Lake Albert (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12238
People 6,192
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 42
Families 1,751
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 2,439
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,553
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,638
Median weekly rent $310
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3,005 48.5 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,187 51.5 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 189 3.1 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,192 people in Lake Albert (NSW). Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

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Age Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 349 5.6 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 454 7.3 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 457 7.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 427 6.9 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 308 5.0 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 296 4.8 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 302 4.9 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 325 5.3 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 398 6.4 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 422 6.8 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 410 6.6 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 435 7.0 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 435 7.0 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 434 7.0 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 311 5.0 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 190 3.1 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 152 2.5 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 85 1.4 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Lake Albert (NSW) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,886 58.6 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 146 3.0 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 354 7.2 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 217 4.4 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,322 26.8 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Lake Albert (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 58.6% were married and 10.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,545 57.4 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 402 9.1 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,485 33.5 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Lake Albert (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 110 5.9 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 373 20.1 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 180 9.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 48 2.6 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 227 12.3 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 207 11.2 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 62 3.3 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 122 6.6 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 213 11.5 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 33 1.8 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 277 15.0 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Lake Albert (NSW) 30.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.5% were in primary school, 26.8% in secondary school and 18.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 897 18.2 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 444 9.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 220 4.5 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 901 18.3 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 595 12.1 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 202 4.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 744 15.1 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 0.1 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 399 8.1 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.1 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 345 7.0 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Lake Albert (NSW), 12.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 2,756 32.6 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 2,616 31.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 950 11.2 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 727 8.6 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 352 4.2 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Lake Albert (NSW) were Australian 32.6%, English 31.0%, Irish 11.2%, Scottish 8.6% and German 4.2%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Lake Albert (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,548 90.1 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 85 1.4 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 44 0.7 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
South Africa 32 0.5 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Netherlands 20 0.3 16,900 0.2 70,172 0.3
Scotland 14 0.2 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5

In Lake Albert (NSW), 90.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.4%, New Zealand 0.7%, South Africa 0.5%, Netherlands 0.3% and Scotland 0.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 502 8.1 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 267 4.3 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 189 3.0 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,975 80.3 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Lake Albert (NSW), 80.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,179 83.8 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 195 3.2 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 67 1.1 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 54 0.9 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7
Scotland 43 0.7 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Lake Albert (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 83.8%, England 3.2%, New Zealand 1.1%, Netherlands 0.9% and Scotland 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,267 85.4 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 165 2.7 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 75 1.2 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
South Africa 44 0.7 52,673 0.7 193,412 0.8
Scotland 43 0.7 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Lake Albert (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 85.4%, England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.2%, South Africa 0.7% and Scotland 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 2,058 33.2 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,303 21.0 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 1,232 19.9 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 412 6.6 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 353 5.7 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Lake Albert (NSW) were Catholic 33.2%, Anglican 21.0%, No Religion, so described 19.9%, Not stated 6.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.7%. In Lake Albert (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (76.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Sinhalese 19 0.3 11,234 0.2 64,612 0.3
Afrikaans 18 0.3 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
Croatian 14 0.2 21,156 0.3 56,885 0.2
Greek 12 0.2 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
French 9 0.1 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 5,774 93.5 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 98 4.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Lake Albert (NSW) 93.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Sinhalese 0.3%, Afrikaans 0.3%, Croatian 0.2%, Greek 0.2% and French 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,880 60.0 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 976 31.2 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 173 5.5 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 103 3.3 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 3,132 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lake Albert (NSW). Of these 60.0% were employed full time, 31.2% were employed part-time and 3.3% 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
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 342 11.3 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 298 9.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 333 11.0 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 629 20.8 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,257 41.5 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Lake Albert (NSW), 11.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 606 20.1 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 497 16.4 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 450 14.9 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 395 13.1 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 337 11.2 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 308 10.2 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 237 7.8 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 160 5.3 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Lake Albert (NSW) included Professionals 20.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.9%, Managers 13.1%, Sales Workers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Labourers 7.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 137 4.6 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Secondary Education 96 3.2 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Higher Education 84 2.8 46,246 1.4 155,985 1.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 81 2.7 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 73 2.5 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Lake Albert (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.6%, Secondary Education 3.2%, Higher Education 2.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7% and Primary Education 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 738 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,834 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,553 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lake Albert (NSW) was $738.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,346 77.5 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 136 4.5 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 109 3.6 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Truck 45 1.5 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
Walked only 32 1.1 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 15 0.5 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,500 82.3 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Lake Albert (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 77.5%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Worked at home 3.6%, Truck 1.5% and Walked only 1.1%. On the day, 0.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 82.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,854 78.1 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,593 32.3 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 658 13.4 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,277 25.9 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Lake Albert (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 78.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.3% provided care for children and 13.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.9% 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
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,041 21.1 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,551 31.4 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 711 14.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 552 11.2 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lake Albert (NSW), 31.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 755 43.1 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 758 43.3 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 216 12.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 21 1.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Lake Albert (NSW), 43.3% were couple families with children, 43.1% were couple families without children and 12.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Lake Albert (NSW), 16.0% of single parents were male and 84.0% 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
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 358 23.5 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 57 3.7 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 372 24.4 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 166 10.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 69 4.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 323 21.2 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 88 5.8 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 93 6.1 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Lake Albert (NSW), of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 24.4% 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 Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,187 91.7 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 199 8.3 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Lake Albert (NSW), 91.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,087 95.4 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 11 0.5 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 86 3.9 519,390 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 Lake Albert (NSW), 95.4% were separate houses, 0.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.9% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 11 0.5 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 194 8.9 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 734 33.6 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,213 55.5 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 34 1.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.6 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Lake Albert (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 0.5% had 1 bedroom, 8.9% had 2 bedrooms and 33.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 865 39.5 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 881 40.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 352 16.1 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 53 2.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 39 1.8 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Albert (NSW), 39.5% were owned outright, 40.2% were owned with a mortgage and 16.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,728 79.0 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 415 19.0 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 44 2.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Lake Albert (NSW), of all households, 79.0% were family households, 19.0% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

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Household income Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.0 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 16.0 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Lake Albert (NSW), 15.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.0% 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 Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 310 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.5 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.5 -- 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 Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,638 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.6 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.4 -- 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 Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 36 1.6 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 609 27.8 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 964 44.0 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 537 24.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 47 2.1 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Lake Albert (NSW), 27.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 252 11.5 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,898 86.6 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 42 1.9 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Lake Albert (NSW), 86.6% 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.
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 99 52.9 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 88 47.1 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 18 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Lake Albert (NSW), 52.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.1% were female. The median age was 18 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
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,476 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Lake Albert (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,476.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lake Albert (NSW) % Lake Albert (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 325 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Lake Albert (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $325 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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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.