Mount Kuring-Gai

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12772
People 1,708
Male 50%
Female 50%
Median age 40
Families 470
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1.1
All private dwellings 601
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $2,022
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,355
Median weekly rent $480
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 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
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 854 50.0 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 853 50.0 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 33 1.9 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,708 people in Mount Kuring-Gai. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

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Age Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 107 6.3 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 139 8.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 112 6.5 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 122 7.1 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 93 5.4 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 54 3.2 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 85 5.0 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 110 6.4 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 152 8.9 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 135 7.9 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 119 7.0 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 147 8.6 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 87 5.1 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 97 5.7 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 64 3.7 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 35 2.0 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 20 1.2 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 32 1.9 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Mount Kuring-Gai was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 798 59.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 23 1.7 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 93 6.9 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 61 4.5 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 372 27.6 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mount Kuring-Gai aged 15 years and over, 59.2% were married and 8.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 735 58.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 74 5.9 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 448 35.6 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Mount Kuring-Gai, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 31 5.8 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 134 25.2 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 16 3.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 16 3.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 84 15.8 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 27 5.1 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 27 5.1 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 33 6.2 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 86 16.2 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 9 1.7 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 68 12.8 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Mount Kuring-Gai 31.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.3% were in primary school, 25.3% in secondary school and 22.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 370 27.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 157 11.7 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 49 3.7 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 178 13.3 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 211 15.8 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 39 2.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 118 8.8 702,178 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 66 4.9 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 7 0.5 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 88 6.6 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Kuring-Gai, 15.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 709 29.5 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 596 24.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 207 8.6 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 190 7.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Chinese 94 3.9 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in Mount Kuring-Gai were English 29.5%, Australian 24.8%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 7.9% and Chinese 3.9%.

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 Mount Kuring-Gai (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,226 73.9 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 87 5.2 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 39 2.3 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
New Zealand 36 2.2 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Korea, Republic of (South) 24 1.4 51,816 0.7 98,776 0.4
India 22 1.3 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9

In Mount Kuring-Gai, 73.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.3%, New Zealand 2.2%, Korea, Republic of (South) 1.4% and India 1.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 521 30.6 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 130 7.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 114 6.7 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 854 50.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Mount Kuring-Gai, 50.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 30.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 981 59.2 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 146 8.8 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 55 3.3 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 53 3.2 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
India 42 2.5 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6

In Mount Kuring-Gai, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 59.2%, England 8.8%, New Zealand 3.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.2% and India 2.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 984 58.3 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 137 8.1 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 58 3.4 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
New Zealand 55 3.3 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
India 33 2.0 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6

In Mount Kuring-Gai, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 58.3%, England 8.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.4%, New Zealand 3.3% and India 2.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 517 30.1 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 326 19.0 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 315 18.3 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 138 8.0 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 91 5.3 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Mount Kuring-Gai were No Religion, so described 30.1%, Anglican 19.0%, Catholic 18.3%, Not stated 8.0% and Uniting Church 5.3%. In Mount Kuring-Gai, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 42 2.5 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 26 1.5 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Korean 26 1.5 59,912 0.8 108,997 0.5
Hindi 18 1.1 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
French 9 0.5 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 1,401 83.0 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 95 16.6 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Mount Kuring-Gai 83.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 2.5%, Cantonese 1.5%, Korean 1.5%, Hindi 1.1% and French 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 549 60.2 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 291 31.9 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 35 3.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 37 4.1 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 912 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Kuring-Gai. Of these 60.2% were employed full time, 31.9% 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
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 108 12.4 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 103 11.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 85 9.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 152 17.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 395 45.2 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mount Kuring-Gai, 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 241 27.4 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 124 14.1 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 119 13.5 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 113 12.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 100 11.4 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 75 8.5 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 55 6.2 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 39 4.4 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Mount Kuring-Gai included Professionals 27.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.1%, Managers 13.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Labourers 6.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 55 6.8 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 29 3.6 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Primary Education 24 3.0 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 20 2.5 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Banking 20 2.5 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3

Of the employed people in Mount Kuring-Gai, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.8%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.6%, Primary Education 3.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5% and Banking 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 758 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,264 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,022 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Kuring-Gai was $758.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 491 56.0 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 138 15.7 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 47 5.4 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 35 4.0 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train, car as driver 23 2.6 34,213 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 183 21.0 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 554 63.2 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Mount Kuring-Gai, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.0%, Train 15.7%, Worked at home 5.4%, Car, as passenger 4.0% and Train, car as driver 2.6%. On the day, 21.0% 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
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,052 78.4 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 449 33.5 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 168 12.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 342 25.5 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Mount Kuring-Gai, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.5% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.5% 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
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 328 24.4 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 423 31.4 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 183 13.6 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 123 9.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mount Kuring-Gai, 31.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 145 31.0 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 269 57.5 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 51 10.9 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 0.6 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mount Kuring-Gai, 57.5% were couple families with children, 31.0% were couple families without children and 10.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 23.7 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 76.3 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Mount Kuring-Gai, 23.7% of single parents were male and 76.3% 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
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 98 23.4 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 13 3.1 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 121 28.9 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 74 17.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 23 5.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 57 13.6 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 14 3.3 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 19 4.5 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Mount Kuring-Gai, of couple families with children, 23.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 28.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 551 94.5 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 32 5.5 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Mount Kuring-Gai, 94.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 518 94.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 25 4.5 317,453 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 Mount Kuring-Gai, 94.0% were separate houses, 4.5% 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
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 11 2.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 54 9.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 211 37.9 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 268 48.1 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 13 2.3 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Mount Kuring-Gai, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.7% had 2 bedrooms and 37.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 204 36.5 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 260 46.5 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 80 14.3 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.5 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 12 2.1 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Kuring-Gai, 36.5% were owned outright, 46.5% were owned with a mortgage and 14.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 460 83.2 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 88 15.9 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 5 0.9 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Mount Kuring-Gai, of all households, 83.2% were family households, 15.9% were single person households and 0.9% were group households.

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Household income Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 13.5 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 26.7 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Mount Kuring-Gai, 13.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 26.7% 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 Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 480 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.9 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.1 -- 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 Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,355 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.8 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.2 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

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

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 17 3.1 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 169 30.3 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 236 42.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 122 21.9 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 13 2.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Mount Kuring-Gai, 30.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 37 6.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 498 90.7 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 14 2.6 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Mount Kuring-Gai, 90.7% 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.
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 19 55.9 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 15 44.1 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Mount Kuring-Gai, 55.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 44.1% were female. The median age was 22 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.7 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.5 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,458 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Mount Kuring-Gai, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7 persons, with 0.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,458.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mount Kuring-Gai % Mount Kuring-Gai New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 830 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Mount Kuring-Gai, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $830.

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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.