Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 4
Area code 111
People 390,519
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 40
Families 105,250
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 166,552
Average number of people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,676
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent (b) $390
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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 191,024 48.9 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 199,494 51.1 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7

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Indigenous status
All people 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 19,871 5.1 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 356,010 91.2 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 14,640 3.7 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 40 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 21,240 5.4 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 23,303 6.0 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 23,079 5.9 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 22,461 5.8 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 26,409 6.8 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 26,063 6.7 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 25,934 6.6 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 25,336 6.5 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 23,198 5.9 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 24,253 6.2 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 23,933 6.1 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 23,689 6.1 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 23,745 6.1 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 21,783 5.6 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 19,889 5.1 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 15,112 3.9 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 10,206 2.6 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 10,881 2.8 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 141,280 43.8 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 10,385 3.2 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 31,706 9.8 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 19,360 6.0 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 120,160 37.2 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 130,944 44.5 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 36,973 12.6 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 126,633 43.0 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 8,639 7.7 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 22,258 19.7 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 5,219 4.6 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 3,339 3.0 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 30,861 27.3 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 15,580 13.8 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 4,063 3.6 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 3,640 3.2 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 23,312 20.7 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 9,833 8.7 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 20,650 18.3 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 30,518 27.0 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 2,406 2.1 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 17,122 15.2 465,268 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 74,272 23.0 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 29,898 9.3 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 14,567 4.5 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 50,688 15.7 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 40,245 12.5 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 10,430 3.2 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 42,074 13.0 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 316 0.1 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 29 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 27,054 8.4 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 9,080 2.8 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 1,150 0.4 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 22,936 7.1 549,965 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 165,996 42.5 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 158,475 40.6 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 45,697 11.7 620,363 7.7 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 45,113 11.6 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Australian Aboriginal 19,189 4.9 259,592 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 325,830 83.4 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 9,354 2.4 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 4,406 1.1 118,527 1.5 530,492 2.1
India 2,786 0.7 208,962 2.6 673,352 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,027 0.5 247,595 3.1 549,618 2.2
Philippines 2,024 0.5 106,930 1.3 293,892 1.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 61,893 15.8 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 26,190 6.7 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 18,903 4.8 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 265,071 67.9 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 18,467 4.7 481,824 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 284,613 72.9 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
England 19,915 5.1 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 6,820 1.7 155,208 1.9 673,661 2.6
Scotland 4,316 1.1 69,657 0.9 272,233 1.1
India 4,100 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 292,112 74.8 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
England 17,439 4.5 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 6,198 1.6 148,110 1.8 650,743 2.6
India 3,928 1.0 282,630 3.5 917,541 3.6
Scotland 3,634 0.9 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.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 168,484 43.1 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 72,032 18.4 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 55,994 14.3 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 20,806 5.3 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 13,861 3.5 172,132 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 Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (50.1%) (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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 2,425 0.6 270,685 3.4 685,274 2.7
Macedonian 1,522 0.4 28,091 0.3 66,173 0.3
Arabic 1,213 0.3 227,243 2.8 367,159 1.4
Italian 1,185 0.3 64,039 0.8 228,042 0.9
Spanish 1,176 0.3 71,868 0.9 171,370 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 344,550 88.2 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 14,203 9.5 856,911 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 195,577 60.6 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 112,119 34.7 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 15,201 4.7 386,728 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 105,219 53.8 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 67,473 34.5 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 13,645 7.0 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 9,240 4.7 189,852 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 11,312 6.1 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 28,729 15.4 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 23,073 12.4 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 15,668 8.4 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 38,524 20.7 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 37,209 20.0 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 29,484 15.8 617,176 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 46,396 24.9 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 26,233 14.1 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 24,773 13.3 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 23,159 12.4 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Managers 20,662 11.1 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 15,962 8.6 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 15,681 8.4 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 10,777 5.8 222,186 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10,890 5.8 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Other Social Assistance Services 7,439 4.0 87,430 2.4 278,221 2.3
Aged Care Residential Services 4,908 2.6 80,859 2.2 258,274 2.1
Takeaway Food Services 4,815 2.6 66,951 1.8 232,691 1.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4,766 2.6 92,329 2.5 299,810 2.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $793 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,129 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,676 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 99,690 53.5 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 5,995 3.2 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Walked only 3,340 1.8 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Bus 1,277 0.7 34,408 0.9 175,085 1.5
Truck 1,155 0.6 26,390 0.7 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 28,975 15.5 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 40,583 21.8 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) 2,427 1.3 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 106,954 57.4 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 228,968 70.9 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 88,636 27.5 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) 42,428 13.1 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 43,589 13.5 857,891 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 66,033 20.4 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 93,638 29.0 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 42,260 13.1 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 27,040 8.4 588,433 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 42,483 10.9 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 38,861 10.0 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 13,270 3.4 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 4,191 1.1 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 20,331 5.2 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 19,369 5.0 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 4,775 1.2 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 8,729 2.2 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 47,681 12.2 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 4,541 1.2 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 35,553 9.1 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 212,986 54.5 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 28,386 7.3 654,833 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 228,746 58.6 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 87,437 22.4 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 29,621 7.6 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 16,331 4.2 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 28,386 7.3 654,833 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 1,712 0.5 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 9,445 2.9 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 296,345 91.8 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 15,392 4.8 399,351 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 42,710 40.6 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 42,506 40.4 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 18,358 17.4 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 1,678 1.6 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 20.9 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.1 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 17,710 20.8 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 4,263 5.0 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 20,072 23.6 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 8,425 9.9 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 5,102 6.0 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 20,248 23.8 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 6,146 7.2 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 3,250 3.8 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) 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 149,852 93.1 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 11,079 6.9 299,524 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) 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 117,250 78.2 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 18,679 12.5 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 13,011 8.7 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 653 0.4 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) 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 583 0.4 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 7,396 4.9 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 30,265 20.2 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 62,959 42.0 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 46,840 31.3 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,811 1.2 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 2.5 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 9,690 6.5 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 52,978 35.4 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 57,359 38.3 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 28,085 18.7 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,743 1.2 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)
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Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 102,887 68.7 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 40,325 26.9 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 6,640 4.4 111,646 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) 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 50,577 33.8 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 51,020 34.0 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 43,711 29.2 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 2,743 1.8 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 1,804 1.2 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) 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 17.9 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 22.9 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)
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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 390 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) 24,291 55.6 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 15,374 35.2 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 4,045 9.3 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,950 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) 39,687 77.8 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 6,054 11.9 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 5,272 10.3 102,255 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 9,854 49.6 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 10,015 50.4 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 23 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
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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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 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) 1,745 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 375 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,950 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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