Wollongbar

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC14357
People 2,828
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 42
Families 821
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 1,138
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,280
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $340
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,382 48.8 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,448 51.2 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 126 4.5 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,828 people in Wollongbar. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.5% of the population.

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Age Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 164 5.8 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 201 7.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 206 7.3 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 188 6.6 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 135 4.8 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 136 4.8 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 179 6.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 125 4.4 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 193 6.8 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 200 7.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 190 6.7 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 204 7.2 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 203 7.2 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 159 5.6 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 148 5.2 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 88 3.1 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 62 2.2 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 52 1.8 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Wollongbar was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,178 52.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 78 3.5 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 211 9.4 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 126 5.6 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 663 29.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Wollongbar aged 15 years and over, 52.2% were married and 12.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,100 52.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 218 10.5 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 761 36.6 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Wollongbar, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 60 7.1 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 211 24.9 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 53 6.3 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 21 2.5 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 149 17.6 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 55 6.5 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 21 2.5 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 63 7.4 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 75 8.9 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 29 3.4 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 109 12.9 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Wollongbar 29.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.9% were in primary school, 26.7% in secondary school and 16.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 425 18.9 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 236 10.5 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 103 4.6 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 382 17.0 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 258 11.5 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 87 3.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 332 14.7 702,178 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 178 7.9 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 10 0.4 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 154 6.8 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Wollongbar, 11.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.6% 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 Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 1,307 32.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,222 30.7 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 353 8.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 344 8.6 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Italian 139 3.5 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Wollongbar were Australian 32.8%, English 30.7%, Scottish 8.9%, Irish 8.6% and Italian 3.5%.

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

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Country of birth Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,467 87.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 79 2.8 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 29 1.0 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
South Africa 17 0.6 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Chile 11 0.4 13,058 0.2 26,086 0.1
Germany 9 0.3 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Wollongbar, 87.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.8%, New Zealand 1.0%, South Africa 0.6%, Chile 0.4% and Germany 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 308 10.9 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 161 5.7 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 119 4.2 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,118 75.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Wollongbar, 75.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,252 79.5 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 150 5.3 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 42 1.5 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Italy 34 1.2 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0
Scotland 24 0.8 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Wollongbar, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.5%, England 5.3%, New Zealand 1.5%, Italy 1.2% and Scotland 0.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,295 81.7 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 126 4.5 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 39 1.4 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Scotland 26 0.9 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
Italy 21 0.7 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7

In Wollongbar, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.7%, England 4.5%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 0.9% and Italy 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 806 28.6 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 634 22.5 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 546 19.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 208 7.4 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 140 5.0 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Wollongbar were No Religion, so described 28.6%, Catholic 22.5%, Anglican 19.4%, Not stated 7.4% and Uniting Church 5.0%. In Wollongbar, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Spanish 23 0.8 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Italian 14 0.5 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Afrikaans 9 0.3 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
Auslan 9 0.3 2,695 0.0 10,112 0.0
Mandarin 7 0.2 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 2,630 93.5 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 66 6.1 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Wollongbar 93.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 0.8%, Italian 0.5%, Afrikaans 0.3%, Auslan 0.3% and Mandarin 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 777 54.9 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 497 35.1 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 53 3.7 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 89 6.3 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,416 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wollongbar. Of these 54.9% were employed full time, 35.1% were employed part-time and 6.3% 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
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 145 10.9 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 145 10.9 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 200 15.0 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 305 22.9 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 476 35.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Wollongbar, 10.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 291 21.9 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 186 14.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 162 12.2 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 159 11.9 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 154 11.6 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 140 10.5 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 138 10.4 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 81 6.1 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Wollongbar included Professionals 21.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.2%, Managers 11.9%, Sales Workers 11.6%, Labourers 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 65 5.2 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 56 4.5 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Secondary Education 49 3.9 58,072 1.7 177,487 1.7
Aged Care Residential Services 45 3.6 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Primary Education 42 3.3 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Wollongbar, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.5%, Secondary Education 3.9%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.6% and Primary Education 3.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 647 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,481 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,280 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wollongbar was $647.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,013 76.0 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 70 5.3 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 47 3.5 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 20 1.5 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Truck 14 1.1 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 16 1.2 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,070 80.9 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Wollongbar, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 76.0%, Worked at home 5.3%, Car, as passenger 3.5%, Walked only 1.5% and Truck 1.1%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,742 77.1 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 689 30.5 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 289 12.8 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 557 24.7 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Wollongbar, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.5% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.7% 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
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 440 19.5 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 688 30.5 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 355 15.7 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 260 11.5 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Wollongbar, 30.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 334 40.4 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 345 41.7 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 143 17.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 5 0.6 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Wollongbar, 41.7% were couple families with children, 40.4% were couple families without children and 17.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.9 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.1 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Wollongbar, 17.9% of single parents were male and 82.1% 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
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 130 19.2 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 34 5.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 171 25.2 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 83 12.2 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 42 6.2 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 158 23.3 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 22 3.2 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 38 5.6 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Wollongbar, of couple families with children, 19.2% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 25.2% 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 Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,045 94.7 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 59 5.3 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Wollongbar, 94.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 872 83.4 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 82 7.8 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 86 8.2 519,390 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 Wollongbar, 83.4% were separate houses, 7.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 11 1.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 121 11.5 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 476 45.3 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 432 41.1 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 10 1.0 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 Wollongbar, of occupied private dwellings 1.0% had 1 bedroom, 11.5% had 2 bedrooms and 45.3% 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
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 380 36.6 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 406 39.1 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 235 22.6 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.3 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 15 1.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Wollongbar, 36.6% were owned outright, 39.1% were owned with a mortgage and 22.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 806 76.8 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 223 21.3 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 20 1.9 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Wollongbar, of all households, 76.8% were family households, 21.3% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

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Household income Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.7 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.7 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Wollongbar, 17.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.7% 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 Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 340 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.4 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.6 -- 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 Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.2 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.8 -- 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 Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 20 1.9 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 323 30.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 509 48.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 175 16.6 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 25 2.4 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Wollongbar, 30.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 117 11.2 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 910 87.2 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 17 1.6 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Wollongbar, 87.2% 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.
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 60 45.8 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 71 54.2 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Wollongbar, 45.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.2% were female. The median age was 24 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
Wollongbar % Wollongbar 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 --
Median weekly household income 1,271 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Wollongbar, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,271.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Wollongbar % Wollongbar New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 280 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Wollongbar, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $280 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.

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.