Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 301 people in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW). Of these 46.4% were male and 53.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.8% of the population.

Of people in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) aged 15 years and over, 51.0% were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) 27.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.0% were in primary school, 21.3% in secondary school and 13.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 11.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) were English 36.7%, Australian 25.4%, Irish 14.9%, Scottish 9.5% and German 2.9%.

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 Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 90.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.1% and New Zealand 1.7%.

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 76.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 84.0%, England 3.5%, New Zealand 3.1%, Lebanon 1.4% and Ireland 1.0%.

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.8%, England 5.3%, Ireland 2.1%, New Zealand 1.8% and Scotland 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) were No Religion, so described 30.1%, Anglican 22.3%, Catholic 18.9%, Not stated 7.8% and Seventh-day Adventist 6.1%. In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) 92.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 1.7%.

Employment

There were 114 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW). Of these 50.9% were employed full time, 42.1% were employed part-time and 2.6% 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.

Of employed people in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 14.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 16.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) included Technicians and Trades Workers 25.4%, Professionals 17.5%, Labourers 12.3%, Managers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.4%.

Of the employed people in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 11.5%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 9.0%, Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 5.1%, Poultry Farming (Eggs) 3.8% and Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW) was $553.

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In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.7%, Car, as passenger 6.4%, Truck 2.7%, Train, bus 2.7% and Worked at home 2.7%. On the day, 6.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.5% provided care for children and 15.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 42.3% were couple families with children, 35.9% were couple families without children and 21.8% were one parent families.

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 35.0% of single parents were male and 65.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), of couple families with children, 6.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 37.3% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 78.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 97.1% were separate houses, 2.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.2% had 2 bedrooms and 39.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 37.4% were owned outright, 35.5% were owned with a mortgage and 23.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), of all households, 79.2% were family households, 17.9% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 23.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 29.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 81.7% 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.

People characteristics

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 28 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.

In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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In Silverwater (Lake Macquarie - NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 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)