Middle Pocket

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12606
People 138
Male 44.8%
Female 55.2%
Median age 44
Families 34
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.5
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 66
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,145
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $408
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(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
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 64 44.8 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 79 55.2 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3 2.1 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 138 people in Middle Pocket. Of these 44.8% were male and 55.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

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Age Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 11 7.6 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 16 11.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 4 2.8 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 3 2.1 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 6 4.2 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 4 2.8 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 3 2.1 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 10 6.9 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 14 9.7 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 6 4.2 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 14 9.7 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 9 6.2 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 22 15.3 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 12 8.3 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 7 4.9 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 0 0.0 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3 2.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Middle Pocket was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 32 31.1 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 0 0.0 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 22 21.4 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 5 4.9 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 44 42.7 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Middle Pocket aged 15 years and over, 31.1% were married and 25.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 21 21.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 29 30.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 46 47.9 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Middle Pocket, of people aged 15 years and over, 21.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 30.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 6.2 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 16 33.3 417,465 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 6.2 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3 6.2 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 9 18.8 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 14 29.2 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Middle Pocket 31.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.1% were in primary school, 6.5% in secondary school and 19.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 23 21.9 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 8 7.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 3 2.9 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 12 11.4 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 23 21.9 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 3 2.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 10 9.5 702,178 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 11 10.5 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 16 15.2 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Middle Pocket, 21.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 64 29.8 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 58 27.0 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 18 8.4 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 18 8.4 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Polish 8 3.7 52,554 0.5 183,974 0.6

The most common ancestries in Middle Pocket were English 29.8%, Australian 27.0%, Scottish 8.4%, Irish 8.4% and Polish 3.7%.

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 Middle Pocket (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 104 74.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 8 5.8 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 4 2.9 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Israel 3 2.2 3,594 0.0 9,817 0.0
United States of America 3 2.2 30,081 0.4 86,125 0.4

In Middle Pocket, 74.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 5.8%, New Zealand 2.9%, Israel 2.2% and United States of America 2.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 28 20.0 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 20 14.3 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 10 7.1 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 70 50.0 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Middle Pocket, 50.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 85 63.4 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 13 9.7 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 11 8.2 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Israel 8 6.0 4,309 0.1 11,370 0.0
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3 2.2 45,238 0.6 177,536 0.8

In Middle Pocket, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 63.4%, England 9.7%, New Zealand 8.2%, Israel 6.0% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 94 71.2 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 10 7.6 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 4 3.0 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 3 2.3 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6
Poland 3 2.3 28,037 0.4 96,495 0.4

In Middle Pocket, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.2%, England 7.6%, New Zealand 3.0%, Netherlands 2.3% and Poland 2.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 79 58.5 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 20 14.8 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 15 11.1 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 7 5.2 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 4 3.0 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Middle Pocket were No Religion, so described 58.5%, Not stated 14.8%, Catholic 11.1%, Anglican 5.2% and Uniting Church 3.0%. In Middle Pocket, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (63.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hebrew 3 2.2 3,468 0.0 10,341 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 122 90.4 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 7 13.0 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Middle Pocket 90.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Hebrew 2.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 25 44.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 24 42.9 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 4 7.1 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3 5.4 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 56 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Middle Pocket. Of these 44.6% were employed full time, 42.9% were employed part-time and 5.4% 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
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 5 9.4 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 12 22.6 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 6 11.3 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 0 0.0 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 27 50.9 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Middle Pocket, 9.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 22.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 13 24.1 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 8 14.8 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 8 14.8 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 8 14.8 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 7 13.0 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4 7.4 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 3 5.6 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 3 5.6 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8

The most common occupations in Middle Pocket included Managers 24.1%, Professionals 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Sales Workers 14.8%, Labourers 13.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.6% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4 16.0 34,152 1.0 122,286 1.1
Cafes and Restaurants 3 12.0 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Scientific Research Services 3 12.0 9,087 0.3 28,852 0.3
General Practice Medical Services 3 12.0 31,572 0.9 96,014 0.9
Other Social Assistance Services 3 12.0 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Middle Pocket, the most common responses for industry of employment included Combined Primary and Secondary Education 16.0%, Cafes and Restaurants 12.0%, Scientific Research Services 12.0%, General Practice Medical Services 12.0% and Other Social Assistance Services 12.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 575 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,374 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,145 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Middle Pocket was $575.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 34 65.4 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 10 19.2 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 4 7.7 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
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 36 63.2 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Middle Pocket, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 65.4%, Worked at home 19.2% and Walked only 7.7%. 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 63.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 79 69.3 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 29 25.4 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 19 16.5 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 18 15.5 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Middle Pocket, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.4% provided care for children and 16.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.5% 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
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 19 15.7 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 32 26.4 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 22 18.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 13 10.7 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Middle Pocket, 26.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 12 30.0 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 19 47.5 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 9 22.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Middle Pocket, 47.5% were couple families with children, 30.0% were couple families without children and 22.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 50.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 50.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Middle Pocket, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% 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
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 6 28.6 360,916 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 4 19.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3 14.3 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 14.3 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 5 23.8 334,742 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 Middle Pocket, of couple families with children, 28.6% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 19.0% 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 Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 47 90.4 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 5 9.6 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Middle Pocket, 90.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 47 100.0 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 Middle Pocket, 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
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 5.9 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 5.9 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 8 15.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 18 35.3 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 19 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 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Middle Pocket, of occupied private dwellings 5.9% had 1 bedroom, 15.7% had 2 bedrooms and 35.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 19 39.6 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 14 29.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 15 31.2 826,922 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 Middle Pocket, 39.6% were owned outright, 29.2% were owned with a mortgage and 31.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 34 75.6 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 11 24.4 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Middle Pocket, of all households, 75.6% were family households, 24.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 12.2 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 12.2 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Middle Pocket, 12.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.2% 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 Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 408 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.7 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.3 -- 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 Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.5 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.5 -- 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 Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 14 25.9 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 25 46.3 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 12 22.2 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 3 5.6 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Middle Pocket, 25.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 11 21.6 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 40 78.4 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Middle Pocket, 78.4% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket 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 Middle Pocket, 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
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket 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 Middle Pocket, 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
Middle Pocket % Middle Pocket New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Middle Pocket, 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.