Mortdale

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12728
People 10,419
Male 48.4%
Female 51.6%
Median age 37
Families 2,809
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 4,203
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,731
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $405
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(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

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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
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 5,044 48.4 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 5,376 51.6 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 67 0.6 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 10,419 people in Mortdale. Of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

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Age Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 37 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 702 6.7 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 586 5.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 518 5.0 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 527 5.1 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 652 6.3 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 812 7.8 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 988 9.5 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 905 8.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 756 7.3 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 689 6.6 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 722 6.9 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 644 6.2 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 527 5.1 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 403 3.9 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 315 3.0 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 237 2.3 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 170 1.6 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 259 2.5 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Mortdale was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 4,403 51.1 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 247 2.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 661 7.7 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 454 5.3 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,859 33.2 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mortdale aged 15 years and over, 51.1% were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,905 49.6 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 640 8.1 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,327 42.3 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Mortdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 170 5.9 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 553 19.0 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 140 4.8 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 40 1.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 344 11.8 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 161 5.5 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 63 2.2 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 154 5.3 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 614 21.1 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 99 3.4 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 566 19.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Mortdale 27.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.5% were in primary school, 19.4% in secondary school and 26.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,544 29.6 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 839 9.7 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 214 2.5 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 838 9.7 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,499 17.4 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 264 3.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 796 9.2 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 604 7.0 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 54 0.6 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 656 7.6 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mortdale, 17.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 2,409 18.1 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,185 16.4 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Chinese 1,814 13.6 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
Irish 893 6.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 590 4.4 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Mortdale were English 18.1%, Australian 16.4%, Chinese 13.6%, Irish 6.7% and Scottish 4.4%.

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

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Country of birth Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,925 57.2 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 957 9.2 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Nepal 325 3.1 32,117 0.4 54,754 0.2
New Zealand 215 2.1 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
England 212 2.0 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 203 2.0 16,501 0.2 38,985 0.2

In Mortdale, 57.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 9.2%, Nepal 3.1%, New Zealand 2.1%, England 2.0% and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 5,458 52.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 633 6.1 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 459 4.4 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,318 31.8 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Mortdale, 31.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 52.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,792 36.4 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,352 13.0 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
England 400 3.8 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Nepal 378 3.6 36,554 0.5 60,678 0.3
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 371 3.6 31,324 0.4 76,055 0.3

In Mortdale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 36.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 13.0%, England 3.8%, Nepal 3.6% and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 3.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,967 38.2 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,365 13.2 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Nepal 368 3.5 36,096 0.5 60,021 0.3
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 362 3.5 29,722 0.4 71,888 0.3
England 348 3.4 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6

In Mortdale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 38.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 13.2%, Nepal 3.5%, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 3.5% and England 3.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,788 26.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,483 23.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,184 11.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 837 8.0 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Eastern Orthodox 804 7.7 188,442 2.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Mortdale were No Religion, so described 26.7%, Catholic 23.8%, Anglican 11.4%, Not stated 8.0% and Eastern Orthodox 7.7%. In Mortdale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 878 8.4 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 662 6.4 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Macedonian 370 3.6 28,144 0.4 66,019 0.3
Nepali 350 3.4 34,606 0.5 62,005 0.3
Greek 281 2.7 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
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English only spoken at home 5,685 54.7 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,663 42.3 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Mortdale 54.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 8.4%, Cantonese 6.4%, Macedonian 3.6%, Nepali 3.4% and Greek 2.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,587 62.9 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,568 27.5 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 256 4.5 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 291 5.1 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 5,702 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mortdale. Of these 62.9% were employed full time, 27.5% were employed part-time and 5.1% 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
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 489 9.0 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 565 10.4 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 514 9.5 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,247 23.1 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,336 43.2 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mortdale, 9.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,384 25.6 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 923 17.1 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 632 11.7 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 613 11.3 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 533 9.9 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 504 9.3 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 434 8.0 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 300 5.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Mortdale included Professionals 25.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.1%, Managers 11.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.9%, Sales Workers 9.3%, Labourers 8.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 201 3.8 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 164 3.1 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Banking 161 3.1 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Aged Care Residential Services 129 2.4 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Computer System Design and Related Services 121 2.3 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5

Of the employed people in Mortdale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.1%, Banking 3.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.4% and Computer System Design and Related Services 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 762 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,016 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,731 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mortdale was $762.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,464 45.6 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 1,517 28.1 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 174 3.2 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 156 2.9 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Train, bus 143 2.6 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,864 34.5 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,783 51.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Mortdale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 45.6%, Train 28.1%, Car, as passenger 3.2%, Worked at home 2.9% and Train, bus 2.6%. On the day, 34.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 51.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 5,932 68.8 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,385 27.7 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 947 11.0 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,279 14.8 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Mortdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.7% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.8% 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
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,111 24.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,282 26.5 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 912 10.6 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 629 7.3 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mortdale, 26.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 967 34.4 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,359 48.4 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 430 15.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 54 1.9 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mortdale, 48.4% were couple families with children, 34.4% were couple families without children and 15.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.2 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.8 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Mortdale, 17.2% of single parents were male and 82.8% 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
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 634 27.4 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 93 4.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 506 21.8 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 381 16.4 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 110 4.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 344 14.8 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 129 5.6 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 120 5.2 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Mortdale, of couple families with children, 27.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 21.8% 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 Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 3,749 93.2 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 274 6.8 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Mortdale, 93.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,617 43.1 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 604 16.1 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,514 40.4 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 5 0.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mortdale, 43.1% were separate houses, 16.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 40.4% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 174 4.6 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,580 42.1 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,122 29.9 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 797 21.3 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 76 2.0 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Mortdale, of occupied private dwellings 4.6% had 1 bedroom, 42.1% had 2 bedrooms and 29.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,126 30.0 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,216 32.4 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,308 34.9 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 14 0.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 89 2.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mortdale, 30.0% were owned outright, 32.4% were owned with a mortgage and 34.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 2,700 71.9 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 917 24.4 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 140 3.7 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Mortdale, of all households, 71.9% were family households, 24.4% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

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Household income Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 14.2 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 19.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Mortdale, 14.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.9% 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 Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 405 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.5 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.5 -- 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 Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.5 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.5 -- 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 Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 425 11.3 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,686 44.9 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,133 30.2 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 414 11.0 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 96 2.6 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Mortdale, 44.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 466 12.4 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,200 85.2 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 88 2.3 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Mortdale, 85.2% 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.
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 35 50.7 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 34 49.3 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 34 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Mortdale, 50.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.3% were female. The median age was 34 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
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,792 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Mortdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,792.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mortdale % Mortdale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 480 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,142 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Mortdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $480 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,142.

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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.