Calala

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10748
People 3,927
Male 49.7%
Female 50.3%
Median age 34
Families 1,038
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 1,461
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,520
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,650
Median weekly rent $330
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

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
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,956 49.7 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,977 50.3 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 277 7.1 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,927 people in Calala. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.1% of the population.

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Age Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 325 8.3 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 318 8.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 277 7.1 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 338 8.6 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 197 5.0 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 268 6.8 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 243 6.2 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 258 6.6 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 245 6.3 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 221 5.6 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 254 6.5 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 225 5.8 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 199 5.1 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 215 5.5 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 130 3.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 89 2.3 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 79 2.0 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 32 0.8 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Calala was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,582 52.5 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 112 3.7 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 223 7.4 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 114 3.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 980 32.5 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Calala aged 15 years and over, 52.5% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,387 53.2 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 314 12.1 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 904 34.7 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Calala, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 98 7.9 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 206 16.6 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 105 8.5 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 92 7.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 189 15.3 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 62 5.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 96 7.8 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 68 5.5 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 83 6.7 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 13 1.1 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 226 18.3 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Calala 31.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.7% were in primary school, 28.5% in secondary school and 12.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 486 16.2 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 319 10.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 133 4.4 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 519 17.3 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 364 12.1 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 141 4.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 459 15.3 702,178 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 251 8.4 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 14 0.5 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 231 7.7 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Calala, 12.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 1,872 34.1 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,765 32.2 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 486 8.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 465 8.5 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
German 173 3.2 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Calala were Australian 34.1%, English 32.2%, Scottish 8.9%, Irish 8.5% and German 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 Calala (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,486 88.9 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 47 1.2 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 26 0.7 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 24 0.6 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
India 18 0.5 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 15 0.4 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2

In Calala, 88.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.2%, New Zealand 0.7%, Philippines 0.6%, India 0.5% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 284 7.2 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 163 4.1 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 106 2.7 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,154 80.2 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Calala, 80.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,268 83.3 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 109 2.8 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 37 0.9 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 30 0.8 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Philippines 26 0.7 106,423 1.4 270,177 1.2

In Calala, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 83.3%, England 2.8%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.8% and Philippines 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,335 85.0 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 85 2.2 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 34 0.9 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Philippines 29 0.7 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
Scotland 26 0.7 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Calala, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 85.0%, England 2.2%, New Zealand 0.9%, Philippines 0.7% and Scotland 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 1,162 29.7 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 926 23.6 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 718 18.3 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 287 7.3 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 217 5.5 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Calala were Anglican 29.7%, Catholic 23.6%, No Religion, so described 18.3%, Not stated 7.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.5%. In Calala, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (78.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 18 0.5 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Tagalog 15 0.4 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Punjabi 10 0.3 33,435 0.4 132,496 0.6
Italian 8 0.2 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Filipino 7 0.2 24,214 0.3 71,220 0.3
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English only spoken at home 3,606 91.7 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 51 3.7 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Calala 91.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.5%, Tagalog 0.4%, Punjabi 0.3%, Italian 0.2% and Filipino 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,215 62.2 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 559 28.6 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 105 5.4 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 75 3.8 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,954 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Calala. Of these 62.2% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 3.8% 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
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 183 9.8 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 151 8.1 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 223 11.9 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 396 21.2 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 811 43.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Calala, 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 384 20.5 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 288 15.4 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 253 13.5 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 217 11.6 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 206 11.0 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 200 10.7 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 187 10.0 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 113 6.0 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Calala included Professionals 20.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.6%, Sales Workers 11.0%, Managers 10.7%, Labourers 10.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Secondary Education 105 5.8 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 90 5.0 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 51 2.8 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 42 2.3 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Other Social Assistance Services 40 2.2 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Calala, the most common responses for industry of employment included Secondary Education 5.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.0%, Primary Education 2.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.3% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 722 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,710 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,520 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Calala was $722.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,398 74.8 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 89 4.8 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 78 4.2 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 48 2.6 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Truck 18 1.0 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 14 0.7 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,496 79.6 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Calala, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.8%, Car, as passenger 4.8%, Worked at home 4.2%, Walked only 2.6% and Truck 1.0%. 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 79.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,247 74.8 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,025 34.1 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 388 12.9 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 820 27.3 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Calala, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.1% provided care for children and 12.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.3% 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
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 646 21.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 863 28.7 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 427 14.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 315 10.5 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Calala, 28.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 391 37.2 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 490 46.7 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 156 14.9 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 13 1.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Calala, 46.7% were couple families with children, 37.2% were couple families without children and 14.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Calala, 14.3% of single parents were male and 85.7% 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
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 209 24.3 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 24 2.8 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 225 26.2 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 98 11.4 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 42 4.9 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 151 17.6 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 57 6.6 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 54 6.3 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Calala, of couple families with children, 24.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 26.2% 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 Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,312 93.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 86 6.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Calala, 93.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,263 96.3 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 40 3.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 3 0.2 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Calala, 96.3% were separate houses, 3.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 22 1.7 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 57 4.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 540 41.0 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 683 51.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 16 1.2 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 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Calala, of occupied private dwellings 1.7% had 1 bedroom, 4.3% had 2 bedrooms and 41.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 401 30.4 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 523 39.6 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 370 28.0 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 7 0.5 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 20 1.5 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Calala, 30.4% were owned outright, 39.6% were owned with a mortgage and 28.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,025 77.7 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 257 19.5 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 37 2.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Calala, of all households, 77.7% were family households, 19.5% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

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Household income Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 13.9 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.8 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Calala, 13.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.8% 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 Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 330 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.9 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.1 -- 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 Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,650 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.4 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.6 -- 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 Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 25 1.9 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 388 29.4 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 606 45.9 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 269 20.4 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 31 2.4 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Calala, 29.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 149 11.3 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,144 87.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 20 1.5 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Calala, 87.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 126 46.3 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 146 53.7 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 16 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Calala, 46.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.7% were female. The median age was 16 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Calala % Calala 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 1,468 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Calala, 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 $1,468.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Calala % Calala New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 350 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Calala, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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.