Macksville - Scotts Head

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 2
Area code 108021157
People 5,189
Male 48.7%
Female 51.3%
Median age 50
Families 1,423
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 2,505
Average number of people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $998
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,382
Median weekly rent (b) $330
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,528 48.7 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 2,659 51.3 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 392 7.6 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 4,489 86.5 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 308 5.9 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 50 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 280 5.4 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 292 5.6 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 315 6.1 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 256 4.9 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 168 3.2 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 240 4.6 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 245 4.7 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 234 4.5 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 253 4.9 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 281 5.4 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 281 5.4 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 391 7.5 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 447 8.6 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 419 8.1 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 408 7.9 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 298 5.7 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 177 3.4 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 209 4.0 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,936 45.0 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 172 4.0 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 521 12.1 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 369 8.6 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,307 30.3 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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,733 45.4 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 450 11.8 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,636 42.8 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.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 96 7.2 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 253 19.1 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 93 7.0 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 31 2.3 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 376 28.3 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 230 17.3 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 26 2.0 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 36 2.7 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 291 21.9 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 115 8.7 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 78 5.9 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 191 14.4 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 15 1.1 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 360 27.1 465,268 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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 557 12.9 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 347 8.1 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 175 4.1 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 762 17.7 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 460 10.7 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 133 3.1 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 748 17.4 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 4 0.1 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 548 12.7 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 116 2.7 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 14 0.3 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 442 10.3 549,965 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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 2,252 43.4 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 2,251 43.4 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 602 11.6 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 530 10.2 620,363 7.7 2,176,777 8.6
Australian Aboriginal 399 7.7 259,592 3.2 741,307 2.9

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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,360 84.0 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 137 2.6 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 52 1.0 118,527 1.5 530,492 2.1
India 31 0.6 208,962 2.6 673,352 2.6
Germany 19 0.4 28,921 0.4 101,255 0.4
Scotland 15 0.3 27,659 0.3 118,496 0.5

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 544 10.5 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 276 5.3 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 194 3.7 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 3,818 73.6 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 356 6.9 481,824 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.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,032 77.7 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
England 254 4.9 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 73 1.4 155,208 1.9 673,661 2.6
Scotland 45 0.9 69,657 0.9 272,233 1.1
Netherlands 42 0.8 40,417 0.5 177,340 0.7

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.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,116 79.3 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
England 237 4.6 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 65 1.3 148,110 1.8 650,743 2.6
India 44 0.8 282,630 3.5 917,541 3.6
Scotland 37 0.7 60,233 0.7 241,428 0.9

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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,947 37.5 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 996 19.2 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 842 16.2 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 432 8.3 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Presbyterian and Reformed 196 3.8 153,481 1.9 414,882 1.6

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 Macksville - Scotts Head, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (55.2%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Punjabi 33 0.6 53,460 0.7 239,033 0.9
Indonesian 12 0.2 32,303 0.4 73,179 0.3
Italian 11 0.2 64,039 0.8 228,042 0.9
Gumbaynggir 8 0.2 302 0.0 309 0.0
Auslan 8 0.2 3,986 0.0 16,242 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 4,663 89.9 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 91 4.4 856,911 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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,894 44.0 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 2,129 49.4 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 280 6.5 386,728 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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 856 45.2 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 781 41.2 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 140 7.4 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 115 6.1 189,852 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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 88 4.9 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 345 19.4 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 261 14.7 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 172 9.7 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 338 19.0 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 276 15.5 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 235 13.2 617,176 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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 309 17.4 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Professionals 286 16.1 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 243 13.7 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Labourers 240 13.5 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Managers 218 12.3 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 200 11.2 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 142 8.0 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 101 5.7 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 101 5.7 80,859 2.2 258,274 2.1
Primary Education 86 4.8 76,275 2.1 265,249 2.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 83 4.7 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 72 4.0 92,329 2.5 299,810 2.5
Secondary Education 56 3.1 64,612 1.8 205,360 1.7

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $525 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,310 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $998 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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,146 64.4 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 87 4.9 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 85 4.8 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Truck 34 1.9 26,390 0.7 76,657 0.6
Bicycle 12 0.7 14,466 0.4 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 195 11.0 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 169 9.5 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) 7 0.4 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,243 69.9 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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,987 69.3 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,018 23.6 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) 685 15.9 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 734 17.0 857,891 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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 717 16.7 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,130 26.3 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 595 13.8 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 539 12.5 588,433 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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 711 13.7 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 498 9.6 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 267 5.1 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 79 1.5 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 296 5.7 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 354 6.8 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 98 1.9 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 206 4.0 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 566 10.9 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 72 1.4 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 474 9.1 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 2,597 50.0 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 479 9.2 654,833 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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 2,777 53.5 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,177 22.7 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 474 9.1 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 290 5.6 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 479 9.2 654,833 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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 7 0.2 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 165 3.8 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 3,844 89.3 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 297 6.9 399,351 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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 664 46.7 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 457 32.1 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 279 19.6 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 22 1.5 34,061 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 19.7 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 78.9 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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 135 12.1 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 83 7.4 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 170 15.2 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 110 9.8 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 96 8.6 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 397 35.5 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 59 5.3 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 70 6.3 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)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,054 88.8 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 266 11.5 299,524 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) 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,846 89.9 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 78 3.8 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 52 2.5 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 73 3.6 19,374 0.7 54,711 0.6

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 17 0.8 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 68 3.3 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 314 15.3 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 976 47.5 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 631 30.7 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 47 2.3 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.3 N/A 2.6 N/A 2.5 N/A

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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 116 5.6 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 793 38.6 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 747 36.3 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 350 17.0 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 51 2.5 43,732 1.5 134,848 1.5

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

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Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,387 67.5 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 610 29.7 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 57 2.8 111,646 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) 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 983 47.9 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 524 25.5 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 461 22.4 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 35 1.7 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 53 2.6 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.

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Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 28.4 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 9.3 N/A 26.9 N/A 24.3

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

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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 330 N/A 420 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 192 41.6 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 215 46.6 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 51 11.1 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.

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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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,382 N/A 2,167 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 376 71.8 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 84 16.0 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 66 12.6 102,255 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)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 200 50.6 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 195 49.4 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 26 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

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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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head 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) 1,270 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)
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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 		Macksville - Scotts Head % Macksville - Scotts Head New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 295 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,452 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.

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