Skennars Head

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13554
People 1,158
Male 51.3%
Female 48.7%
Median age 48
Families 324
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 503
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,364
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $460
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
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 596 51.3 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 566 48.7 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 17 1.5 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,158 people in Skennars Head. Of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

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Age Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 48 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 53 4.6 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 57 4.9 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 82 7.1 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 99 8.6 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 33 2.9 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 31 2.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 46 4.0 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 46 4.0 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 74 6.4 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 88 7.6 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 112 9.7 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 79 6.8 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 80 6.9 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 103 8.9 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 74 6.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 49 4.2 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 26 2.2 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 24 2.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Skennars Head was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 530 55.4 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 34 3.6 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 107 11.2 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 34 3.6 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 251 26.3 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Skennars Head aged 15 years and over, 55.4% were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 483 54.3 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 83 9.3 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 324 36.4 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Skennars Head, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 24 7.4 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 25 7.7 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 49 15.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 4 1.2 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 31 9.6 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 80 24.7 117,689 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 10 3.1 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 35 10.8 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 11 3.4 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 55 17.0 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Skennars Head 28.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.2% were in primary school, 35.3% in secondary school and 13.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 202 21.2 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 104 10.9 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 30 3.1 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 133 14.0 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 114 12.0 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 49 5.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 127 13.3 702,178 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 81 8.5 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 73 7.7 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Skennars Head, 12.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 533 33.1 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 462 28.7 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 184 11.4 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 169 10.5 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 47 2.9 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Skennars Head were English 33.1%, Australian 28.7%, Irish 11.4%, Scottish 10.5% 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 Skennars Head (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 964 84.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 52 4.6 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 17 1.5 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Scotland 5 0.4 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
Italy 5 0.4 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7
France 4 0.4 11,540 0.2 31,120 0.1

In Skennars Head, 84.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 1.5%, Scotland 0.4%, Italy 0.4% and France 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 152 13.2 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 76 6.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 60 5.2 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 808 70.3 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Skennars Head, 70.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 873 77.4 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 78 6.9 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 17 1.5 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0
New Zealand 16 1.4 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 14 1.2 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Skennars Head, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 77.4%, England 6.9%, Italy 1.5%, New Zealand 1.4% and Scotland 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 888 77.3 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 87 7.6 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 20 1.7 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 14 1.2 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
Netherlands 10 0.9 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6

In Skennars Head, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.3%, England 7.6%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 1.2% and Netherlands 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 372 32.3 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 292 25.3 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 204 17.7 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 108 9.4 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 57 4.9 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Skennars Head were Catholic 32.3%, No Religion, so described 25.3%, Anglican 17.7%, Not stated 9.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.9%. In Skennars Head, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
French 7 0.6 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Spanish 6 0.5 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Sinhalese 5 0.4 11,234 0.2 64,612 0.3
Italian 4 0.3 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Welsh 3 0.3 434 0.0 1,688 0.0
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English only spoken at home 1,069 92.5 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 18 3.7 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Skennars Head 92.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included French 0.6%, Spanish 0.5%, Sinhalese 0.4%, Italian 0.3% and Welsh 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 271 48.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 231 41.4 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 31 5.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 25 4.5 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 558 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Skennars Head. Of these 48.6% were employed full time, 41.4% were employed part-time and 4.5% 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
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 86 16.3 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 62 11.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 79 15.0 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 89 16.9 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 180 34.2 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Skennars Head, 16.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 129 23.8 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 72 13.3 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 71 13.1 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 69 12.7 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 67 12.4 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 64 11.8 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 52 9.6 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 14 2.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Skennars Head included Professionals 23.8%, Managers 13.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.7%, Sales Workers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.8%, Labourers 9.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 21 4.2 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 19 3.8 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 16 3.2 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Cafes and Restaurants 16 3.2 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 16 3.2 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Skennars Head, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Primary Education 3.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.2% and Aged Care Residential Services 3.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 624 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,687 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,364 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Skennars Head was $624.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 388 72.8 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 29 5.4 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 22 4.1 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 18 3.4 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Truck 11 2.1 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 5 0.9 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 418 78.1 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Skennars Head, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.8%, Worked at home 5.4%, Car, as passenger 4.1%, Walked only 3.4% and Truck 2.1%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 730 75.9 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 267 27.8 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 143 14.9 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 218 22.6 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Skennars Head, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.8% provided care for children and 14.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.6% 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
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 206 21.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 280 29.2 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 148 15.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 93 9.7 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Skennars Head, 29.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 146 45.2 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 144 44.6 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 33 10.2 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Skennars Head, 44.6% were couple families with children, 45.2% were couple families without children and 10.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 9.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 90.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Skennars Head, 9.4% of single parents were male and 90.6% 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
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 43 15.1 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 16 5.6 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 77 27.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 28 9.8 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 20 7.0 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 78 27.4 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 12 4.2 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 11 3.9 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Skennars Head, of couple families with children, 15.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.6% had both employed part-time and 27.0% 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 Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 422 97.0 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 13 3.0 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Skennars Head, 97.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 357 84.6 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 47 11.1 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 4 0.9 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 11 2.6 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Skennars Head, 84.6% were separate houses, 11.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.9% were flats or apartments and 2.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 0.9 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 21 4.9 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 66 15.5 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 167 39.2 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 157 36.9 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 11 2.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Skennars Head, of occupied private dwellings 4.9% had 1 bedroom, 15.5% had 2 bedrooms and 39.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 207 49.1 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 125 29.6 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 78 18.5 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.7 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 9 2.1 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Skennars Head, 49.1% were owned outright, 29.6% were owned with a mortgage and 18.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 314 74.8 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 89 21.2 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 17 4.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Skennars Head, of all households, 74.8% were family households, 21.2% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

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Household income Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 18.2 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 14.0 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Skennars Head, 18.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.0% 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 Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 460 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.4 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.6 -- 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 Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.9 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.1 -- 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 Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 10 2.4 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 149 35.2 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 166 39.2 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 84 19.9 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 14 3.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Skennars Head, 35.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 51 12.1 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 364 86.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 8 1.9 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Skennars Head, 86.1% 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.
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 8 66.7 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 4 33.3 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 15 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Skennars Head, 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 15 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
Skennars Head % Skennars Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.8 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.3 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 874 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Skennars Head, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $874.

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

In Skennars Head, 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.

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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.