Allawah

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10038
People 5,706
Male 50%
Female 50%
Median age 33
Families 1,571
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 2,233
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,494
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent $440
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3

(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
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,857 50.0 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,852 50.0 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 25 0.4 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,706 people in Allawah. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

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Age Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 33 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 394 6.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 251 4.4 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 215 3.8 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 298 5.2 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 493 8.6 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 710 12.4 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 651 11.4 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 407 7.1 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 343 6.0 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 330 5.8 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 326 5.7 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 361 6.3 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 302 5.3 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 226 3.9 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 158 2.8 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 110 1.9 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 88 1.5 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 65 1.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Allawah was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,528 52.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 130 2.7 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 377 7.8 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 152 3.1 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,659 34.2 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Allawah aged 15 years and over, 52.2% were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,229 48.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 262 5.7 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,102 45.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Allawah, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 64 3.8 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 228 13.4 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 53 3.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 20 1.2 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 217 12.8 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 43 2.5 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 33 1.9 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 156 9.2 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 519 30.5 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 99 5.8 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 267 15.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Allawah 29.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.9% were in primary school, 17.0% in secondary school and 39.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,638 33.8 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 535 11.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 86 1.8 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 309 6.4 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,060 21.9 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 123 2.5 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 308 6.4 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.1 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 267 5.5 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 63 1.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 315 6.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Allawah, 21.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.3% 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 Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Chinese 1,954 29.5 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
Australian 584 8.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 529 8.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Nepalese 408 6.2 36,248 0.4 62,806 0.2
Irish 211 3.2 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Allawah were Chinese 29.5%, Australian 8.8%, English 8.0%, Nepalese 6.2% and Irish 3.2%.

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

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Country of birth Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,969 34.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,233 21.7 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Nepal 390 6.9 32,117 0.4 54,754 0.2
Philippines 165 2.9 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 160 2.8 42,347 0.6 86,886 0.4
India 141 2.5 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9

In Allawah, 34.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 21.7%, Nepal 6.9%, Philippines 2.9%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.8% and India 2.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,370 76.7 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 201 3.5 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 179 3.1 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 706 12.4 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Allawah, 12.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 76.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,643 28.9 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Australia 889 15.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
Nepal 422 7.4 36,554 0.5 60,678 0.3
India 186 3.3 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Lebanon 179 3.2 143,993 1.9 196,333 0.8

In Allawah, the most common countries of birth for male parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 28.9%, Australia 15.6%, Nepal 7.4%, India 3.3% and Lebanon 3.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,652 29.1 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Australia 911 16.0 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
Nepal 425 7.5 36,096 0.5 60,021 0.3
Philippines 188 3.3 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
India 186 3.3 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6

In Allawah, the most common countries of birth for female parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 29.1%, Australia 16.0%, Nepal 7.5%, Philippines 3.3% and India 3.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,805 31.6 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 972 17.0 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Hinduism 513 9.0 181,402 2.4 440,300 1.9
Not stated 420 7.3 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Eastern Orthodox 372 6.5 188,442 2.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Allawah were No Religion, so described 31.6%, Catholic 17.0%, Hinduism 9.0%, Not stated 7.3% and Eastern Orthodox 6.5%. In Allawah, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (42.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 1,067 18.7 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 663 11.6 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Nepali 405 7.1 34,606 0.5 62,005 0.3
Arabic 211 3.7 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Macedonian 150 2.6 28,144 0.4 66,019 0.3
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English only spoken at home 1,547 27.1 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,451 69.0 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Allawah 27.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 18.7%, Cantonese 11.6%, Nepali 7.1%, Arabic 3.7% and Macedonian 2.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,818 57.1 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 974 30.6 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 143 4.5 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 247 7.8 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 3,182 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Allawah. Of these 57.1% were employed full time, 30.6% were employed part-time and 7.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 267 9.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 423 14.4 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 284 9.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 730 24.9 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,089 37.1 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Allawah, 9.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 645 21.9 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 408 13.9 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 352 12.0 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 351 11.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 339 11.5 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 328 11.1 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 288 9.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 176 6.0 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Allawah included Professionals 21.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.9%, Sales Workers 11.5%, Labourers 11.1%, Managers 9.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 130 4.6 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 115 4.1 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 113 4.0 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 96 3.4 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Banking 75 2.6 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3

Of the employed people in Allawah, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 4.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4% and Banking 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 614 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,507 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,494 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Allawah was $614.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,232 42.1 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 1,002 34.2 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 102 3.5 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train, bus 100 3.4 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Walked only 78 2.7 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,183 40.2 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,384 47.1 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Allawah, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 42.1%, Train 34.2%, Car, as passenger 3.5%, Train, bus 3.4% and Walked only 2.7%. On the day, 40.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 47.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,994 61.6 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,137 23.4 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 493 10.2 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 582 12.0 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Allawah, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.4% provided care for children and 10.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.0% 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
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,078 22.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,110 22.8 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 473 9.7 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 329 6.8 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Allawah, 22.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 575 36.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 690 44.1 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 246 15.7 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 52 3.3 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Allawah, 44.1% were couple families with children, 36.8% were couple families without children and 15.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Allawah, 16.6% of single parents were male and 83.4% 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
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 290 22.9 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 65 5.1 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 250 19.8 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 231 18.3 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 87 6.9 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 224 17.7 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 58 4.6 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 60 4.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Allawah, of couple families with children, 22.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 19.8% 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 Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,027 94.3 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 123 5.7 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Allawah, 94.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 343 16.9 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 74 3.7 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,594 78.6 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 13 0.6 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Allawah, 16.9% were separate houses, 3.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 78.6% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 9 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 68 3.3 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,101 54.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 632 31.1 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 178 8.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 44 2.2 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Allawah, of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 54.2% had 2 bedrooms and 31.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 530 26.0 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 513 25.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 935 45.9 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 8 0.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 53 2.6 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Allawah, 26.0% were owned outright, 25.2% were owned with a mortgage and 45.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,469 72.4 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 428 21.1 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 131 6.5 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Allawah, of all households, 72.4% were family households, 21.1% were single person households and 6.5% were group households.

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Household income Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 12.0 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Allawah, 17.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.0% 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 Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 440 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 80.4 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 19.6 -- 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 Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.0 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.0 -- 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 Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 266 13.1 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,035 50.9 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 522 25.7 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 142 7.0 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 68 3.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Allawah, 50.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 242 11.9 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,738 85.6 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 51 2.5 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Allawah, 85.6% 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.
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 9 36.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 16 64.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Allawah, 36.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 64.0% were female. The median age was 27 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
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,792 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Allawah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,792.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Allawah % Allawah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 400 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,539 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Allawah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $400 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,539.

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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.