Carss Park

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10837
People 1,252
Male 48.2%
Female 51.8%
Median age 45
Families 338
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 476
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,779
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,913
Median weekly rent $212
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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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
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 605 48.2 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 650 51.8 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 9 0.7 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,252 people in Carss Park. Of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

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Age Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 45 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 69 5.5 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 84 6.7 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 90 7.2 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 74 5.9 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 81 6.5 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 45 3.6 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 39 3.1 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 46 3.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 93 7.4 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 102 8.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 96 7.6 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 94 7.5 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 70 5.6 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 78 6.2 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 79 6.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 35 2.8 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 38 3.0 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 42 3.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Carss Park was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 605 60.1 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 15 1.5 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 71 7.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 48 4.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 268 26.6 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Carss Park aged 15 years and over, 60.1% were married and 8.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 570 59.6 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 33 3.4 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 354 37.0 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Carss Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 32 8.5 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 59 15.6 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 32 8.5 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 11 2.9 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 46 12.2 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 23 6.1 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 29 7.7 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 15 4.0 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 63 16.7 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 6 1.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 62 16.4 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Carss Park 31.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.2% were in primary school, 24.1% in secondary school and 19.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 322 31.8 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 105 10.4 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 8 0.8 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 107 10.6 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 161 15.9 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 31 3.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 84 8.3 702,178 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 83 8.2 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 11 1.1 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 68 6.7 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Carss Park, 15.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 300 18.5 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 263 16.2 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Greek 210 12.9 132,829 1.3 397,431 1.3
Chinese 124 7.6 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
Irish 98 6.0 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Carss Park were Australian 18.5%, English 16.2%, Greek 12.9%, Chinese 7.6% and Irish 6.0%.

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 Carss Park (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 872 69.5 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 67 5.3 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
England 36 2.9 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Greece 32 2.6 29,481 0.4 93,743 0.4
Lebanon 28 2.2 57,381 0.8 78,653 0.3
New Zealand 19 1.5 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2

In Carss Park, 69.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.3%, England 2.9%, Greece 2.6%, Lebanon 2.2% and New Zealand 1.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 552 44.0 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 100 8.0 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 61 4.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 489 39.0 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Carss Park, 39.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 44.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 550 44.8 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
Greece 112 9.1 72,635 1.0 226,920 1.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 98 8.0 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Lebanon 72 5.9 143,993 1.9 196,333 0.8
England 51 4.2 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0

In Carss Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 44.8%, Greece 9.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8.0%, Lebanon 5.9% and England 4.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 586 48.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
Greece 96 8.0 66,182 0.9 206,674 0.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 90 7.5 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Lebanon 63 5.2 129,707 1.7 176,241 0.8
Italy 33 2.7 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7

In Carss Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 48.6%, Greece 8.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.5%, Lebanon 5.2% and Italy 2.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 297 23.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Eastern Orthodox 248 19.9 188,442 2.5 502,801 2.1
No Religion, so described 206 16.5 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 182 14.6 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 104 8.4 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Carss Park were Catholic 23.9%, Eastern Orthodox 19.9%, No Religion, so described 16.5%, Anglican 14.6% and Not stated 8.4%. In Carss Park, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (75.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Greek 152 12.3 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 69 5.6 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Arabic 64 5.2 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Macedonian 30 2.4 28,144 0.4 66,019 0.3
Cantonese 26 2.1 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 758 61.2 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 185 41.7 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Carss Park 61.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 12.3%, Mandarin 5.6%, Arabic 5.2%, Macedonian 2.4% and Cantonese 2.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 342 59.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 182 31.7 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 18 3.1 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 32 5.6 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 574 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Carss Park. Of these 59.6% were employed full time, 31.7% were employed part-time and 5.6% 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
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 64 11.8 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 61 11.2 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 53 9.8 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 73 13.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 269 49.5 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Carss Park, 11.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 163 29.9 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 107 19.6 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 82 15.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 63 11.6 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 52 9.5 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 43 7.9 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 15 2.8 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Labourers 14 2.6 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5

The most common occupations in Carss Park included Professionals 29.9%, Managers 19.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.0%, Sales Workers 11.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.8% and Labourers 2.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Banking 18 4.0 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Legal Services 17 3.8 39,267 1.2 104,051 1.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 17 3.8 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
General Practice Medical Services 17 3.8 31,572 0.9 96,014 0.9
Cafes and Restaurants 16 3.5 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Carss Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Banking 4.0%, Legal Services 3.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%, General Practice Medical Services 3.8% and Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 708 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,333 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,779 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Carss Park was $708.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 351 65.0 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 30 5.6 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 26 4.8 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Train, bus 23 4.3 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Car, as passenger 19 3.5 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 87 15.9 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 398 72.9 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Carss Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.0%, Train 5.6%, Worked at home 4.8%, Train, bus 4.3% and Car, as passenger 3.5%. On the day, 15.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 716 70.6 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 308 30.5 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 155 15.4 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 197 19.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Carss Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.5% provided care for children and 15.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 219 21.6 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 273 27.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 117 11.6 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 105 10.4 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Carss Park, 27.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 115 33.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 190 55.9 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 31 9.1 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 4 1.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Carss Park, 55.9% were couple families with children, 33.8% were couple families without children and 9.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 22.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 77.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Carss Park, 22.6% of single parents were male and 77.4% 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
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 62 20.4 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 12 3.9 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 55 18.1 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 52 17.1 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 16 5.3 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 78 25.7 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 17 5.6 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 12 3.9 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Carss Park, of couple families with children, 20.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 18.1% 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 Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 430 92.9 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 33 7.1 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Carss Park, 92.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 335 77.9 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 61 14.2 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 30 7.0 519,390 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 Carss Park, 77.9% were separate houses, 14.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 27 6.4 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 63 14.9 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 146 34.5 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 184 43.5 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 0.7 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Carss Park, of occupied private dwellings 6.4% had 1 bedroom, 14.9% had 2 bedrooms and 34.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 181 42.8 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 148 35.0 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 81 19.1 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.7 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 10 2.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Carss Park, 42.8% were owned outright, 35.0% were owned with a mortgage and 19.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 324 75.7 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 101 23.6 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 0.7 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Carss Park, of all households, 75.7% were family households, 23.6% were single person households and 0.7% were group households.

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Household income Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 20.3 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 33.0 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Carss Park, 20.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 33.0% 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 Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 212 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.1 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.9 -- 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 Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,913 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.9 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.1 -- 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 Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 35 8.2 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 106 24.9 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 170 40.0 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 101 23.8 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 13 3.1 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Carss Park, 24.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 65 15.1 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 355 82.6 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 10 2.3 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Carss Park, 82.6% 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.
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 7 50.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 7 50.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 39 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Carss Park, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 39 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
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,625 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Carss Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,625.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Carss Park % Carss Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Carss Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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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.