Denhams Beach

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC11236
People 648
Male 49.7%
Female 50.3%
Median age 61
Families 137
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 410
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,065
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $323
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

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

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People

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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
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 323 49.7 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 327 50.3 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 23 3.6 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 648 people in Denhams Beach. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.6% of the population.

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Age Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 61 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 23 3.6 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 25 3.9 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 36 5.7 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 27 4.3 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 12 1.9 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 21 3.3 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 24 3.8 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 15 2.4 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 22 3.5 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 26 4.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 38 6.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 32 5.1 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 46 7.3 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 72 11.4 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 47 7.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 61 9.6 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 37 5.8 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 69 10.9 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Denhams Beach was 61 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 45.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 279 49.4 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 26 4.6 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 64 11.3 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 83 14.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 113 20.0 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Denhams Beach aged 15 years and over, 49.4% were married and 15.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 185 50.7 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 46 12.6 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 134 36.7 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Denhams Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 2.0 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 24 16.1 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 7 4.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 7 4.7 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 13 8.7 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 9 6.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 9 6.0 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 5 3.4 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 2.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 69 46.3 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Denhams Beach 24.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.5% were in primary school, 17.2% in secondary school and 9.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 70 12.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 44 8.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 13 2.4 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 74 13.5 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 53 9.6 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 23 4.2 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 76 13.8 702,178 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 67 12.2 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 122 22.2 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Denhams Beach, 9.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 294 33.3 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 236 26.7 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 78 8.8 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 67 7.6 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
German 38 4.3 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Denhams Beach were English 33.3%, Australian 26.7%, Scottish 8.8%, Irish 7.6% and German 4.3%.

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 Denhams Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 462 73.0 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 39 6.2 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Germany 10 1.6 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
New Zealand 6 0.9 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
South Africa 6 0.9 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Ireland 5 0.8 24,038 0.3 74,888 0.3

In Denhams Beach, 73.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.2%, Germany 1.6%, New Zealand 0.9%, South Africa 0.9% and Ireland 0.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 125 19.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 50 7.8 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 25 3.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 364 56.4 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Denhams Beach, 56.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 389 61.5 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 55 8.7 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 14 2.2 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Italy 13 2.1 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0
Scotland 12 1.9 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Denhams Beach, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 61.5%, England 8.7%, New Zealand 2.2%, Italy 2.1% and Scotland 1.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 419 65.8 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 47 7.4 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Germany 17 2.7 47,489 0.6 169,618 0.7
New Zealand 13 2.0 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 12 1.9 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Denhams Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.8%, England 7.4%, Germany 2.7%, New Zealand 2.0% and Scotland 1.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 166 25.7 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 146 22.6 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 135 20.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 96 14.9 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 31 4.8 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Denhams Beach were Anglican 25.7%, No Religion, so described 22.6%, Catholic 20.9%, Not stated 14.9% and Uniting Church 4.8%. In Denhams Beach, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (73.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Croatian 7 1.1 21,156 0.3 56,885 0.2
Arabic 4 0.6 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Vietnamese 4 0.6 102,896 1.4 277,400 1.2
German 3 0.5 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Finnish 3 0.5 1,589 0.0 5,962 0.0
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English only spoken at home 539 85.0 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 22 10.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Denhams Beach 85.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Croatian 1.1%, Arabic 0.6%, Vietnamese 0.6%, German 0.5% and Finnish 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 67 34.7 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 90 46.6 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 15 7.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 21 10.9 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 193 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Denhams Beach. Of these 34.7% were employed full time, 46.6% were employed part-time and 10.9% 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
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 32 19.2 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 23 13.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 32 19.2 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 24 14.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 48 28.7 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Denhams Beach, 19.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 28.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 32 17.9 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 31 17.3 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 26 14.5 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 22 12.3 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 22 12.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 15 8.4 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 14 7.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 14 7.8 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Denhams Beach included Community and Personal Service Workers 17.9%, Sales Workers 17.3%, Managers 14.5%, Professionals 12.3%, Labourers 12.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 9 5.9 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Secondary Education 8 5.3 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Clubs (Hospitality) 6 3.9 25,773 0.8 46,915 0.4
State Government Administration 6 3.9 45,546 1.3 158,980 1.5
Aged Care Residential Services 6 3.9 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Denhams Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.9%, Secondary Education 5.3%, Clubs (Hospitality) 3.9%, State Government Administration 3.9% and Aged Care Residential Services 3.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 454 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,198 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,065 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Denhams Beach was $454.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 116 70.3 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 15 9.1 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 8 4.8 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Truck 4 2.4 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
Bus 3 1.8 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 1.7 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 132 78.1 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Denhams Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.3%, Car, as passenger 9.1%, Worked at home 4.8%, Truck 2.4% and Bus 1.8%. On the day, 1.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 319 57.0 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 88 15.6 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 62 10.9 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 83 14.9 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Denhams Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.6% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.9% 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
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 85 15.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 130 23.2 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 53 9.5 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 51 9.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Denhams Beach, 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 84 60.9 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 35 25.4 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 19 13.8 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Denhams Beach, 25.4% were couple families with children, 60.9% were couple families without children and 13.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 13.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 86.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Denhams Beach, 13.6% of single parents were male and 86.4% 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
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 3 2.6 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 7 6.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 18 15.4 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 10 8.5 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 10 8.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 55 47.0 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 8 6.8 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 6 5.1 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Denhams Beach, of couple families with children, 2.6% had both partners employed full-time, 6.0% had both employed part-time and 15.4% 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 Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 192 49.0 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 200 51.0 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Denhams Beach, 49.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 51.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 137 71.4 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 30 15.6 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 25 13.0 519,390 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 Denhams Beach, 71.4% were separate houses, 15.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Denhams Beach % Denhams 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 3 1.6 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 18 9.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 123 63.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 46 23.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 1.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Denhams Beach, of occupied private dwellings 1.6% had 1 bedroom, 9.3% had 2 bedrooms and 63.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 103 52.8 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 34 17.4 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 58 29.7 826,922 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 0 0.0 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Denhams Beach, 52.8% were owned outright, 17.4% were owned with a mortgage and 29.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 139 69.5 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 51 25.5 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 10 5.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Denhams Beach, of all households, 69.5% were family households, 25.5% were single person households and 5.0% were group households.

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Household income Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 24.0 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Denhams Beach, 24.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.9% 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 Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 323 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.1 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 16.9 -- 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 Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.9 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.1 -- 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 Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 3 1.5 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 95 49.0 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 63 32.5 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 25 12.9 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 4.1 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Denhams Beach, 49.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 34 17.3 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 160 81.2 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 3 1.5 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Denhams Beach, 81.2% 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.
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 6 40.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 9 60.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Denhams Beach, 40.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.0% 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
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,062 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Denhams Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,062.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Denhams Beach % Denhams Beach New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Denhams Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 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.