Pilliga

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13205
People 217
Male 52.5%
Female 47.5%
Median age 41
Families 43
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 126
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $575
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $160
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

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

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 115 52.5 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 104 47.5 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 53 25.4 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 217 people in Pilliga. Of these 52.5% were male and 47.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 25.4% of the population.

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Age Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 18 8.1 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 17 7.7 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 20 9.0 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 10 4.5 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 13 5.9 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 10 4.5 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 7 3.2 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 17 7.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 10 4.5 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 5 2.3 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 12 5.4 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 25 11.3 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 17 7.7 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 10 4.5 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 9 4.1 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 8 3.6 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 9 4.1 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 5 2.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Pilliga was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 67 41.6 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 0 0.0 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 16 9.9 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 17 10.6 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 61 37.9 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Pilliga aged 15 years and over, 41.6% were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 42.1 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 18 13.5 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 59 44.4 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Pilliga, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 6 9.4 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 17 26.6 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 6 9.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 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 0 0.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 35 54.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Pilliga 32.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.1% were in primary school, 9.4% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 12 7.1 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 4 2.4 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 0 0.0 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 10 5.9 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 22 12.9 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 11 6.5 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 29 17.1 702,178 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 41 24.1 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 4 2.4 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 34 20.0 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Pilliga, 12.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 101 38.4 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 75 28.5 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 27 10.3 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 13 4.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 3 1.1 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Pilliga were Australian 38.4%, English 28.5%, Irish 10.3%, Scottish 4.9% and German 1.1%.

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

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Country of birth Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 172 82.3 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 3 1.4 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9

In Pilliga, 82.3% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 1.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 7 3.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 4 1.9 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 3 1.4 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 165 78.9 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Pilliga, 78.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 3.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 167 83.9 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3

In Pilliga, the only stated response for country of birth of male parents was Australia 83.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 170 82.1 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 4 1.9 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Philippines 3 1.4 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4

In Pilliga, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 82.1%, England 1.9% and Philippines 1.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 86 40.8 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 36 17.1 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 36 17.1 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
No Religion, so described 29 13.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Christian, nfd 9 4.3 165,351 2.2 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Pilliga were Anglican 40.8%, Catholic 17.1%, Not stated 17.1%, No Religion, so described 13.7% and Christian, nfd 4.3%. In Pilliga, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (83.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 179 84.0 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 6 5.8 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Pilliga 84.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 43 53.8 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 12 15.0 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 11 13.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 14 17.5 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 80 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pilliga. Of these 53.8% were employed full time, 15.0% were employed part-time and 17.5% 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
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 3 5.8 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 0 0.0 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 4 7.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 5 9.6 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 33 63.5 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Pilliga, 5.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 63.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 34 58.6 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 7 12.1 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 5 8.6 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 5 8.6 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 4 6.9 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 3 5.2 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8

The only other responses for occupation in Pilliga were Managers 58.6%, Professionals 12.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.6%, Labourers 6.9% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 11 22.4 4,557 0.1 15,056 0.1
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 10 20.4 13,478 0.4 44,309 0.4
Other Grain Growing 10 20.4 5,109 0.2 19,053 0.2
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 6 12.2 6,728 0.2 18,197 0.2
Sheep-Beef Cattle Farming 3 6.1 3,344 0.1 6,669 0.1

Of the employed people in Pilliga, the most common responses for industry of employment included Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 22.4%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 20.4%, Other Grain Growing 20.4%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 12.2% and Sheep-Beef Cattle Farming 6.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 365 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 875 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 575 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pilliga was $365.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 28 50.9 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 17 30.9 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 6 10.9 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Truck 4 7.3 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
 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 28 49.1 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Pilliga, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 50.9%, Worked at home 30.9%, Walked only 10.9% and Truck 7.3%. 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 49.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 96 58.5 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 44 26.8 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 27 16.5 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 43 26.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Pilliga, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.8% 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, 26.4% 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
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 23 14.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 34 21.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 15 9.3 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 22 13.6 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Pilliga, 21.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 11 26.2 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 21 50.0 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 10 23.8 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Pilliga, 50.0% were couple families with children, 26.2% were couple families without children and 23.8% were one parent families.

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

In Pilliga, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% 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
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 10 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 11.4 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3 8.6 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 0 0.0 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 13 37.1 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 5 14.3 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 Pilliga, of couple families with children, 28.6% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 11.4% 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 Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 70 74.5 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 24 25.5 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Pilliga, 74.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 64 91.4 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 6 8.6 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Pilliga, 91.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 8.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 4.1 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 17 23.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 23 31.5 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 27 37.0 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 4.1 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 Pilliga, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 23.3% had 2 bedrooms and 31.5% 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
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 40 54.8 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 13 17.8 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 20 27.4 826,922 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 Pilliga, 54.8% were owned outright, 17.8% were owned with a mortgage and 27.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 44 64.7 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 24 35.3 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Pilliga, of all households, 64.7% were family households, 35.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 55.2 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.2 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Pilliga, 55.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.2% 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 Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 160 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.3 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.7 -- 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 Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 3 4.1 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 28 38.4 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 18 24.7 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 17 23.3 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 7 9.6 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Pilliga, 38.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 27 37.5 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 39 54.2 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 6 8.3 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Pilliga, 54.2% 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.
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 28 49.1 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 29 50.9 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Pilliga, 49.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.9% were female. The median age was 27 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
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 537 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Pilliga, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $537.

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
Pilliga % Pilliga New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 165 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Pilliga, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $165 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)

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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.