Lake Cargelligo

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12242
People 1,479
Male 49.3%
Female 50.7%
Median age 38
Families 360
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 640
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,048
Median monthly mortgage repayments $867
Median weekly rent $150
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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 Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 728 49.3 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 748 50.7 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 239 16.2 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,479 people in Lake Cargelligo. Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 16.2% of the population.

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Age Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 127 8.5 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 124 8.3 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 82 5.5 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 96 6.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 89 5.9 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 70 4.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 109 7.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 81 5.4 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 88 5.9 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 63 4.2 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 80 5.3 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 93 6.2 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 91 6.1 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 88 5.9 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 73 4.9 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 55 3.7 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 42 2.8 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 46 3.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Lake Cargelligo was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 565 49.0 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 39 3.4 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 52 4.5 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 101 8.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 395 34.3 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Lake Cargelligo aged 15 years and over, 49.0% were married and 8.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 448 48.1 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 104 11.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 379 40.7 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Lake Cargelligo, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 47 9.2 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 115 22.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 13 2.5 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 8 1.6 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 69 13.5 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 6 1.2 117,689 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 20 3.9 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 15 2.9 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 0.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 215 42.1 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Lake Cargelligo 34.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.5% were in primary school, 15.3% in secondary school and 7.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 76 6.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 62 5.5 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 21 1.9 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 137 12.1 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 151 13.3 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 55 4.8 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 209 18.4 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 192 16.9 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 206 18.1 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Lake Cargelligo, 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 737 40.1 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 497 27.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 125 6.8 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 125 6.8 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
German 52 2.8 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Lake Cargelligo were Australian 40.1%, English 27.0%, Scottish 6.8%, Irish 6.8% and German 2.8%.

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

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Country of birth Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,186 80.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
South Africa 13 0.9 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
New Zealand 12 0.8 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
England 11 0.7 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7 0.5 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Philippines 6 0.4 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0

In Lake Cargelligo, 80.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were South Africa 0.9%, New Zealand 0.8%, England 0.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.5% and Philippines 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 77 5.2 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 36 2.4 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 27 1.8 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,119 76.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Lake Cargelligo, 76.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,163 79.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 19 1.3 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 17 1.2 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
South Africa 13 0.9 52,344 0.7 190,816 0.8
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 12 0.8 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0

In Lake Cargelligo, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.1%, England 1.3%, New Zealand 1.2%, South Africa 0.9% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,175 79.8 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 22 1.5 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 12 0.8 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
South Africa 10 0.7 52,673 0.7 193,412 0.8
Netherlands 8 0.5 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6

In Lake Cargelligo, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.8%, England 1.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.8%, South Africa 0.7% and Netherlands 0.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 371 25.2 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 341 23.2 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 229 15.6 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 192 13.0 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 175 11.9 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Lake Cargelligo were Catholic 25.2%, Anglican 23.2%, No Religion, so described 15.6%, Not stated 13.0% and Uniting Church 11.9%. In Lake Cargelligo, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (81.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Filipino 7 0.5 24,214 0.3 71,220 0.3
Auslan 6 0.4 2,695 0.0 10,112 0.0
German 4 0.3 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Greek 4 0.3 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Arabic 4 0.3 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
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English only spoken at home 1,242 85.0 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 25 4.3 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Lake Cargelligo 85.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Filipino 0.5%, Auslan 0.4%, German 0.3%, Greek 0.3% and Arabic 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 320 54.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 178 30.4 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 46 7.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 42 7.2 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 586 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lake Cargelligo. Of these 54.6% were employed full time, 30.4% were employed part-time and 7.2% 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 Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 58 10.8 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 60 11.1 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 61 11.3 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 51 9.5 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 268 49.7 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Lake Cargelligo, 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 127 23.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 80 15.0 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 72 13.5 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 63 11.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 58 10.9 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 51 9.6 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 46 8.6 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 30 5.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Lake Cargelligo included Managers 23.8%, Labourers 15.0%, Professionals 13.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 8.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 44 8.7 4,557 0.1 15,056 0.1
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 44 8.7 34,152 1.0 122,286 1.1
Other Grain Growing 34 6.8 5,109 0.2 19,053 0.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 22 4.4 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 19 3.8 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Lake Cargelligo, the most common responses for industry of employment included Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 8.7%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 8.7%, Other Grain Growing 6.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.4% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 523 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,216 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,048 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lake Cargelligo was $523.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 341 64.7 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 51 9.7 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 33 6.3 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 27 5.1 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Truck 13 2.5 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 7 1.3 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 376 69.8 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Lake Cargelligo, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.7%, Walked only 9.7%, Car, as passenger 6.3%, Worked at home 5.1% and Truck 2.5%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 699 60.8 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 294 25.6 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 122 10.7 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 339 29.6 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Lake Cargelligo, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.6% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.6% 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 Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 192 16.7 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 230 20.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 143 12.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 136 11.8 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lake Cargelligo, 20.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 144 40.1 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 135 37.6 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 70 19.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 10 2.8 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Lake Cargelligo, 37.6% were couple families with children, 40.1% were couple families without children and 19.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 26.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 73.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Lake Cargelligo, 26.3% of single parents were male and 73.7% 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 Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 49 17.9 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 8 2.9 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 62 22.7 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 43 15.8 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 15 5.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 65 23.8 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 22 8.1 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 9 3.3 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Lake Cargelligo, of couple families with children, 17.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 22.7% 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 Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 503 89.0 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 62 11.0 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Lake Cargelligo, 89.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 410 81.5 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 0.6 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 23 4.6 519,390 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 Cargelligo, 81.5% were separate houses, 0.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.6% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.6 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 13 2.6 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 78 15.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 236 46.4 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 155 30.5 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 24 4.7 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 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Lake Cargelligo, of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 15.3% had 2 bedrooms and 46.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 207 41.2 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 105 20.9 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 170 33.8 826,922 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 21 4.2 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Cargelligo, 41.2% were owned outright, 20.9% were owned with a mortgage and 33.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 356 70.4 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 143 28.3 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 7 1.4 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Lake Cargelligo, of all households, 70.4% were family households, 28.3% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

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Household income Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 30.5 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 4.1 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Lake Cargelligo, 30.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.1% 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 Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 150 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.7 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.3 -- 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 Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 867 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.8 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.2 -- 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 Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 33 6.5 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 159 31.4 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 176 34.7 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 107 21.1 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 32 6.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Lake Cargelligo, 31.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 165 32.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 317 62.8 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 23 4.6 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Lake Cargelligo, 62.8% 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 Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 120 50.2 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 119 49.8 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Lake Cargelligo, 50.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.8% were female. The median age was 22 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 Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 850 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Lake Cargelligo, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $850.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 910 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Lake Cargelligo, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $910.

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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.