Werrington

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC14235
People 4,031
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 33
Families 1,070
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 1,734
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,228
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,647
Median weekly rent $330
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(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
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,967 48.9 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,059 51.1 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 206 5.1 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,031 people in Werrington. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.1% of the population.

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Age Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 33 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 358 8.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 256 6.4 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 220 5.5 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 222 5.5 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 297 7.4 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 383 9.5 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 414 10.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 299 7.4 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 280 7.0 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 246 6.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 223 5.5 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 198 4.9 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 203 5.0 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 188 4.7 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 98 2.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 73 1.8 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 38 0.9 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 28 0.7 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Werrington was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,240 38.9 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 174 5.5 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 328 10.3 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 123 3.9 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,322 41.5 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Werrington aged 15 years and over, 38.9% were married and 15.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,139 38.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 330 11.3 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,460 49.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Werrington, of people aged 15 years and over, 38.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 74 6.4 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 241 20.9 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 63 5.5 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 17 1.5 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 166 14.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 46 4.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 11 1.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 106 9.2 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 138 12.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 37 3.2 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 253 22.0 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Werrington 28.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.0% were in primary school, 19.5% in secondary school and 21.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 505 15.8 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 255 8.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 126 3.9 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 432 13.5 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 513 16.0 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 141 4.4 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 507 15.9 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 8 0.3 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 292 9.1 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 22 0.7 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 305 9.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Werrington, 16.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 1,308 24.7 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,247 23.6 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 304 5.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 240 4.5 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Filipino 208 3.9 117,356 1.2 304,015 1.0

The most common ancestries in Werrington were Australian 24.7%, English 23.6%, Irish 5.7%, Scottish 4.5% and Filipino 3.9%.

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

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Country of birth Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,610 65.7 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Philippines 168 4.2 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
India 131 3.3 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 102 2.6 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
England 100 2.5 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Nepal 49 1.2 32,117 0.4 54,754 0.2

In Werrington, 65.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 4.2%, India 3.3%, New Zealand 2.6%, England 2.5% and Nepal 1.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,553 38.5 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 275 6.8 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 181 4.5 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,737 43.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Werrington, 43.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 38.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,930 48.0 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 203 5.1 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Philippines 191 4.8 106,423 1.4 270,177 1.2
India 170 4.2 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
New Zealand 120 3.0 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6

In Werrington, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 48.0%, England 5.1%, Philippines 4.8%, India 4.2% and New Zealand 3.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,033 50.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
Philippines 229 5.7 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
England 180 4.5 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
India 175 4.4 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
New Zealand 121 3.0 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6

In Werrington, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 50.7%, Philippines 5.7%, England 4.5%, India 4.4% and New Zealand 3.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,044 25.9 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,022 25.4 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 632 15.7 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 342 8.5 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Hinduism 183 4.5 181,402 2.4 440,300 1.9

The most common responses for religion in Werrington were No Religion, so described 25.9%, Catholic 25.4%, Anglican 15.7%, Not stated 8.5% and Hinduism 4.5%. In Werrington, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Tagalog 101 2.5 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Nepali 78 2.0 34,606 0.5 62,005 0.3
Arabic 66 1.7 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Hindi 63 1.6 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
Samoan 61 1.5 16,544 0.2 44,869 0.2
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English only spoken at home 2,798 70.1 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 446 27.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Werrington 70.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 2.5%, Nepali 2.0%, Arabic 1.7%, Hindi 1.6% and Samoan 1.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,246 62.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 473 23.8 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 91 4.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 180 9.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,990 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Werrington. Of these 62.6% were employed full time, 23.8% were employed part-time and 9.0% were unemployed.

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

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 159 8.8 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 135 7.5 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 179 9.9 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 485 26.8 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 758 41.9 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Werrington, 8.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Clerical and Administrative Workers 306 16.8 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 270 14.8 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Professionals 259 14.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 245 13.4 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 201 11.0 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 200 11.0 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 173 9.5 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 123 6.7 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Werrington included Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.8%, Professionals 14.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Labourers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0%, Sales Workers 9.5% and Managers 6.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 71 4.2 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Road Freight Transport 45 2.6 37,995 1.1 129,528 1.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 44 2.6 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Other Social Assistance Services 39 2.3 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5
Aged Care Residential Services 38 2.2 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Werrington, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Road Freight Transport 2.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6%, Other Social Assistance Services 2.3% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 643 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,420 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,228 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Werrington was $643.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,054 58.1 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 302 16.7 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 88 4.9 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train, bus 59 3.3 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Worked at home 37 2.0 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 416 22.9 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,192 65.6 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Werrington, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.1%, Train 16.7%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Train, bus 3.3% and Worked at home 2.0%. On the day, 22.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,051 64.3 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 933 29.2 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 345 10.8 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 351 11.0 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Werrington, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.2% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.0% 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
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 670 21.0 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 757 23.7 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 332 10.4 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 289 9.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Werrington, 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 320 30.0 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 421 39.5 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 296 27.8 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 28 2.6 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Werrington, 39.5% were couple families with children, 30.0% were couple families without children and 27.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Werrington, 14.3% of single parents were male and 85.7% 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
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 183 24.5 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 20 2.7 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 148 19.8 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 140 18.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 51 6.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 122 16.3 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 53 7.1 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 30 4.0 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Werrington, of couple families with children, 24.5% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 19.8% 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 Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,535 93.6 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 105 6.4 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Werrington, 93.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 664 43.3 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 483 31.5 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 381 24.8 519,390 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 Werrington, 43.3% were separate houses, 31.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 24.8% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 6 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 49 3.2 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 419 27.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 819 53.4 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 204 13.3 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 37 2.4 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 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Werrington, of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 27.3% had 2 bedrooms and 53.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 283 18.5 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 488 32.0 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 716 46.9 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.2 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 37 2.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Werrington, 18.5% were owned outright, 32.0% were owned with a mortgage and 46.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,022 66.8 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 449 29.4 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 58 3.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Werrington, of all households, 66.8% were family households, 29.4% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

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Household income Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.7 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.1 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Werrington, 21.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.1% 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 Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 330 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 78.9 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 21.1 -- 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 Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,647 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.5 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.5 -- 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 Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 166 10.9 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 734 48.1 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 414 27.1 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 158 10.4 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 53 3.5 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Werrington, 48.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 288 18.9 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,199 78.6 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 39 2.6 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Werrington, 78.6% 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.
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 104 49.8 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 105 50.2 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Werrington, 49.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.2% were female. The median age was 21 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
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,158 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Werrington, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,158.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Werrington % Werrington New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 345 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Werrington, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $345 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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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.