Surf Beach (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13697
People 1,874
Male 47.1%
Female 52.9%
Median age 53
Families 514
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 1,303
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $907
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,402
Median weekly rent $265
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 883 47.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 993 52.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 99 5.3 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,874 people in Surf Beach (NSW). Of these 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.3% of the population.

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Age Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 53 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 94 5.0 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 104 5.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 89 4.8 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 90 4.8 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 71 3.8 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 54 2.9 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 84 4.5 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 85 4.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 92 4.9 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 93 5.0 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 98 5.2 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 151 8.1 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 169 9.0 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 205 11.0 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 156 8.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 115 6.1 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 53 2.8 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 69 3.7 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Surf Beach (NSW) was 53 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 31.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 764 48.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 69 4.4 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 200 12.6 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 150 9.5 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 403 25.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Surf Beach (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 48.2% were married and 16.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 661 48.0 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 143 10.4 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 572 41.6 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Surf Beach (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 30 5.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 81 15.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 26 5.0 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 10 1.9 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 70 13.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 33 6.3 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 10 1.9 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 31 5.9 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 22 4.2 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 13 2.5 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 196 37.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Surf Beach (NSW) 28.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.0% were in primary school, 20.0% in secondary school and 10.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 184 11.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 143 9.1 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 59 3.7 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 257 16.3 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 153 9.7 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 63 4.0 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 245 15.6 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 0.3 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 184 11.7 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 229 14.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Surf Beach (NSW), 9.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 767 30.6 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 742 29.6 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 221 8.8 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 203 8.1 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
German 71 2.8 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Surf Beach (NSW) were English 30.6%, Australian 29.6%, Scottish 8.8%, Irish 8.1% and German 2.8%.

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 Surf Beach (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,390 75.2 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 96 5.2 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 22 1.2 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
South Africa 18 1.0 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Netherlands 16 0.9 16,900 0.2 70,172 0.3
Philippines 16 0.9 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0

In Surf Beach (NSW), 75.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.2%, New Zealand 1.2%, South Africa 1.0%, Netherlands 0.9% and Philippines 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 344 18.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 121 6.4 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 76 4.0 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,146 61.0 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Surf Beach (NSW), 61.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,237 66.6 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 157 8.5 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 31 1.7 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 27 1.5 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Italy 25 1.3 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0

In Surf Beach (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 66.6%, England 8.5%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 1.5% and Italy 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,277 68.1 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 136 7.3 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 30 1.6 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Italy 25 1.3 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7
Netherlands 22 1.2 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6

In Surf Beach (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.1%, England 7.3%, New Zealand 1.6%, Italy 1.3% and Netherlands 1.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 508 27.0 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 432 22.9 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 428 22.7 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 216 11.5 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 69 3.7 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Surf Beach (NSW) were No Religion, so described 27.0%, Anglican 22.9%, Catholic 22.7%, Not stated 11.5% and Uniting Church 3.7%. In Surf Beach (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 18 1.0 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Afrikaans 8 0.4 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
Filipino 7 0.4 24,214 0.3 71,220 0.3
Finnish 6 0.3 1,589 0.0 5,962 0.0
Urdu 6 0.3 29,722 0.4 69,293 0.3
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English only spoken at home 1,616 86.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 60 7.0 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Surf Beach (NSW) 86.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.0%, Afrikaans 0.4%, Filipino 0.4%, Finnish 0.3% and Urdu 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 308 44.7 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 278 40.3 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 41 6.0 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 62 9.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 689 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Surf Beach (NSW). Of these 44.7% were employed full time, 40.3% were employed part-time and 9.0% 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
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 115 17.9 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 82 12.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 90 14.0 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 123 19.2 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 186 29.0 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Surf Beach (NSW), 17.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 29.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 94 15.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 94 15.2 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 93 15.1 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 81 13.1 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 76 12.3 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 70 11.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 69 11.2 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 27 4.4 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Surf Beach (NSW) included Professionals 15.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.1%, Sales Workers 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Labourers 11.3%, Managers 11.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 50 8.4 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 26 4.4 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Accommodation 25 4.2 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1
Central Government Administration 20 3.4 29,932 0.9 127,598 1.2
Secondary Education 18 3.0 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Surf Beach (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 8.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.4%, Accommodation 4.2%, Central Government Administration 3.4% and Secondary Education 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 515 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,149 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 907 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Surf Beach (NSW) was $515.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 433 68.9 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 33 5.3 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 31 4.9 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Truck 14 2.2 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
Walked only 13 2.1 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 4 0.6 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 468 74.1 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Surf Beach (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.9%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Worked at home 4.9%, Truck 2.2% and Walked only 2.1%. On the day, 0.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,087 68.7 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 348 22.0 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 232 14.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 295 18.6 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Surf Beach (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.0% provided care for children and 14.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.6% 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
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 212 13.4 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 423 26.8 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 272 17.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 179 11.3 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Surf Beach (NSW), 26.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 274 53.6 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 132 25.8 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 102 20.0 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 0.6 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Surf Beach (NSW), 25.8% were couple families with children, 53.6% were couple families without children and 20.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Surf Beach (NSW), 18.4% of single parents were male and 81.6% 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
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 50 12.3 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 20 4.9 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 58 14.3 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 38 9.4 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 52 12.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 156 38.5 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 17 4.2 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 14 3.5 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Surf Beach (NSW), of couple families with children, 12.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.9% had both employed part-time and 14.3% 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.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 776 63.6 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 444 36.4 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Surf Beach (NSW), 63.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 36.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 568 73.2 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 142 18.3 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 63 8.1 519,390 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 Surf Beach (NSW), 73.2% were separate houses, 18.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.1% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 9 1.1 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 149 18.9 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 353 44.9 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 249 31.6 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 27 3.4 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 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Surf Beach (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 1.1% had 1 bedroom, 18.9% had 2 bedrooms and 44.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 346 44.5 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 165 21.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 240 30.9 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 23 3.0 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Surf Beach (NSW), 44.5% were owned outright, 21.2% were owned with a mortgage and 30.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 508 64.8 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 257 32.8 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 19 2.4 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Surf Beach (NSW), of all households, 64.8% were family households, 32.8% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

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Household income Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 29.6 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.1 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Surf Beach (NSW), 29.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.1% 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 Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 265 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.4 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 15.6 -- 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 Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,402 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.3 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.7 -- 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 Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 43 5.5 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 338 43.2 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 254 32.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 102 13.0 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 46 5.9 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Surf Beach (NSW), 43.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 160 20.3 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 599 76.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 28 3.6 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Surf Beach (NSW), 76.1% 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.
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 49 49.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 51 51.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Surf Beach (NSW), 49.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.0% were female. The median age was 22 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
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 966 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Surf Beach (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $966.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Surf Beach (NSW) % Surf Beach (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 284 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,350 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Surf Beach (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $284 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,350.

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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.