Lower Boro

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12402
People 176
Male 55.4%
Female 44.6%
Median age 50
Families 51
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 142
Average people per household 2
Median weekly household income $1,062
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,170
Median weekly rent $0
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 93 55.4 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 75 44.6 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3 1.7 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 176 people in Lower Boro. Of these 55.4% were male and 44.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

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Age Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 50 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 9 5.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 5 2.9 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 10 5.8 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 9 5.2 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 7 4.0 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 4 2.3 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 6 3.5 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 6 3.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 5 2.9 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 17 9.8 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 14 8.1 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 14 8.1 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 17 9.8 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 29 16.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 12 6.9 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 6 3.5 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3 1.7 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Lower Boro was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 28.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 71 47.7 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 7 4.7 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 15 10.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 8 5.4 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 48 32.2 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Lower Boro aged 15 years and over, 47.7% were married and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 57 46.7 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 10 8.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 55 45.1 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Lower Boro, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 4 7.4 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 9 16.7 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 5.6 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 7 13.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3 5.6 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7 13.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 5.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 18 33.3 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Lower Boro 29.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 16.0% were in primary school, 20.0% in secondary school and 20.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 21 13.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 21 13.7 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 4 2.6 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 30 19.6 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 15 9.8 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 8 5.2 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 19 12.4 702,178 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 10 6.5 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 17 11.1 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Lower Boro, 9.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 62 27.3 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 53 23.3 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 27 11.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 20 8.8 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
German 15 6.6 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Lower Boro were English 27.3%, Australian 23.3%, Scottish 11.9%, Irish 8.8% and German 6.6%.

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 Lower Boro (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 123 76.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 11 6.8 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Germany 4 2.5 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
Switzerland 4 2.5 3,855 0.1 12,128 0.1

In Lower Boro, 76.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.8%, Germany 2.5% and Switzerland 2.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 37 22.8 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 10 6.2 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 3 1.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 98 60.5 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Lower Boro, 60.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 105 67.7 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 11 7.1 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Germany 6 3.9 47,543 0.6 170,571 0.7
Greece 4 2.6 72,635 1.0 226,920 1.0
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3 1.9 45,238 0.6 177,536 0.8

In Lower Boro, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.7%, England 7.1%, Germany 3.9%, Greece 2.6% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 112 77.8 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 13 9.0 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Papua New Guinea 3 2.1 6,065 0.1 34,128 0.1
Switzerland 3 2.1 4,828 0.1 15,570 0.1

In Lower Boro, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 77.8%, England 9.0%, Papua New Guinea 2.1% and Switzerland 2.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 57 33.9 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 36 21.4 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 22 13.1 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 20 11.9 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Christian, nfd 10 6.0 165,351 2.2 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Lower Boro were No Religion, so described 33.9%, Catholic 21.4%, Not stated 13.1%, Anglican 11.9% and Christian, nfd 6.0%. In Lower Boro, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Greek 4 2.4 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Macedonian 3 1.8 28,144 0.4 66,019 0.3
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English only spoken at home 147 88.0 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 8 10.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Lower Boro 88.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Greek 2.4% and Macedonian 1.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 39 53.4 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 27 37.0 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 4 5.5 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3 4.1 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 73 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lower Boro. Of these 53.4% were employed full time, 37.0% were employed part-time and 4.1% 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
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 8 12.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 13 19.7 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 5 7.6 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 11 16.7 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 26 39.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Lower Boro, 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 19.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 17 26.6 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 14 21.9 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 14 21.9 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 6 9.4 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 4 6.2 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 3 4.7 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 3 4.7 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3 4.7 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Lower Boro included Managers 26.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 21.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 21.9%, Professionals 9.4%, Labourers 6.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.7%, Sales Workers 4.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 5 10.9 6,728 0.2 18,197 0.2
State Government Administration 5 10.9 45,546 1.3 158,980 1.5
Bread Manufacturing (Factory based) 3 6.5 7,333 0.2 23,515 0.2
Road and Bridge Construction 3 6.5 10,242 0.3 31,049 0.3
Site Preparation Services 3 6.5 11,474 0.3 37,091 0.3

Of the employed people in Lower Boro, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep Farming (Specialised) 10.9%, State Government Administration 10.9%, Bread Manufacturing (Factory based) 6.5%, Road and Bridge Construction 6.5% and Site Preparation Services 6.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 492 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,562 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,062 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lower Boro was $492.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 48 66.7 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 6 8.3 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 4 5.6 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 52 71.2 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Lower Boro, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 66.7%, Worked at home 8.3% and Car, as passenger 5.6%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 119 77.3 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 26 17.7 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 16 11.2 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 36 24.7 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Lower Boro, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.7% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.7% 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
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 25 15.7 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 57 35.8 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 18 11.3 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 24 15.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lower Boro, 35.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 24 49.0 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 11 22.4 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 9 18.4 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 5 10.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Lower Boro, 22.4% were couple families with children, 49.0% were couple families without children and 18.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 57.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 42.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Lower Boro, 57.1% of single parents were male and 42.9% 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
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 8 17.8 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 5 11.1 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 6 13.3 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 6.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 12 26.7 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 4 8.9 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 7 15.6 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Lower Boro, of couple families with children, 17.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 11.1% 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 Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 67 52.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 60 47.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Lower Boro, 52.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 47.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 67 100.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Boro, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 4.5 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 18 26.9 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 21 31.3 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 25 37.3 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Lower Boro, of occupied private dwellings 4.5% had 1 bedroom, 26.9% had 2 bedrooms and 31.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 27 38.0 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 44 62.0 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 0 0.0 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Boro, 38.0% were owned outright, 62.0% were owned with a mortgage and 0.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 48 66.7 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 20 27.8 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 4 5.6 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Lower Boro, of all households, 66.7% were family households, 27.8% were single person households and 5.6% were group households.

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Household income Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 32.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.2 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Lower Boro, 32.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.2% 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 Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 0 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,170 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.9 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.1 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 3 3.6 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 21 25.3 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 30 36.1 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 25 30.1 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 4 4.8 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Lower Boro, 25.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 10 14.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 58 85.3 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Lower Boro, 85.3% 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.
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3 100.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 0 0.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 0 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Lower Boro, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Lower Boro, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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
Lower Boro % Lower Boro New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Lower Boro, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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.