Telegraph Point

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13781
People 609
Male 52.4%
Female 47.6%
Median age 46
Families 172
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 250
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,199
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,345
Median weekly rent $310
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(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
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 319 52.4 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 290 47.6 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 19 3.1 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 609 people in Telegraph Point. Of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

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Age Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 46 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 20 3.3 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 34 5.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 47 7.7 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 34 5.6 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 35 5.7 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 18 3.0 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 21 3.4 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 28 4.6 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 43 7.1 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 41 6.7 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 50 8.2 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 83 13.6 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 55 9.0 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 42 6.9 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 22 3.6 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 15 2.5 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 13 2.1 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 8 1.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Telegraph Point was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 266 52.7 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 11 2.2 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 64 12.7 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 20 4.0 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 144 28.5 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Telegraph Point aged 15 years and over, 52.7% were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 237 53.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 49 11.1 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 157 35.4 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Telegraph Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 7 3.5 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 34 16.8 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 5 2.5 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 13 6.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 17 8.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 20 9.9 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 5 2.5 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 21 10.4 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 14 6.9 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 8 4.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 58 28.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Telegraph Point 31.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.1% were in primary school, 19.0% in secondary school and 17.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 50 9.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 60 11.7 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 20 3.9 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 106 20.6 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 56 10.9 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 28 5.4 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 71 13.8 702,178 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 48 9.3 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 66 12.8 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Telegraph Point, 10.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 292 36.3 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 265 33.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 65 8.1 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 48 6.0 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 27 3.4 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Telegraph Point were Australian 36.3%, English 33.0%, Irish 8.1%, Scottish 6.0% 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 Telegraph Point (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 509 84.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 16 2.7 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 13 2.2 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Germany 5 0.8 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
Northern Ireland 3 0.5 5,972 0.1 23,022 0.1
Ireland 3 0.5 24,038 0.3 74,888 0.3

In Telegraph Point, 84.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.7%, New Zealand 2.2%, Germany 0.8%, Northern Ireland 0.5% and Ireland 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 71 11.6 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 26 4.3 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 35 5.7 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 437 71.5 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Telegraph Point, 71.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 473 79.0 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 36 6.0 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 14 2.3 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 7 1.2 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 6 1.0 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7

In Telegraph Point, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.0%, England 6.0%, New Zealand 2.3%, Scotland 1.2% and Netherlands 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 463 76.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 38 6.3 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 13 2.2 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Ireland 7 1.2 45,638 0.6 147,423 0.6
Scotland 6 1.0 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Telegraph Point, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.7%, England 6.3%, New Zealand 2.2%, Ireland 1.2% and Scotland 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Anglican 157 25.9 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 157 25.9 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 124 20.5 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 61 10.1 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 21 3.5 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Telegraph Point were Anglican 25.9%, No Religion, so described 25.9%, Catholic 20.5%, Not stated 10.1% and Uniting Church 3.5%. In Telegraph Point, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 3 0.5 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Polish 3 0.5 14,124 0.2 48,083 0.2
Filipino 3 0.5 24,214 0.3 71,220 0.3
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English only spoken at home 557 92.4 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 10 4.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Telegraph Point 92.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 0.5%, Polish 0.5% and Filipino 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 170 54.3 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 108 34.5 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 21 6.7 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 14 4.5 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 313 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Telegraph Point. Of these 54.3% were employed full time, 34.5% 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
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 35 11.6 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 30 9.9 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 43 14.2 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 56 18.5 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 114 37.7 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Telegraph Point, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 67 22.4 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 47 15.7 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 32 10.7 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 32 10.7 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 31 10.4 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 30 10.0 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 28 9.4 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 26 8.7 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Telegraph Point included Technicians and Trades Workers 22.4%, Professionals 15.7%, Managers 10.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.4%, Labourers 10.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4% and Sales Workers 8.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 15 7.0 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 14 6.5 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 9 4.2 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Road Freight Transport 8 3.7 37,995 1.1 129,528 1.2
Computer System Design and Related Services 8 3.7 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5

Of the employed people in Telegraph Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Social Assistance Services 7.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.2%, Road Freight Transport 3.7% and Computer System Design and Related Services 3.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 560 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,442 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,199 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Telegraph Point was $560.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 209 70.4 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 26 8.8 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 16 5.4 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 12 4.0 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
Walked only 10 3.4 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
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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 221 74.2 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Telegraph Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.4%, Worked at home 8.8%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Truck 4.0% and Walked only 3.4%. 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 74.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 370 73.3 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 127 24.9 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 72 14.1 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 105 20.7 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Telegraph Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.9% 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, 20.7% 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
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 109 21.6 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 125 24.8 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 86 17.1 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 49 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 Telegraph Point, 24.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.1% 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 Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 72 42.4 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 75 44.1 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 23 13.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Telegraph Point, 44.1% were couple families with children, 42.4% were couple families without children and 13.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 100.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Telegraph Point, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% 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
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 28 20.6 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 10 7.4 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 40 29.4 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 10 7.4 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 2.2 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 24 17.6 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 4 2.9 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 17 12.5 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Telegraph Point, of couple families with children, 20.6% had both partners employed full-time, 7.4% had both employed part-time and 29.4% 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 Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 207 88.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 26 11.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Telegraph Point, 88.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 201 97.1 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 519,390 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 Telegraph Point, 97.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 1.5 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 1.5 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 28 13.9 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 84 41.6 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 80 39.6 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 4 2.0 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 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Telegraph Point, of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 13.9% had 2 bedrooms and 41.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 84 39.3 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 96 44.9 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 29 13.6 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 5 2.3 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Telegraph Point, 39.3% were owned outright, 44.9% were owned with a mortgage and 13.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 166 76.5 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 42 19.4 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 9 4.1 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Telegraph Point, of all households, 76.5% were family households, 19.4% were single person households and 4.1% were group households.

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Household income Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 23.3 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.2 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Telegraph Point, 23.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.2% 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 Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 310 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.6 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.4 -- 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 Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,345 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.6 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.4 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 6 2.9 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 46 22.0 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 78 37.3 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 70 33.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 9 4.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Telegraph Point, 22.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 36 16.9 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 169 79.3 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 8 3.8 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Telegraph Point, 79.3% 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.
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 14 60.9 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 9 39.1 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Telegraph Point, 60.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 39.1% were female. The median age was 25 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
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.7 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,375 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Telegraph Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

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
Telegraph Point % Telegraph Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Telegraph Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

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.