 38.4% were married and 16.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 658 38.2 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 232 13.5 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 834 48.4 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Aberdare, of people aged 15 years and over, 38.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 54 7.6 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 138 19.4 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 28 3.9 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 23 3.2 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 121 17.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 26 3.7 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 25 3.5 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 50 7.0 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 46 6.5 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 15 2.1 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 186 26.1 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Aberdare 28.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.1% were in primary school, 23.7% in secondary school and 13.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 92 4.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 119 6.1 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 73 3.7 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 377 19.3 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 231 11.8 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 105 5.4 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 407 20.8 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 6 0.3 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 274 14.0 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 7 0.4 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 223 11.4 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Aberdare, 11.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 1,281 38.9 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,010 30.7 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 300 9.1 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 210 6.4 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
German 87 2.6 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Aberdare were Australian 38.9%, English 30.7%, Scottish 9.1%, Irish 6.4% and German 2.6%.

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 Aberdare (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,179 88.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 33 1.3 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 18 0.7 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Scotland 12 0.5 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
Philippines 9 0.4 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
India 8 0.3 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9

In Aberdare, 88.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.3%, New Zealand 0.7%, Scotland 0.5%, Philippines 0.4% and India 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 167 6.7 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 99 4.0 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 68 2.7 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,961 79.2 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Aberdare, 79.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,047 83.5 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 79 3.2 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 33 1.3 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
New Zealand 28 1.1 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Germany 16 0.7 47,543 0.6 170,571 0.7

In Aberdare, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 83.5%, England 3.2%, Scotland 1.3%, New Zealand 1.1% and Germany 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,070 84.5 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 76 3.1 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 32 1.3 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 21 0.9 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
Philippines 11 0.4 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4

In Aberdare, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 84.5%, England 3.1%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 0.9% and Philippines 0.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 684 27.9 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 664 27.1 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 452 18.4 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 202 8.2 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 122 5.0 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Aberdare were Anglican 27.9%, No Religion, so described 27.1%, Catholic 18.4%, Not stated 8.2% and Uniting Church 5.0%. In Aberdare, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
French 4 0.2 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Italian 3 0.1 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Gujarati 3 0.1 18,873 0.3 52,888 0.2
Cantonese 3 0.1 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 2,283 93.2 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 39 4.0 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Aberdare 93.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were French 0.2%, Italian 0.1%, Gujarati 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
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 536 49.4 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 348 32.1 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 62 5.7 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 138 12.7 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,084 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Aberdare. Of these 49.4% were employed full time, 32.1% were employed part-time and 12.7% 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
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 106 11.2 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 110 11.7 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 125 13.3 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 184 19.5 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 357 37.9 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Aberdare, 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 153 16.3 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 147 15.6 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 139 14.8 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 135 14.3 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 108 11.5 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 94 10.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 89 9.5 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 55 5.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Aberdare included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.6%, Labourers 14.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.3%, Sales Workers 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.0%, Professionals 9.5% and Managers 5.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 69 7.9 19,153 0.6 46,491 0.4
Aged Care Residential Services 40 4.6 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Accommodation 33 3.8 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1
Takeaway Food Services 30 3.4 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 26 3.0 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Aberdare, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 7.9%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.6%, Accommodation 3.8%, Takeaway Food Services 3.4% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 511 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,176 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 998 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Aberdare was $511.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 676 71.9 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 43 4.6 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 25 2.7 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 14 1.5 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Truck 10 1.1 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 11 1.2 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 739 78.0 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Aberdare, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.9%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Worked at home 2.7%, Walked only 1.5% and Truck 1.1%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,307 67.3 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 633 32.5 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 252 13.0 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 257 13.2 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Aberdare, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.5% provided care for children and 13.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.2% 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
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 350 18.1 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 501 25.9 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 240 12.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 211 10.9 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Aberdare, 25.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 220 33.7 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 238 36.4 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 187 28.6 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 8 1.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Aberdare, 36.4% were couple families with children, 33.7% were couple families without children and 28.6% were one parent families.

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

In Aberdare, 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
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 72 15.8 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 11 2.4 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 110 24.1 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 48 10.5 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 42 9.2 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 117 25.6 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 30 6.6 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 27 5.9 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Aberdare, of couple families with children, 15.8% had both partners employed full-time, 2.4% had both employed part-time and 24.1% 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

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 919 90.0 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 102 10.0 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Aberdare, 90.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 734 79.9 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 175 19.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 3 0.3 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.3 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Aberdare, 79.9% were separate houses, 19.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.3% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 29 3.1 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 217 23.5 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 486 52.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 171 18.5 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 20 2.2 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Aberdare, of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 23.5% had 2 bedrooms and 52.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 261 28.2 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 298 32.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 334 36.1 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 8 0.9 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 24 2.6 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Aberdare, 28.2% were owned outright, 32.2% were owned with a mortgage and 36.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 634 69.0 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 256 27.9 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 29 3.2 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Aberdare, of all households, 69.0% were family households, 27.9% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

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Household income Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.1 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.3 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Aberdare, 27.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.3% 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 Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 270 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.6 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 15.4 -- 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 Aberdare % Aberdare 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 -- 94.4 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.6 -- 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 Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 49 5.3 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 349 38.1 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 315 34.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 159 17.3 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 45 4.9 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Aberdare, 38.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 215 23.4 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 686 74.7 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 17 1.9 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Aberdare, 74.7% 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.
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 112 50.7 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 109 49.3 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Aberdare, 50.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.3% were female. The median age was 20 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
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,107 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Aberdare, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,107.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Aberdare % Aberdare New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 270 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,525 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Aberdare, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,525.

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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.