Emerton

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC11413
People 2,252
Male 50.1%
Female 49.9%
Median age 31
Families 534
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.2
for all households (a) 1.1
All private dwellings 792
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,072
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,500
Median weekly rent $310
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(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
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,132 50.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,126 49.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 153 6.8 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,252 people in Emerton. Of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.8% of the population.

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Age Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 31 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 204 9.0 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 191 8.5 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 178 7.9 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 155 6.9 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 184 8.2 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 151 6.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 142 6.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 100 4.4 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 161 7.1 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 131 5.8 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 146 6.5 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 110 4.9 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 113 5.0 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 102 4.5 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 98 4.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 52 2.3 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 23 1.0 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 16 0.7 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Emerton was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 630 37.6 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 66 3.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 164 9.8 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 102 6.1 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 714 42.6 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Emerton aged 15 years and over, 37.6% were married and 13.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 553 36.6 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 129 8.5 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 829 54.9 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Emerton, of people aged 15 years and over, 36.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 39 5.0 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 156 19.9 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 44 5.6 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 23 2.9 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 110 14.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 26 3.3 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 18 2.3 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 38 4.8 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 55 7.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 16 2.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 260 33.1 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Emerton 34.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.4% were in primary school, 18.9% in secondary school and 11.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 81 4.8 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 74 4.4 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 42 2.5 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 179 10.7 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 343 20.5 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 106 6.3 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 281 16.8 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 5 0.3 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 239 14.3 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 26 1.6 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 253 15.1 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Emerton, 20.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 653 22.7 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 575 20.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Samoan 186 6.5 27,426 0.3 75,755 0.2
Filipino 122 4.2 117,356 1.2 304,015 1.0
Irish 119 4.1 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Emerton were Australian 22.7%, English 20.0%, Samoan 6.5%, Filipino 4.2% and Irish 4.1%.

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

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Country of birth Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,295 58.0 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 150 6.7 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 86 3.9 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
Samoa 80 3.6 9,025 0.1 24,017 0.1
England 43 1.9 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Cook Islands 42 1.9 2,208 0.0 6,831 0.0

In Emerton, 58.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 6.7%, Philippines 3.9%, Samoa 3.6%, England 1.9% and Cook Islands 1.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,000 44.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 139 6.2 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 79 3.5 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 805 35.8 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Emerton, 35.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 44.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 898 39.9 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
Samoa 195 8.7 23,647 0.3 63,447 0.3
Philippines 118 5.2 106,423 1.4 270,177 1.2
New Zealand 103 4.6 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Cook Islands 102 4.5 5,070 0.1 16,073 0.1

In Emerton, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 39.9%, Samoa 8.7%, Philippines 5.2%, New Zealand 4.6% and Cook Islands 4.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 953 42.3 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
Samoa 167 7.4 21,893 0.3 58,724 0.3
Philippines 129 5.7 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
Cook Islands 115 5.1 5,125 0.1 16,103 0.1
New Zealand 109 4.8 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6

In Emerton, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 42.3%, Samoa 7.4%, Philippines 5.7%, Cook Islands 5.1% and New Zealand 4.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 570 25.5 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 408 18.2 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 329 14.7 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 240 10.7 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 113 5.1 165,351 2.2 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Emerton were Catholic 25.5%, No Religion, so described 18.2%, Anglican 14.7%, Not stated 10.7% and Christian, nfd 5.1%. In Emerton, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Samoan 129 5.8 16,544 0.2 44,869 0.2
Arabic 66 3.0 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Tagalog 57 2.6 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Maori (Cook Island) 38 1.7 1,612 0.0 5,107 0.0
Hindi 35 1.6 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
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English only spoken at home 1,433 64.3 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 237 31.5 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Emerton 64.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Samoan 5.8%, Arabic 3.0%, Tagalog 2.6%, Maori (Cook Island) 1.7% and Hindi 1.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 441 53.5 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 226 27.4 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 40 4.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 118 14.3 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 825 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Emerton. Of these 53.5% were employed full time, 27.4% were employed part-time and 14.3% 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
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 83 11.9 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 60 8.6 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 78 11.1 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 198 28.3 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 239 34.1 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Emerton, 11.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Machinery Operators and Drivers 151 21.4 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Labourers 122 17.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 97 13.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 86 12.2 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 82 11.6 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 59 8.4 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Professionals 58 8.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 31 4.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Emerton included Machinery Operators and Drivers 21.4%, Labourers 17.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.6%, Sales Workers 8.4%, Professionals 8.2% and Managers 4.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Warehousing and Storage Services 29 4.6 14,070 0.4 39,412 0.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 25 3.9 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Road Freight Transport 19 3.0 37,995 1.1 129,528 1.2
Aged Care Residential Services 19 3.0 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Takeaway Food Services 16 2.5 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Emerton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Warehousing and Storage Services 4.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.9%, Road Freight Transport 3.0%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.0% and Takeaway Food Services 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 484 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,226 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,072 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Emerton was $484.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 428 61.7 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 64 9.2 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train 31 4.5 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Train, bus 20 2.9 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Bus 17 2.4 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 98 13.9 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 527 74.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Emerton, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.7%, Car, as passenger 9.2%, Train 4.5%, Train, bus 2.9% and Bus 2.4%. On the day, 13.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 868 51.9 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 456 27.3 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 190 11.3 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 196 11.7 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Emerton, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.3% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.7% 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
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 305 18.1 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 305 18.1 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 114 6.8 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 157 9.3 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Emerton, 18.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 130 24.0 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 223 41.1 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 172 31.7 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 17 3.1 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Emerton, 41.1% were couple families with children, 24.0% were couple families without children and 31.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Emerton, 17.4% of single parents were male and 82.6% 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
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 47 13.8 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 7 2.1 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 45 13.2 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 78 22.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 25 7.4 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 92 27.1 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 17 5.0 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 29 8.5 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Emerton, of couple families with children, 13.8% had both partners employed full-time, 2.1% had both employed part-time and 13.2% 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 Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 698 94.5 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 41 5.5 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Emerton, 94.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 548 78.5 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 93 13.3 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 57 8.2 519,390 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 Emerton, 78.5% were separate houses, 13.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 5 0.7 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 53 7.6 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 29 4.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 485 69.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 106 15.2 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 18 2.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Emerton, of occupied private dwellings 7.6% had 1 bedroom, 4.2% had 2 bedrooms and 69.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 141 20.3 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 166 23.9 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 364 52.4 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 5 0.7 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 18 2.6 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Emerton, 20.3% were owned outright, 23.9% were owned with a mortgage and 52.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 501 72.4 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 169 24.4 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 22 3.2 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Emerton, of all households, 72.4% were family households, 24.4% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

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Household income Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.1 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Emerton, 28.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.1% 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 Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 310 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 78.5 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 21.5 -- 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 Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,500 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.2 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.8 -- 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 Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 115 16.5 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 277 39.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 166 23.8 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 93 13.3 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 46 6.6 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Emerton, 39.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 23.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 201 28.9 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 474 68.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 21 3.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Emerton, 68.1% 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.

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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.
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 71 44.9 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 87 55.1 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 15 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Emerton, 44.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.1% were female. The median age was 15 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
Emerton % Emerton 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 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 933 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Emerton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $933.

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
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 298 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,331 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Emerton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $298 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,331.

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.