Warrawong

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC14167
People 4,752
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 42
Families 1,177
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 2,095
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $762
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,421
Median weekly rent $215
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2

(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
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,326 48.9 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,428 51.1 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 257 5.4 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,752 people in Warrawong. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.4% of the population.

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Age Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 333 7.0 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 327 6.9 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 265 5.6 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 241 5.1 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 273 5.8 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 288 6.1 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 261 5.5 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 272 5.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 283 6.0 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 299 6.3 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 301 6.4 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 302 6.4 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 223 4.7 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 238 5.0 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 243 5.1 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 218 4.6 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 198 4.2 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 175 3.7 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Warrawong was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,405 36.8 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 144 3.8 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 433 11.3 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 393 10.3 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,441 37.8 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Warrawong aged 15 years and over, 36.8% were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,239 36.8 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 290 8.6 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,835 54.5 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Warrawong, of people aged 15 years and over, 36.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 109 7.9 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 317 22.8 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 63 4.5 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 15 1.1 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 206 14.8 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 46 3.3 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 14 1.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 87 6.3 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 103 7.4 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 32 2.3 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 396 28.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Warrawong 29.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.5% were in primary school, 19.5% in secondary school and 13.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 233 6.1 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 200 5.3 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 95 2.5 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 468 12.3 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 469 12.3 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 162 4.3 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 654 17.2 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 7 0.2 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 774 20.3 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 124 3.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 522 13.7 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Warrawong, 12.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 1,163 19.5 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,031 17.3 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Italian 494 8.3 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2
Macedonian 491 8.2 39,630 0.4 98,441 0.3
Portuguese 304 5.1 26,865 0.3 61,885 0.2

The most common ancestries in Warrawong were Australian 19.5%, English 17.3%, Italian 8.3%, Macedonian 8.2% and Portuguese 5.1%.

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 Warrawong (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,669 56.5 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 260 5.5 16,501 0.2 38,985 0.2
Italy 257 5.4 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7
Portugal 180 3.8 8,325 0.1 15,809 0.1
England 84 1.8 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 73 1.5 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2

In Warrawong, 56.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 5.5%, Italy 5.4%, Portugal 3.8%, England 1.8% and New Zealand 1.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,293 48.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 313 6.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 198 4.2 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,524 32.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Warrawong, 32.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 48.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,742 36.7 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 419 8.8 31,324 0.4 76,055 0.3
Italy 377 7.9 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0
Portugal 284 6.0 15,299 0.2 29,906 0.1
England 173 3.6 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0

In Warrawong, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 36.7%, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 8.8%, Italy 7.9%, Portugal 6.0% and England 3.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,859 39.4 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 401 8.5 29,722 0.4 71,888 0.3
Italy 366 7.8 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7
Portugal 266 5.6 14,148 0.2 27,138 0.1
England 177 3.8 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6

In Warrawong, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 39.4%, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 8.5%, Italy 7.8%, Portugal 5.6% and England 3.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 1,559 32.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 999 21.0 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 496 10.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Eastern Orthodox 434 9.1 188,442 2.5 502,801 2.1
Not stated 432 9.1 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Warrawong were Catholic 32.8%, No Religion, so described 21.0%, Anglican 10.4%, Eastern Orthodox 9.1% and Not stated 9.1%. In Warrawong, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Macedonian 418 8.8 28,144 0.4 66,019 0.3
Italian 320 6.7 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Portuguese 215 4.5 23,003 0.3 48,853 0.2
Arabic 115 2.4 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Spanish 74 1.6 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 2,671 56.1 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 802 42.3 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Warrawong 56.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Macedonian 8.8%, Italian 6.7%, Portuguese 4.5%, Arabic 2.4% and Spanish 1.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 720 49.7 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 432 29.8 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 91 6.3 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 206 14.2 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,449 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Warrawong. Of these 49.7% were employed full time, 29.8% were employed part-time and 14.2% 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
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 144 11.7 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 134 10.9 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 148 12.0 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 289 23.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 428 34.7 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Warrawong, 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Labourers 224 18.0 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 205 16.5 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 156 12.5 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 154 12.4 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Professionals 146 11.7 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 132 10.6 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 124 10.0 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Managers 73 5.9 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Warrawong included Labourers 18.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5%, Sales Workers 12.4%, Professionals 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.0% and Managers 5.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 53 4.8 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 45 4.1 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 45 4.1 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Iron Smelting and Steel Manufacturing 41 3.8 8,459 0.3 22,048 0.2
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 37 3.4 41,390 1.2 131,908 1.2

Of the employed people in Warrawong, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 4.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.1%, Iron Smelting and Steel Manufacturing 3.8% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 3.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 412 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 963 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 762 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Warrawong was $412.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 846 68.2 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 96 7.7 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Bus 36 2.9 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Walked only 34 2.7 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 26 2.1 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 72 5.8 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 963 77.7 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Warrawong, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.2%, Car, as passenger 7.7%, Bus 2.9%, Walked only 2.7% and Worked at home 2.1%. On the day, 5.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,239 58.6 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 906 23.7 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 570 14.9 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 369 9.6 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Warrawong, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.7% provided care for children and 14.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.6% 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
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 686 18.0 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 784 20.6 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 375 9.8 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 389 10.2 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Warrawong, 20.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 359 30.5 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 415 35.3 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 380 32.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 23 2.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Warrawong, 35.3% were couple families with children, 30.5% were couple families without children and 32.3% were one parent families.

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

In Warrawong, 18.2% of single parents were male and 81.8% 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
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 66 8.6 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 19 2.5 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 92 12.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 124 16.1 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 51 6.6 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 354 46.0 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 33 4.3 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 30 3.9 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Warrawong, of couple families with children, 8.6% had both partners employed full-time, 2.5% had both employed part-time and 12.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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

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Dwellings

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 Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,768 89.9 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 199 10.1 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Warrawong, 89.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,136 64.3 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 244 13.8 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 381 21.5 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 4 0.2 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Warrawong, 64.3% were separate houses, 13.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.5% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 11 0.6 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 143 8.1 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 419 23.8 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 836 47.6 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 284 16.2 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 64 3.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Warrawong, of occupied private dwellings 8.1% had 1 bedroom, 23.8% had 2 bedrooms and 47.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 605 34.2 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 222 12.6 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 853 48.2 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 9 0.5 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 79 4.5 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Warrawong, 34.2% were owned outright, 12.6% were owned with a mortgage and 48.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,121 63.5 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 590 33.4 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 54 3.1 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Warrawong, of all households, 63.5% were family households, 33.4% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

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Household income Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 39.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.5 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Warrawong, 39.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.5% 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 Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 215 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 75.9 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 24.1 -- 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 Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,421 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.2 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.8 -- 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 Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 378 21.4 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 723 41.0 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 380 21.5 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 161 9.1 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 123 7.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Warrawong, 41.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 645 36.5 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,046 59.2 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 75 4.2 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Warrawong, 59.2% 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.
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 132 51.6 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 124 48.4 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 15 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Warrawong, 51.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.4% were female. The median age was 15 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 850 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Warrawong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $850.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Warrawong % Warrawong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 230 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,317 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Warrawong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,317.

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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.