Niagara Park

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12961
People 2,743
Male 50%
Female 50%
Median age 37
Families 741
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 1,049
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,482
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,712
Median weekly rent $368
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

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

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,374 50.0 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,376 50.0 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 62 2.3 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,743 people in Niagara Park. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

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Age Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 37 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 164 6.0 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 215 7.8 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 204 7.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 187 6.8 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 156 5.7 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 169 6.2 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 183 6.7 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 178 6.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 162 5.9 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 218 8.0 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 204 7.4 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 185 6.8 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 169 6.2 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 144 5.3 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 93 3.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 48 1.8 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 32 1.2 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 28 1.0 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Niagara Park was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,024 47.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 87 4.0 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 249 11.5 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 70 3.2 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 739 34.1 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Niagara Park aged 15 years and over, 47.2% were married and 14.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 926 46.7 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 237 12.0 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 818 41.3 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Niagara Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 59 6.9 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 254 29.7 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 17 2.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 28 3.3 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 164 19.2 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 16 1.9 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 15 1.8 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 50 5.8 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 104 12.2 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 10 1.2 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 138 16.1 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Niagara Park 31.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.6% were in primary school, 23.2% in secondary school and 18.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 339 15.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 209 9.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 101 4.7 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 385 17.8 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 304 14.0 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 80 3.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 298 13.8 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.1 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 205 9.5 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.1 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 165 7.6 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Niagara Park, 14.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 1,274 32.4 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,144 29.1 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 357 9.1 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 315 8.0 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 124 3.2 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Niagara Park were English 32.4%, Australian 29.1%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 8.0% and German 3.2%.

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 Niagara Park (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,221 82.0 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 139 5.1 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 48 1.8 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
South Africa 21 0.8 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Scotland 18 0.7 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 16 0.6 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2

In Niagara Park, 82.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.1%, New Zealand 1.8%, South Africa 0.8%, Scotland 0.7% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 512 18.6 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 250 9.1 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 131 4.8 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,696 61.7 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Niagara Park, 61.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,832 67.3 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 251 9.2 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 75 2.8 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 42 1.5 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 28 1.0 45,238 0.6 177,536 0.8

In Niagara Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.3%, England 9.2%, New Zealand 2.8%, Scotland 1.5% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,958 72.1 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 207 7.6 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 68 2.5 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 44 1.6 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
South Africa 29 1.1 52,673 0.7 193,412 0.8

In Niagara Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 72.1%, England 7.6%, New Zealand 2.5%, Scotland 1.6% and South Africa 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 905 32.9 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 581 21.1 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 519 18.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 204 7.4 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 105 3.8 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Niagara Park were No Religion, so described 32.9%, Anglican 21.1%, Catholic 18.8%, Not stated 7.4% and Uniting Church 3.8%. In Niagara Park, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 16 0.6 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Greek 12 0.4 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
German 10 0.4 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Filipino 10 0.4 24,214 0.3 71,220 0.3
Afrikaans 7 0.3 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
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English only spoken at home 2,476 90.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 80 8.1 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Niagara Park 90.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.6%, Greek 0.4%, German 0.4%, Filipino 0.4% and Afrikaans 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 799 56.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 453 32.1 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 69 4.9 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 90 6.4 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,411 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Niagara Park. Of these 56.6% were employed full time, 32.1% were employed part-time and 6.4% 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
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 147 11.2 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 129 9.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 171 13.0 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 255 19.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 549 41.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Niagara Park, 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 255 19.3 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 213 16.1 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 185 14.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 168 12.7 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 149 11.3 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 137 10.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 121 9.2 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 71 5.4 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Niagara Park included Professionals 19.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Labourers 12.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Managers 10.4%, Sales Workers 9.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 65 5.3 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 48 3.9 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Takeaway Food Services 39 3.2 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 31 2.5 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Secondary Education 26 2.1 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Niagara Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.3%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.9%, Takeaway Food Services 3.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5% and Secondary Education 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 642 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,752 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,482 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Niagara Park was $642.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 825 63.4 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 98 7.5 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 66 5.1 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 51 3.9 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Train, car as driver 14 1.1 34,213 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 149 11.3 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 922 70.2 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Niagara Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.4%, Train 7.5%, Car, as passenger 5.1%, Worked at home 3.9% and Train, car as driver 1.1%. On the day, 11.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,668 77.3 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 719 33.2 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 290 13.4 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 433 20.1 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Niagara Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.2% provided care for children and 13.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.1% 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
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 475 22.0 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 677 31.3 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 304 14.1 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 216 10.0 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Niagara Park, 31.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 234 31.5 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 356 47.9 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 140 18.8 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 13 1.7 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Niagara Park, 47.9% were couple families with children, 31.5% were couple families without children and 18.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 25.5 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 74.5 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Niagara Park, 25.5% of single parents were male and 74.5% 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
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 133 22.7 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 28 4.8 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 158 26.9 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 92 15.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 25 4.3 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 99 16.9 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 31 5.3 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 21 3.6 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Niagara Park, of couple families with children, 22.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 26.9% 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

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 Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 953 93.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 63 6.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Niagara Park, 93.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 757 79.4 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 108 11.3 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 12 1.3 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 72 7.6 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Niagara Park, 79.4% were separate houses, 11.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.3% were flats or apartments and 7.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.3 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 43 4.5 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 40 4.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 519 54.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 330 34.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 13 1.4 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Niagara Park, of occupied private dwellings 4.5% had 1 bedroom, 4.2% had 2 bedrooms and 54.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 248 26.4 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 437 46.4 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 239 25.4 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.3 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 14 1.5 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Niagara Park, 26.4% were owned outright, 46.4% were owned with a mortgage and 25.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 731 77.4 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 188 19.9 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 26 2.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Niagara Park, of all households, 77.4% were family households, 19.9% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

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Household income Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 19.1 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 12.2 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Niagara Park, 19.1% 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 Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 368 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.1 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.9 -- 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 Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,712 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.2 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.8 -- 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 Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 47 5.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 290 30.8 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 387 41.1 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 186 19.8 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 31 3.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Niagara Park, 30.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 114 12.0 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 819 86.2 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 17 1.8 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Niagara Park, 86.2% 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.
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 35 57.4 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 26 42.6 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Niagara Park, 57.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.6% were female. The median age was 23 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
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 899 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Niagara Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $899.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Niagara Park % Niagara Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 328 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,123 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Niagara Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $328 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,123.

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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.