Surfside

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13698
People 1,371
Male 49.5%
Female 50.5%
Median age 44
Families 377
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 769
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $910
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,452
Median weekly rent $280
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

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

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People

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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
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 678 49.5 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 693 50.5 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 149 10.9 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,371 people in Surfside. Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 10.9% of the population.

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Age Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 91 6.6 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 119 8.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 92 6.7 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 60 4.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 60 4.4 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 63 4.6 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 73 5.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 69 5.0 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 63 4.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 80 5.8 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 72 5.2 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 105 7.6 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 100 7.3 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 122 8.9 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 87 6.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 63 4.6 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 36 2.6 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 23 1.7 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Surfside was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 506 47.8 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 41 3.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 132 12.5 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 72 6.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 308 29.1 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Surfside aged 15 years and over, 47.8% were married and 16.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 453 47.0 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 127 13.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 384 39.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Surfside, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 34 8.3 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 110 26.8 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 18 4.4 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 0.7 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 48 11.7 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 22 5.4 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 4 1.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 19 4.6 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 1.5 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 8 2.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 138 33.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Surfside 29.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.7% were in primary school, 17.3% in secondary school and 6.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 97 9.3 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 80 7.6 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 32 3.1 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 216 20.6 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 97 9.3 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 44 4.2 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 188 17.9 702,178 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 129 12.3 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 137 13.1 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Surfside, 9.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 610 33.0 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 554 29.9 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 157 8.5 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 133 7.2 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 63 3.4 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Surfside were Australian 33.0%, English 29.9%, Irish 8.5%, Scottish 7.2% 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 Surfside (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,094 80.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 49 3.6 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 12 0.9 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Italy 12 0.9 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7
Greece 10 0.7 29,481 0.4 93,743 0.4
Scotland 9 0.7 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5

In Surfside, 80.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.6%, New Zealand 0.9%, Italy 0.9%, Greece 0.7% and Scotland 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 204 14.9 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 79 5.8 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 33 2.4 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 945 69.2 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Surfside, 69.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 990 73.0 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 77 5.7 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 23 1.7 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0
New Zealand 18 1.3 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 18 1.3 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Surfside, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.0%, England 5.7%, Italy 1.7%, New Zealand 1.3% and Scotland 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,032 76.2 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 65 4.8 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 18 1.3 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Germany 17 1.3 47,489 0.6 169,618 0.7
Italy 16 1.2 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7

In Surfside, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.2%, England 4.8%, New Zealand 1.3%, Germany 1.3% and Italy 1.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 397 29.1 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 331 24.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 326 23.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 134 9.8 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 48 3.5 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Surfside were No Religion, so described 29.1%, Anglican 24.3%, Catholic 23.9%, Not stated 9.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.5%. In Surfside, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 15 1.1 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Greek 10 0.7 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Spanish 8 0.6 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
German 6 0.4 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Tagalog 4 0.3 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 1,213 88.8 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 45 8.0 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Surfside 88.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.1%, Greek 0.7%, Spanish 0.6%, German 0.4% and Tagalog 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 242 49.0 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 182 36.8 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 30 6.1 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 40 8.1 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 494 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Surfside. Of these 49.0% were employed full time, 36.8% were employed part-time and 8.1% 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
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 71 15.7 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 50 11.1 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 66 14.6 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 97 21.5 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 143 31.6 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Surfside, 15.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 31.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Sales Workers 75 16.4 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 73 16.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 69 15.1 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 63 13.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 54 11.8 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 48 10.5 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 46 10.1 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 24 5.3 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Surfside included Sales Workers 16.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.1%, Managers 13.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.8%, Professionals 10.5%, Labourers 10.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 22 5.4 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Accommodation 22 5.4 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1
Aged Care Residential Services 18 4.4 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Takeaway Food Services 17 4.2 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8
Central Government Administration 16 4.0 29,932 0.9 127,598 1.2

Of the employed people in Surfside, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.4%, Accommodation 5.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.4%, Takeaway Food Services 4.2% and Central Government Administration 4.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 505 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,075 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 910 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Surfside was $505.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 333 73.3 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 30 6.6 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 20 4.4 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 11 2.4 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Truck 5 1.1 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 361 79.0 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Surfside, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 73.3%, Car, as passenger 6.6%, Worked at home 4.4%, Walked only 2.4% and Truck 1.1%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 724 67.6 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 259 24.3 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 151 14.1 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 174 16.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Surfside, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.3% provided care for children and 14.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 177 16.4 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 249 23.1 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 159 14.7 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 146 13.5 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Surfside, 23.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 184 49.2 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 108 28.9 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 79 21.1 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 0.8 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Surfside, 28.9% were couple families with children, 49.2% were couple families without children and 21.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Surfside, 16.0% of single parents were male and 84.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 36 12.2 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 7 2.4 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 48 16.3 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 25 8.5 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 31 10.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 112 38.0 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 8 2.7 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 28 9.5 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Surfside, of couple families with children, 12.2% had both partners employed full-time, 2.4% had both employed part-time and 16.3% 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

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 524 71.2 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 212 28.8 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Surfside, 71.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 477 91.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 15 2.9 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 26 5.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.6 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Surfside, 91.0% were separate houses, 2.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.0% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 61 11.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 280 53.5 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 166 31.7 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 16 3.1 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Surfside, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 11.7% had 2 bedrooms and 53.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 223 42.6 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 132 25.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 149 28.5 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.6 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 16 3.1 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Surfside, 42.6% were owned outright, 25.2% were owned with a mortgage and 28.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 375 70.0 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 139 25.9 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 22 4.1 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Surfside, of all households, 70.0% were family households, 25.9% were single person households and 4.1% were group households.

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Household income Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 29.1 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.1 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Surfside, 29.1% 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 Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 280 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.7 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 15.3 -- 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 Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,452 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.5 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.5 -- 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 Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 24 4.5 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 213 39.9 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 195 36.5 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 72 13.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 30 5.6 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Surfside, 39.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 103 19.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 405 77.4 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 15 2.9 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Surfside, 77.4% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 73 48.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 79 52.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 15 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Surfside, 48.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.0% were female. The median age was 15 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,109 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Surfside, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.1 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,109.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Surfside % Surfside New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Surfside, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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.