Avoca Beach

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10114
People 4,584
Male 49.8%
Female 50.2%
Median age 41
Families 1,251
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 2,248
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,896
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $440
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(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
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,284 49.8 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,303 50.2 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 80 1.7 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,584 people in Avoca Beach. Of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

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Age Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 264 5.8 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 355 7.7 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 390 8.5 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 344 7.5 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 228 5.0 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 178 3.9 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 199 4.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 265 5.8 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 335 7.3 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 390 8.5 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 332 7.2 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 319 7.0 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 280 6.1 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 255 5.6 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 198 4.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 130 2.8 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 64 1.4 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 58 1.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Avoca Beach was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,993 55.8 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 99 2.8 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 303 8.5 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 137 3.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,040 29.1 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Avoca Beach aged 15 years and over, 55.8% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,797 55.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 269 8.4 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,148 35.7 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Avoca Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 110 7.2 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 389 25.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 35 2.3 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 58 3.8 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 224 14.7 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 85 5.6 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 98 6.4 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 67 4.4 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 199 13.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 23 1.5 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 239 15.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Avoca Beach 33.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.8% were in primary school, 26.2% in secondary school and 17.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 946 26.4 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 454 12.7 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 107 3.0 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 511 14.3 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 508 14.2 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 125 3.5 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 361 10.1 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 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 180 5.0 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 4 0.1 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 242 6.8 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Avoca Beach, 14.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 2,208 33.8 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,817 27.9 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 772 11.8 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 534 8.2 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 171 2.6 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Avoca Beach were English 33.8%, Australian 27.9%, Irish 11.8%, Scottish 8.2% 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 Avoca Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,509 76.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 409 8.9 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 71 1.5 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
South Africa 51 1.1 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Ireland 43 0.9 24,038 0.3 74,888 0.3
Canada 31 0.7 13,290 0.2 43,053 0.2

In Avoca Beach, 76.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.9%, New Zealand 1.5%, South Africa 1.1%, Ireland 0.9% and Canada 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,014 22.1 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 447 9.8 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 277 6.0 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,612 57.0 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Avoca Beach, 57.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,913 63.7 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 547 12.0 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 127 2.8 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 99 2.2 45,238 0.6 177,536 0.8
Ireland 74 1.6 52,104 0.7 169,273 0.7

In Avoca Beach, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 63.7%, England 12.0%, New Zealand 2.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.2% and Ireland 1.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,078 67.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 480 10.5 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 89 2.0 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Ireland 86 1.9 45,638 0.6 147,423 0.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 73 1.6 38,504 0.5 155,231 0.7

In Avoca Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.6%, England 10.5%, New Zealand 2.0%, Ireland 1.9% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,559 34.0 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,033 22.5 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 915 19.9 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 358 7.8 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 153 3.3 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Avoca Beach were No Religion, so described 34.0%, Catholic 22.5%, Anglican 19.9%, Not stated 7.8% and Uniting Church 3.3%. In Avoca Beach, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
German 29 0.6 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
French 28 0.6 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Spanish 18 0.4 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Italian 13 0.3 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Dutch 12 0.3 8,686 0.1 33,835 0.1
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English only spoken at home 4,162 90.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 116 7.2 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Avoca Beach 90.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.6%, French 0.6%, Spanish 0.4%, Italian 0.3% and Dutch 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,299 54.7 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 859 36.2 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 101 4.3 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 117 4.9 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 2,376 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Avoca Beach. Of these 54.7% were employed full time, 36.2% 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
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 313 13.8 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 288 12.7 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 260 11.5 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 282 12.5 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,019 45.1 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Avoca Beach, 13.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 649 28.8 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 323 14.3 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 305 13.5 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 268 11.9 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 267 11.8 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 208 9.2 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 150 6.6 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 66 2.9 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Avoca Beach included Professionals 28.8%, Managers 14.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.8%, Sales Workers 9.2%, Labourers 6.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 113 5.1 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 76 3.4 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Secondary Education 64 2.9 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Primary Education 59 2.7 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Takeaway Food Services 55 2.5 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Avoca Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.1%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.4%, Secondary Education 2.9%, Primary Education 2.7% and Takeaway Food Services 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 764 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,165 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,896 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Avoca Beach was $764.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,438 63.9 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 205 9.1 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 77 3.4 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train, car as driver 75 3.3 34,213 1.0 86,003 0.8
Train 44 2.0 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 171 7.6 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,626 71.9 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Avoca Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.9%, Worked at home 9.1%, Car, as passenger 3.4%, Train, car as driver 3.3% and Train 2.0%. On the day, 7.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,827 79.1 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,253 35.1 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 437 12.2 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 956 26.7 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Avoca Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.1% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.7% 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
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 881 24.7 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,089 30.5 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 513 14.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 344 9.6 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Avoca Beach, 30.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 422 33.6 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 643 51.2 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 181 14.4 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 9 0.7 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Avoca Beach, 51.2% were couple families with children, 33.6% were couple families without children and 14.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Avoca Beach, 20.1% of single parents were male and 79.9% 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
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 208 19.7 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 54 5.1 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 306 29.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 134 12.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 56 5.3 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 188 17.8 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 44 4.2 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 66 6.2 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Avoca Beach, of couple families with children, 19.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 29.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,527 70.2 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 647 29.8 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Avoca Beach, 70.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 29.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,272 83.3 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 90 5.9 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 68 4.5 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 90 5.9 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Avoca Beach, 83.3% were separate houses, 5.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.5% were flats or apartments and 5.9% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 39 2.6 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 180 11.8 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 536 35.1 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 748 49.0 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 23 1.5 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Avoca Beach, of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 11.8% had 2 bedrooms and 35.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 549 36.2 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 655 43.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 281 18.5 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 32 2.1 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Avoca Beach, 36.2% were owned outright, 43.2% were owned with a mortgage and 18.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,216 80.0 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 277 18.2 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 27 1.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Avoca Beach, of all households, 80.0% were family households, 18.2% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

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Household income Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 14.0 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 25.2 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Avoca Beach, 14.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 25.2% 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 Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 440 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.2 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.8 -- 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 Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.8 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.2 -- 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 Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 24 1.6 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 398 26.2 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 719 47.3 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 342 22.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 38 2.5 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Avoca Beach, 26.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 112 7.4 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,377 90.7 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 29 1.9 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Avoca Beach, 90.7% 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.
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 46 52.9 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 41 47.1 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Avoca Beach, 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
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,374 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Avoca Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,374.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Avoca Beach % Avoca Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 515 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,600 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Avoca Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $515 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.

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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.