Georgetown (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC11603
People 1,960
Male 47.4%
Female 52.6%
Median age 37
Families 533
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 903
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,381
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,831
Median weekly rent $350
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 926 47.4 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,027 52.6 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 63 3.2 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,960 people in Georgetown (NSW). Of these 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.2% of the population.

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Age Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 37 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 132 6.7 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 127 6.5 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 90 4.6 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 81 4.1 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 159 8.1 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 164 8.4 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 162 8.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 133 6.8 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 156 8.0 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 122 6.2 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 133 6.8 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 152 7.8 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 81 4.1 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 72 3.7 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 67 3.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 43 2.2 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 42 2.1 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 42 2.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Georgetown (NSW) was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 642 39.8 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 55 3.4 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 165 10.2 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 88 5.4 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 665 41.2 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Georgetown (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 39.8% were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 586 39.7 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 210 14.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 680 46.1 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Georgetown (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 39.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 44 7.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 104 18.3 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 41 7.2 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 11 1.9 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 64 11.3 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 22 3.9 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 11 1.9 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 36 6.3 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 141 24.8 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 6 1.1 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 88 15.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Georgetown (NSW) 29.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.4% were in primary school, 17.6% in secondary school and 31.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 381 23.9 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 137 8.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 64 4.0 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 236 14.8 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 216 13.6 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 46 2.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 238 14.9 702,178 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 126 7.9 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 9 0.6 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 111 7.0 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Georgetown (NSW), 13.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 883 32.2 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 814 29.7 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 282 10.3 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 216 7.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 81 3.0 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Georgetown (NSW) were Australian 32.2%, English 29.7%, Irish 10.3%, Scottish 7.9% and German 3.0%.

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 Georgetown (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,687 86.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 36 1.8 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 23 1.2 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Italy 13 0.7 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7
Nepal 9 0.5 32,117 0.4 54,754 0.2
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 8 0.4 16,501 0.2 38,985 0.2

In Georgetown (NSW), 86.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, New Zealand 1.2%, Italy 0.7%, Nepal 0.5% and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 235 12.0 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 136 7.0 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 91 4.7 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,404 71.9 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Georgetown (NSW), 71.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,505 78.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 73 3.8 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 35 1.8 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Italy 28 1.5 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0
Greece 18 0.9 72,635 1.0 226,920 1.0

In Georgetown (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.1%, England 3.8%, New Zealand 1.8%, Italy 1.5% and Greece 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,547 79.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 75 3.9 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 40 2.1 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Italy 25 1.3 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7
Netherlands 15 0.8 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6

In Georgetown (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.7%, England 3.9%, New Zealand 2.1%, Italy 1.3% and Netherlands 0.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 646 33.1 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 468 24.0 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 357 18.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 139 7.1 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 82 4.2 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Georgetown (NSW) were No Religion, so described 33.1%, Catholic 24.0%, Anglican 18.3%, Not stated 7.1% and Uniting Church 4.2%. In Georgetown (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Greek 20 1.0 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Macedonian 14 0.7 28,144 0.4 66,019 0.3
Italian 8 0.4 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Croatian 8 0.4 21,156 0.3 56,885 0.2
Nepali 8 0.4 34,606 0.5 62,005 0.3
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English only spoken at home 1,761 90.7 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 67 8.1 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Georgetown (NSW) 90.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 1.0%, Macedonian 0.7%, Italian 0.4%, Croatian 0.4% and Nepali 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 586 56.1 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 317 30.4 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 61 5.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 80 7.7 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,044 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Georgetown (NSW). Of these 56.1% were employed full time, 30.4% were employed part-time and 7.7% 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
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 98 10.3 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 89 9.3 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 123 12.9 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 199 20.8 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 385 40.3 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Georgetown (NSW), 10.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 273 28.3 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 135 14.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 128 13.3 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 119 12.4 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 86 8.9 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 85 8.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 74 7.7 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 49 5.1 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Georgetown (NSW) included Professionals 28.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.4%, Sales Workers 8.9%, Managers 8.8%, Labourers 7.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 62 7.0 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Other Social Assistance Services 44 5.0 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5
Higher Education 28 3.2 46,246 1.4 155,985 1.5
Aged Care Residential Services 26 2.9 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Cafes and Restaurants 25 2.8 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Georgetown (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.0%, Other Social Assistance Services 5.0%, Higher Education 3.2%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.9% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 690 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,687 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,381 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Georgetown (NSW) was $690.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 651 68.7 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 49 5.2 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 27 2.9 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Bicycle 25 2.6 23,332 0.7 107,756 1.0
Worked at home 25 2.6 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 37 3.8 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 700 72.4 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Georgetown (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.7%, Car, as passenger 5.2%, Walked only 2.9%, Bicycle 2.6% and Worked at home 2.6%. On the day, 3.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,202 74.8 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 456 28.4 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 210 13.0 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 287 17.9 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Georgetown (NSW), 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, 28.4% provided care for children and 13.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.9% 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
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 406 25.1 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 480 29.7 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 191 11.8 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 135 8.4 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Georgetown (NSW), 29.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 206 38.4 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 207 38.5 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 116 21.6 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 8 1.5 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Georgetown (NSW), 38.5% were couple families with children, 38.4% were couple families without children and 21.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.9 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.1 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Georgetown (NSW), 16.9% of single parents were male and 83.1% 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
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 90 22.2 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 24 5.9 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 97 23.9 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 55 13.5 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 9 2.2 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 79 19.5 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 28 6.9 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 24 5.9 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Georgetown (NSW), of couple families with children, 22.2% had both partners employed full-time, 5.9% had both employed part-time and 23.9% 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 Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 797 91.5 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 74 8.5 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Georgetown (NSW), 91.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 690 86.6 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 27 3.4 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 77 9.7 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.4 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Georgetown (NSW), 86.6% were separate houses, 3.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.7% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 35 4.4 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 233 29.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 435 54.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 75 9.4 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 14 1.8 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Georgetown (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 29.3% had 2 bedrooms and 54.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 237 29.2 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 313 38.6 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 240 29.6 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 18 2.2 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Georgetown (NSW), 29.2% were owned outright, 38.6% were owned with a mortgage and 29.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 519 65.0 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 229 28.7 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 51 6.4 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Georgetown (NSW), of all households, 65.0% were family households, 28.7% were single person households and 6.4% were group households.

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Household income Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 19.4 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 12.6 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Georgetown (NSW), 19.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.6% 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 Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 350 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.9 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.1 -- 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 Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,831 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.0 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.0 -- 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 Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 69 8.6 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 315 39.5 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 295 37.0 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 93 11.7 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 26 3.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Georgetown (NSW), 39.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 153 19.0 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 637 79.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 15 1.9 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Georgetown (NSW), 79.1% 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.
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 30 46.9 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 34 53.1 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 28 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Georgetown (NSW), 46.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.1% were female. The median age was 28 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
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,458 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Georgetown (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,458.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Georgetown (NSW) % Georgetown (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 350 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Georgetown (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.