Shoal Bay (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13539
People 1,864
Male 49.9%
Female 50.1%
Median age 58
Families 397
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 1,484
Average people per household 2
Median weekly household income $908
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,800
Median weekly rent $300
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(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
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 934 49.9 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 936 50.1 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 47 2.5 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,864 people in Shoal Bay (NSW). Of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

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Age Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 58 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 60 3.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 90 4.9 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 81 4.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 55 3.0 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 64 3.5 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 49 2.6 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 62 3.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 77 4.2 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 97 5.2 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 88 4.7 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 116 6.3 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 128 6.9 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 125 6.7 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 185 10.0 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 177 9.5 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 118 6.4 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 102 5.5 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 181 9.8 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Shoal Bay (NSW) was 58 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 41.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 666 40.6 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 78 4.8 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 213 13.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 232 14.2 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 450 27.5 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Shoal Bay (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 40.6% were married and 17.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 496 43.4 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 144 12.6 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 503 44.0 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Shoal Bay (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 43.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 19 3.0 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 100 15.7 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 3 0.5 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 7 1.1 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 55 8.6 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 0.5 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 12 1.9 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 27 4.2 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 21 3.3 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 4 0.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 385 60.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Shoal Bay (NSW) 34.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 16.7% were in primary school, 10.2% in secondary school and 7.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 153 9.3 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 121 7.3 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 40 2.4 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 262 15.9 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 131 7.9 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 37 2.2 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 235 14.3 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.2 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 145 8.8 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 38 2.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 429 26.0 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Shoal Bay (NSW), 7.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 682 28.3 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 597 24.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 223 9.2 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 167 6.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 81 3.4 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Shoal Bay (NSW) were English 28.3%, Australian 24.8%, Irish 9.2%, Scottish 6.9% and German 3.4%.

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 Shoal Bay (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,228 66.6 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 85 4.6 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 27 1.5 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Germany 17 0.9 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
Philippines 16 0.9 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
Scotland 15 0.8 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5

In Shoal Bay (NSW), 66.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 1.5%, Germany 0.9%, Philippines 0.9% and Scotland 0.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 324 17.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 96 5.1 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 62 3.3 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 999 53.5 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Shoal Bay (NSW), 53.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,074 57.7 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 116 6.2 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 34 1.8 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Italy 34 1.8 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0
Scotland 25 1.3 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Shoal Bay (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 57.7%, England 6.2%, New Zealand 1.8%, Italy 1.8% and Scotland 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,109 59.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 113 6.1 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 24 1.3 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Germany 22 1.2 47,489 0.6 169,618 0.7
Italy 22 1.2 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7

In Shoal Bay (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 59.7%, England 6.1%, New Zealand 1.3%, Germany 1.2% and Italy 1.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 430 23.1 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 409 22.0 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 382 20.5 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 361 19.4 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Uniting Church 69 3.7 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Shoal Bay (NSW) were No Religion, so described 23.1%, Anglican 22.0%, Not stated 20.5%, Catholic 19.4% and Uniting Church 3.7%. In Shoal Bay (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 23 1.2 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Nepali 16 0.9 34,606 0.5 62,005 0.3
Croatian 8 0.4 21,156 0.3 56,885 0.2
Thai 8 0.4 24,839 0.3 55,444 0.2
German 7 0.4 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 1,401 75.1 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 60 6.9 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Shoal Bay (NSW) 75.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.2%, Nepali 0.9%, Croatian 0.4%, Thai 0.4% and German 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 271 47.0 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 204 35.4 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 38 6.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 63 10.9 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 576 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Shoal Bay (NSW). Of these 47.0% were employed full time, 35.4% were employed part-time and 10.9% 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
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 65 12.6 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 65 12.6 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 71 13.8 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 84 16.3 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 187 36.2 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Shoal Bay (NSW), 12.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 83 16.1 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 81 15.7 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 79 15.3 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 73 14.1 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 59 11.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 57 11.0 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 48 9.3 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 26 5.0 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Shoal Bay (NSW) included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.1%, Labourers 15.7%, Professionals 15.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.1%, Managers 11.4%, Sales Workers 11.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Accommodation 28 6.1 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1
Aged Care Residential Services 25 5.5 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 17 3.7 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Other Social Assistance Services 17 3.7 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5
Clubs (Hospitality) 15 3.3 25,773 0.8 46,915 0.4

Of the employed people in Shoal Bay (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 6.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.7%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.7% and Clubs (Hospitality) 3.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 529 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,191 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 908 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Shoal Bay (NSW) was $529.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 333 65.0 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 38 7.4 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 23 4.5 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 23 4.5 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Bus 10 2.0 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 11 2.1 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 362 69.6 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Shoal Bay (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.0%, Worked at home 7.4%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Walked only 4.5% and Bus 2.0%. On the day, 2.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 876 53.4 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 284 17.4 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 162 9.9 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 263 16.1 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Shoal Bay (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.4% provided care for children and 9.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.1% 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
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 234 14.3 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 331 20.2 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 154 9.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 156 9.5 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Shoal Bay (NSW), 20.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 216 53.5 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 115 28.5 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 69 17.1 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 4 1.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Shoal Bay (NSW), 28.5% were couple families with children, 53.5% were couple families without children and 17.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Shoal Bay (NSW), 20.8% of single parents were male and 79.2% 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
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 35 10.7 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 13 4.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 56 17.1 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 26 8.0 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 24 7.3 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 141 43.1 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 10 3.1 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 22 6.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Shoal Bay (NSW), of couple families with children, 10.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 17.1% 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 Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 671 52.3 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 613 47.7 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Shoal Bay (NSW), 52.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 47.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 397 59.2 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 192 28.6 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 79 11.8 519,390 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 Shoal Bay (NSW), 59.2% were separate houses, 28.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.8% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 35 5.2 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 198 29.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 274 40.4 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 143 21.1 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 25 3.7 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 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Shoal Bay (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 5.2% had 1 bedroom, 29.2% had 2 bedrooms and 40.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 269 39.9 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 136 20.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 230 34.1 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 20 3.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 19 2.8 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Shoal Bay (NSW), 39.9% were owned outright, 20.2% were owned with a mortgage and 34.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 394 58.7 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 253 37.7 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 24 3.6 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Shoal Bay (NSW), of all households, 58.7% were family households, 37.7% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

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Household income Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 32.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.3 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Shoal Bay (NSW), 32.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.3% 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 Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 82.0 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 18.0 -- 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 Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,800 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.6 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.4 -- 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 Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 49 7.2 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 331 48.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 200 29.5 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 56 8.2 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 43 6.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Shoal Bay (NSW), 48.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 160 23.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 492 72.9 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 23 3.4 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Shoal Bay (NSW), 72.9% 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.
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 28 63.6 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 16 36.4 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 29 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Shoal Bay (NSW), 63.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 36.4% were female. The median age was 29 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
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,281 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Shoal Bay (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,281.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Shoal Bay (NSW) % Shoal Bay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 350 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Shoal Bay (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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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.