Medway

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12555
People 119
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 45
Families 38
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 56
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,562
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,645
Median weekly rent $380
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.5

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 61 49.2 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 63 50.8 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 0 0.0 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 119 people in Medway. Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

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Age Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 45 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 7 5.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 9 7.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 7 5.9 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 4 3.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 3 2.5 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 6 5.1 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 5 4.2 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 6 5.1 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 9 7.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 5 4.2 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 15 12.7 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 0 0.0 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 14 11.9 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 8 6.8 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 8 6.8 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 4 3.4 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 8 6.8 155,806 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 Medway was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 49 53.8 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3 3.3 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 11 12.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 4 4.4 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 24 26.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Medway aged 15 years and over, 53.8% were married and 16.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 54.0 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 16 18.4 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 24 27.6 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Medway, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 0 0.0 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 11 25.6 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 3 7.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 5 11.6 117,689 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 7.0 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 9.3 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 17 39.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Medway 32.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.2% were in primary school, 22.2% in secondary school and 19.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 16 17.0 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 4 4.3 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 4 4.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 24 25.5 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 10 10.6 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 3 3.2 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 6 6.4 702,178 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 10.6 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 18 19.1 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Medway, 10.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 27.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 50 30.7 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 48 29.4 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 14 8.6 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 13 8.0 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
New Zealander 4 2.5 54,623 0.6 207,722 0.7

The most common ancestries in Medway were English 30.7%, Australian 29.4%, Scottish 8.6%, Irish 8.0% and New Zealander 2.5%.

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

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Country of birth Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 98 79.0 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 9 7.3 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Scotland 3 2.4 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
Taiwan 3 2.4 13,493 0.2 46,822 0.2

In Medway, 79.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 7.3%, Scotland 2.4% and Taiwan 2.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 17 14.8 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 9 7.8 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 4 3.5 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 75 65.2 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Medway, 65.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 78 69.0 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 12 10.6 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 3 2.7 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 3 2.7 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7
Taiwan 3 2.7 14,294 0.2 49,681 0.2

In Medway, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.0%, England 10.6%, Scotland 2.7%, Netherlands 2.7% and Taiwan 2.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 81 73.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 8 7.3 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 5 4.5 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
New Zealand 3 2.7 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Taiwan 3 2.7 15,872 0.2 54,536 0.2

In Medway, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.6%, England 7.3%, Scotland 4.5%, New Zealand 2.7% and Taiwan 2.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 37 30.8 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 30 25.0 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 26 21.7 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 14 11.7 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Buddhism 8 6.7 207,956 2.8 563,674 2.4

The most common responses for religion in Medway were Anglican 30.8%, No Religion, so described 25.0%, Catholic 21.7%, Not stated 11.7% and Buddhism 6.7%. In Medway, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Spanish 4 3.3 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Mandarin 3 2.5 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 99 81.8 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 3 6.5 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Medway 81.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Spanish 3.3% and Mandarin 2.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 33 60.0 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 22 40.0 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 0 0.0 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 0 0.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 55 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Medway. Of these 60.0% were employed full time, 40.0% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 6 13.0 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 7 15.2 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 3 6.5 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 7 15.2 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 23 50.0 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Medway, 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 10 19.2 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 10 19.2 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 7 13.5 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 7 13.5 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 6 11.5 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3 5.8 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 3 5.8 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 3 5.8 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5

The most common occupations in Medway included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 19.2%, Managers 13.5%, Professionals 13.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.8%, Sales Workers 5.8% and Labourers 5.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Residential Building Construction 4 17.4 19,173 0.6 51,043 0.5
Gardening Services 4 17.4 10,835 0.3 36,893 0.3
Horse Farming 3 13.0 1,514 0.0 3,491 0.0
Site Preparation Services 3 13.0 11,474 0.3 37,091 0.3
Primary Education 3 13.0 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Medway, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Residential Building Construction 17.4%, Gardening Services 17.4%, Horse Farming 13.0%, Site Preparation Services 13.0% and Primary Education 13.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 662 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,812 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,562 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Medway was $662.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 33 67.3 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 5 10.2 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Truck 3 6.1 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
Worked at home 3 6.1 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
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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 38 73.1 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Medway, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 67.3%, Walked only 10.2%, Truck 6.1% and Worked at home 6.1%. 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 73.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 78 81.2 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 34 37.0 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 26 27.4 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 22 24.2 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Medway, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.0% provided care for children and 27.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.2% 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
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 22 23.7 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 30 32.3 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 16 17.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 7 7.5 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Medway, 32.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 19 48.7 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 12 30.8 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 8 20.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Medway, 30.8% were couple families with children, 48.7% were couple families without children and 20.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 100.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 0.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Medway, 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% 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
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 11 45.8 360,916 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 7 29.2 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 0 0.0 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 12.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 3 12.5 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 0 0.0 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 0 0.0 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Medway, of couple families with children, 45.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 29.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 41 85.4 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 7 14.6 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Medway, 85.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 41 100.0 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 Medway, 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
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 3 7.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 12 29.3 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 26 63.4 816,405 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 3.6 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Medway, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 7.3% had 2 bedrooms and 29.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 24 51.1 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 19 40.4 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 4 8.5 826,922 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 Medway, 51.1% were owned outright, 40.4% were owned with a mortgage and 8.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 39 84.8 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 7 15.2 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Medway, of all households, 84.8% were family households, 15.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 25.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.7 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Medway, 25.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.7% 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 Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 380 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.5 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.5 -- 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 Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,645 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.1 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.9 -- 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 Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 8 16.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 21 43.8 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 16 33.3 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 3 6.2 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Medway, 16.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 4 10.5 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 34 89.5 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Medway, 89.5% 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.
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 0 0.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 0 0.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 0 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Medway, 0.0% 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
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Medway, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 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
Medway % Medway New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Medway, 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.