2021 Wyong, Census All persons QuickStats (original) (raw)

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People and population

People All people Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,308 50.9 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 2,222 49.1 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7
Indigenous status All people Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 287 6.3 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 3,933 86.8 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 315 7.0 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9
Age All people Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 45 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 222 4.9 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 213 4.7 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 243 5.4 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 277 6.1 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 273 6.0 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 276 6.1 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 233 5.2 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 233 5.2 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 286 6.3 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 285 6.3 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 323 7.1 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 304 6.7 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 299 6.6 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 286 6.3 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 287 6.4 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 240 5.3 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 131 2.9 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 108 2.4 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1
Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,420 36.9 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 178 4.6 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 486 12.6 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 280 7.3 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,486 38.6 2,358,844 35.7 7,583,393 36.5
Social marital status People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,303 37.5 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 353 10.2 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,820 52.4 2,532,544 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

Education

Type of educational institution attending People attending an educational institution Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 76 6.1 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary null null null null null null
Primary - Government 180 14.4 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 52 4.2 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 26 2.1 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 261 20.9 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary null null null null null null
Secondary - Government 164 13.2 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 46 3.7 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 36 2.9 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 251 20.1 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary null null null null null null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 136 10.9 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 131 10.5 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 269 21.6 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 28 2.2 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 367 29.5 465,268 19.0 1,456,618 19.0
Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 488 12.7 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 310 8.1 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 155 4.0 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 554 14.4 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 497 12.9 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 158 4.1 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 669 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 447 11.6 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 108 2.8 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 16 0.4 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 440 11.4 549,965 8.3 1,694,773 8.2

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses All people Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 1,768 39.0 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 1,750 38.6 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 472 10.4 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 390 8.6 620,363 7.7 2,176,777 8.6
Australian Aboriginal 255 5.6 259,592 3.2 741,307 2.9
Country of birth, top responses All people Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,344 73.8 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses: null null null null null null
England 151 3.3 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 77 1.7 118,527 1.5 530,492 2.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 69 1.5 247,595 3.1 549,618 2.2
India 52 1.1 208,962 2.6 673,352 2.6
Philippines 49 1.1 106,930 1.3 293,892 1.2
Country of birth of parents All people Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,025 22.6 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 297 6.6 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 216 4.8 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 2,605 57.5 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 385 8.5 481,824 6.0 1,509,188 5.9
Country of birth of father, top stated responses All people Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,846 62.8 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
England 300 6.6 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 118 2.6 155,208 1.9 673,661 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 86 1.9 362,065 4.5 784,594 3.1
India 59 1.3 288,030 3.6 935,066 3.7
Country of birth of mother, top stated responses All people Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,922 64.5 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
England 269 5.9 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 101 2.2 148,110 1.8 650,743 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 94 2.1 362,744 4.5 787,673 3.1
Philippines 69 1.5 154,638 1.9 417,285 1.6
Religious affiliation, top responses All people Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,659 36.6 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 869 19.2 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 781 17.2 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 388 8.6 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Christian, nfd 127 2.8 193,728 2.4 688,440 2.7

In Wyong, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (54.3%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Language used at home, top responses (other than English) All people Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 53 1.2 270,685 3.4 685,274 2.7
Cantonese 52 1.1 148,943 1.8 295,281 1.2
Nepali 37 0.8 68,148 0.8 133,068 0.5
Spanish 21 0.5 71,868 0.9 171,370 0.7
Korean 21 0.5 62,319 0.8 115,531 0.5
null null null null null null null
English only used at home 3,680 81.2 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 253 13.5 856,911 29.5 2,295,688 24.8

Income and work

Participation in the labour force People aged 15 years and over Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,812 47.1 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,722 44.8 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 309 8.0 386,728 5.9 1,200,851 5.8
Employment status People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 897 49.5 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 541 29.9 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 235 13.0 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 145 8.0 189,852 4.9 646,442 5.1
Employment, hours worked Employed people aged 15 years and over Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 198 11.8 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 245 14.7 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 178 10.7 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 108 6.5 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 392 23.5 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 269 16.1 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 244 14.6 617,176 16.8 2,159,645 17.9
Occupation, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 249 14.9 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 240 14.4 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Labourers 228 13.6 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 224 13.4 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 211 12.6 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Managers 186 11.1 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Sales Workers 152 9.1 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 137 8.2 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3
Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 86 5.1 80,859 2.2 258,274 2.1
Other Social Assistance Services 63 3.8 87,430 2.4 278,221 2.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 55 3.3 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 51 3.1 92,329 2.5 299,810 2.5
Takeaway Food Services 48 2.9 66,951 1.8 232,691 1.9
Median weekly incomes (a) People aged 15 years and over Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 608∣N/A∣608 N/A 608∣N/A∣813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) 1,493∣N/A∣1,493 N/A 1,493∣N/A∣2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) 1,096∣N/A∣1,096 N/A 1,096∣N/A∣1,829 N/A $1,746 N/A
Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 817 48.9 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 63 3.8 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Walked only 34 2.0 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Train 33 2.0 62,460 1.7 170,326 1.4
Bus 21 1.3 34,408 0.9 175,085 1.5
null null null null null null null
Did not go to work 267 16.0 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 362 21.7 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) 72 4.3 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 891 53.3 1,737,359 47.2 6,961,762 57.8

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care People aged 15 years and over Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,415 62.7 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 735 19.1 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) 458 11.9 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 390 10.1 857,891 13.0 2,933,646 14.1
Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 681 17.7 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 904 23.5 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 447 11.6 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 375 9.8 588,433 8.9 1,785,591 8.6

Health

Type of long-term health condition All people Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 574 12.7 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 456 10.1 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 166 3.7 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 31 0.7 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 307 6.8 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 247 5.5 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 70 1.5 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 176 3.9 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 641 14.2 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 49 1.1 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 451 10.0 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 2,201 48.6 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 491 10.8 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1
Count of selected long-term health conditions All people Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 2,380 52.5 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,002 22.1 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 399 8.8 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 258 5.7 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 491 10.8 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service People aged 15 years and over Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 6 0.2 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 100 2.6 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 3,433 89.3 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 308 8.0 399,351 6.0 1,249,493 6.0

Families

Family composition All families Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 477 41.4 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 361 31.4 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 289 25.1 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 19 1.7 34,061 1.6 108,941 1.6
Single (or lone) parents Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 22.8 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 76.1 N/A 81.0 N/A 80.4
Employment status of couple families Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 136 16.2 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 36 4.3 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 123 14.7 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 101 12.0 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 56 6.7 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 262 31.2 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 96 11.4 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 28 3.3 64,433 3.7 253,286 4.6

Dwellings

Dwelling count Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,874 93.4 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 132 6.6 299,524 9.4 1,043,776 10.1
Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,356 72.4 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 301 16.1 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 206 11.0 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 10 0.5 19,374 0.7 54,711 0.6
Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 11 0.6 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 120 6.4 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 491 26.2 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 754 40.3 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 455 24.3 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 41 2.2 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
null null null null null null null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.2 N/A 2.6 N/A 2.5 N/A
Number of registered motor vehicles Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 250 13.3 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 809 43.1 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 508 27.0 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 277 14.7 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 35 1.9 43,732 1.5 134,848 1.5

Housing

Household composition Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,116 59.8 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 650 34.8 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 100 5.4 111,646 3.8 361,822 3.9
Tenure type Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 647 34.5 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 416 22.2 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 751 40.1 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 22 1.2 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 30 1.6 42,613 1.5 136,538 1.5
Household income Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 28.5 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 12.2 N/A 26.9 N/A 24.3

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

Rent weekly payments Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 350 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) 365 48.6 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 302 40.2 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 84 11.2 79,448 8.4 259,992 9.1
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 Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,632 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) 314 75.5 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 56 13.5 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 43 10.3 102,255 10.8 374,734 11.6

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 153 52.9 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 136 47.1 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
null null null null null null null
Median age 24 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A
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 Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 974 N/A 1,558 N/A 1,507 N/A
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 Wyong % Wyong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 350 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,482 N/A 1,755 N/A 1,721 N/A

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