Tuross Head

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13979
People 2,241
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 59
Families 683
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 1,743
Average people per household 2
Median weekly household income $893
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $270
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
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,094 48.8 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,146 51.2 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35 1.6 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,241 people in Tuross Head. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

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Age Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 59 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 74 3.3 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 78 3.5 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 72 3.2 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 83 3.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 63 2.8 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 61 2.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 73 3.2 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 59 2.6 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 79 3.5 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 102 4.5 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 163 7.2 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 224 10.0 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 254 11.3 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 297 13.2 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 246 10.9 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 153 6.8 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 95 4.2 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 74 3.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Tuross Head was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 38.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,129 55.9 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 77 3.8 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 250 12.4 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 146 7.2 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 419 20.7 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Tuross Head aged 15 years and over, 55.9% were married and 16.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 989 54.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 176 9.8 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 636 35.3 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Tuross Head, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 16 3.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 61 14.3 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 33 7.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 0.7 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 63 14.8 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 21 4.9 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 11 2.6 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 29 6.8 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 29 6.8 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 12 2.8 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 149 34.9 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Tuross Head 19.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.7% were in primary school, 21.7% in secondary school and 13.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 302 14.9 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 213 10.5 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 62 3.1 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 365 18.0 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 219 10.8 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 58 2.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 316 15.6 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.1 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 179 8.8 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.1 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 215 10.6 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Tuross Head, 10.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 1,040 33.9 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 863 28.2 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 334 10.9 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 262 8.6 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 109 3.6 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Tuross Head were English 33.9%, Australian 28.2%, Irish 10.9%, Scottish 8.6% and German 3.6%.

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 Tuross Head (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,721 77.2 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 139 6.2 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 41 1.8 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Scotland 23 1.0 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
Germany 23 1.0 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
Philippines 15 0.7 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0

In Tuross Head, 77.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.2%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 1.0%, Germany 1.0% and Philippines 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 427 19.0 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 126 5.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 100 4.5 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,463 65.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Tuross Head, 65.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,578 70.4 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 198 8.8 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 43 1.9 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 35 1.6 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 25 1.1 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7

In Tuross Head, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.4%, England 8.8%, New Zealand 1.9%, Scotland 1.6% and Netherlands 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,605 71.5 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 199 8.9 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 42 1.9 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Germany 35 1.6 47,489 0.6 169,618 0.7
Scotland 31 1.4 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Tuross Head, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.5%, England 8.9%, New Zealand 1.9%, Germany 1.6% and Scotland 1.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 697 31.1 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 536 23.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 526 23.5 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 179 8.0 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 79 3.5 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Tuross Head were No Religion, so described 31.1%, Catholic 23.9%, Anglican 23.5%, Not stated 8.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.5%. In Tuross Head, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
German 14 0.6 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Croatian 14 0.6 21,156 0.3 56,885 0.2
Hungarian 9 0.4 6,533 0.1 19,895 0.1
French 8 0.4 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Bisaya 8 0.4 1,025 0.0 4,061 0.0
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English only spoken at home 2,054 92.2 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 64 5.9 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Tuross Head 92.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.6%, Croatian 0.6%, Hungarian 0.4%, French 0.4% and Bisaya 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 333 44.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 300 40.2 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 49 6.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 64 8.6 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 746 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tuross Head. Of these 44.6% were employed full time, 40.2% were employed part-time and 8.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 102 14.9 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 95 13.9 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 103 15.1 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 135 19.7 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 199 29.1 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Tuross Head, 14.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 29.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 131 18.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 119 17.1 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 103 14.8 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 83 11.9 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 76 10.9 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 76 10.9 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 70 10.0 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 25 3.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Tuross Head included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.8%, Professionals 17.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.9%, Managers 10.9%, Sales Workers 10.9%, Labourers 10.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 44 6.9 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3
Aged Care Residential Services 31 4.8 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 27 4.2 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Cafes and Restaurants 27 4.2 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Secondary Education 26 4.1 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Tuross Head, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 6.9%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.2% and Secondary Education 4.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 488 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,125 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 893 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tuross Head was $488.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 477 69.9 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 40 5.9 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 39 5.7 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 18 2.6 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Other 6 0.9 18,811 0.6 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 0.4 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 521 75.4 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Tuross Head, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.9%, Car, as passenger 5.9%, Worked at home 5.7%, Walked only 2.6% and Other 0.9%. On the day, 0.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,485 73.4 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 308 15.2 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 282 13.9 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 478 23.6 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Tuross Head, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.2% provided care for children and 13.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.6% 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
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 312 15.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 581 28.8 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 340 16.8 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 247 12.2 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Tuross Head, 28.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 463 66.6 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 137 19.7 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 87 12.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 8 1.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Tuross Head, 19.7% were couple families with children, 66.6% were couple families without children and 12.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 24.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 75.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Tuross Head, 24.1% of single parents were male and 75.9% 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
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 48 7.9 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 28 4.6 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 57 9.4 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 52 8.6 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 42 6.9 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 327 53.9 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 15 2.5 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 38 6.3 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Tuross Head, of couple families with children, 7.9% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 9.4% 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 Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,030 61.2 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 654 38.8 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Tuross Head, 61.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 38.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 968 94.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 24 2.3 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 34 3.3 519,390 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 Tuross Head, 94.0% were separate houses, 2.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.3% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 21 2.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 179 17.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 501 48.4 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 312 30.1 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 22 2.1 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Tuross Head, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 17.3% had 2 bedrooms and 48.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 568 55.1 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 202 19.6 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 216 21.0 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 11 1.1 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 34 3.3 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Tuross Head, 55.1% were owned outright, 19.6% were owned with a mortgage and 21.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 683 65.8 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 326 31.4 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 29 2.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Tuross Head, of all households, 65.8% were family households, 31.4% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

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Household income Tuross Head % Tuross Head 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 -- 3.8 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Tuross Head, 29.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.8% 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 Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 270 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.1 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.9 -- 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 Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.8 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.2 -- 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 Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 32 3.1 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 462 44.5 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 394 38.0 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 109 10.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 41 3.9 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Tuross Head, 44.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 178 17.2 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 821 79.5 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 34 3.3 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Tuross Head, 79.5% 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.
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 19 50.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 19 50.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 35 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Tuross Head, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 35 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
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,025 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Tuross Head, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,025.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tuross Head % Tuross Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 235 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,224 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Tuross Head, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $235 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,224.

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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.