Rutherford (South) - Telarah

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 2
Area code 106021616
People 7,976
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 34
Families 2,196
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 3,402
Average number of people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,470
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,647
Median weekly rent (b) $330
Average number of 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.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3,923 49.2 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 4,051 50.8 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 915 11.5 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 6,659 83.5 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 400 5.0 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 34 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 600 7.5 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 523 6.6 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 529 6.6 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 455 5.7 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 540 6.8 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 705 8.8 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 648 8.1 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 566 7.1 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 474 5.9 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 465 5.8 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 439 5.5 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 421 5.3 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 450 5.6 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 417 5.2 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 313 3.9 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 217 2.7 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 104 1.3 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 104 1.3 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,389 37.8 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 285 4.5 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 628 9.9 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 302 4.8 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 2,723 43.0 2,358,844 35.7 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 2,245 38.3 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 945 16.1 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 2,675 45.6 2,532,544 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 216 9.1 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 444 18.7 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 174 7.3 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 29 1.2 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 648 27.4 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 329 13.9 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 130 5.5 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 34 1.4 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 495 20.9 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 261 11.0 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 239 10.1 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 502 21.2 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 65 2.7 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 447 18.9 465,268 19.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 574 9.1 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 447 7.1 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 349 5.5 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 1,309 20.7 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 738 11.7 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 286 4.5 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,126 17.8 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 11 0.2 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.1 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 801 12.7 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 146 2.3 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 17 0.3 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 523 8.3 549,965 8.3 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 3,439 43.1 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
English 3,347 42.0 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian Aboriginal 887 11.1 259,592 3.2 741,307 2.9
Irish 857 10.7 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 805 10.1 620,363 7.7 2,176,777 8.6

Note 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 6,957 87.2 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 96 1.2 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 79 1.0 118,527 1.5 530,492 2.1
India 55 0.7 208,962 2.6 673,352 2.6
Philippines 44 0.6 106,930 1.3 293,892 1.2
Germany 31 0.4 28,921 0.4 101,255 0.4

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 772 9.7 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 433 5.4 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 296 3.7 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 5,990 75.0 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 493 6.2 481,824 6.0 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 6,300 79.0 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
England 287 3.6 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 153 1.9 155,208 1.9 673,661 2.6
Scotland 81 1.0 69,657 0.9 272,233 1.1
India 80 1.0 288,030 3.6 935,066 3.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 6,454 80.9 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
England 251 3.1 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 117 1.5 148,110 1.8 650,743 2.6
India 80 1.0 282,630 3.5 917,541 3.6
Philippines 70 0.9 154,638 1.9 417,285 1.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,284 41.2 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 1,872 23.5 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 1,348 16.9 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 496 6.2 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 195 2.4 172,132 2.1 673,260 2.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Rutherford (South) - Telarah, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (53.4%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Punjabi 47 0.6 53,460 0.7 239,033 0.9
Tagalog 31 0.4 51,616 0.6 131,195 0.5
Mandarin 21 0.3 270,685 3.4 685,274 2.7
Hindi 14 0.2 80,051 1.0 197,132 0.8
Spanish 13 0.2 71,868 0.9 171,370 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 7,196 90.2 5,457,982 67.6 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 163 5.4 856,911 29.5 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 3,839 60.7 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 2,118 33.5 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 375 5.9 386,728 5.9 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,081 54.2 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 1,232 32.1 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 280 7.3 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 250 6.5 189,852 4.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 212 5.9 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 525 14.6 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 398 11.1 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 314 8.7 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 804 22.4 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 656 18.3 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 619 17.2 617,176 16.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 625 17.4 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 531 14.8 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Labourers 482 13.4 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Professionals 443 12.3 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 419 11.7 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 378 10.5 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 341 9.5 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Managers 297 8.3 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 191 5.3 20,960 0.6 49,616 0.4
Other Social Assistance Services 152 4.2 87,430 2.4 278,221 2.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 127 3.5 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Takeaway Food Services 119 3.3 66,951 1.8 232,691 1.9
Aged Care Residential Services 119 3.3 80,859 2.2 258,274 2.1

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $724 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,786 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,470 N/A $1,829 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,244 62.5 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 156 4.3 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Walked only 52 1.4 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Bus 26 0.7 34,408 0.9 175,085 1.5
Truck 26 0.7 26,390 0.7 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 567 15.8 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 418 11.6 1,141,467 31.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 56 1.6 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 2,430 67.7 1,737,359 47.2 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 4,086 64.6 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,810 28.6 1,669,763 25.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 825 13.0 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 538 8.5 857,891 13.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 1,175 18.6 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,616 25.6 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 739 11.7 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 550 8.7 588,433 8.9 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 859 10.8 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,008 12.6 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 213 2.7 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 44 0.6 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 483 6.1 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 367 4.6 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 100 1.3 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 222 2.8 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,251 15.7 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 88 1.1 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 705 8.8 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 4,021 50.4 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 750 9.4 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 4,305 54.0 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,869 23.4 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 643 8.1 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 418 5.2 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 750 9.4 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 19 0.3 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 175 2.8 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 5,777 91.3 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 357 5.6 399,351 6.0 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 803 36.6 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 817 37.2 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 520 23.7 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 49 2.2 34,061 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 21.0 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 78.5 N/A 81.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 342 21.0 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 69 4.2 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 371 22.8 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 187 11.5 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 96 5.9 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 351 21.6 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 123 7.6 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 87 5.3 64,433 3.7 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 3,012 92.5 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 239 7.3 299,524 9.4 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,674 88.8 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 256 8.5 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 78 2.6 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 19,374 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 6 0.2 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 89 3.0 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 432 14.3 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 1,528 50.7 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 922 30.6 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 38 1.3 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.5 N/A 2.6 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 219 7.3 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 1,032 34.2 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 1,138 37.7 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 585 19.4 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 42 1.4 43,732 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 2,133 70.7 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 797 26.4 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 89 2.9 111,646 3.8 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 760 25.2 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,154 38.3 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,006 33.4 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 45 1.5 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 43 1.4 42,613 1.5 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 19.0 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 12.6 N/A 26.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 330 N/A 420 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 501 49.8 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 412 41.0 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 96 9.5 79,448 8.4 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,647 N/A 2,167 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 881 76.3 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 135 11.7 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 131 11.4 102,255 10.8 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 453 49.3 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 465 50.7 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 21 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,579 N/A 1,558 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Rutherford (South) - Telarah % Rutherford (South) - Telarah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 330 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,729 N/A 1,755 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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