Parramatta (C)

2001 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA16250
People 143,143
Male 71,274
Female 71,869
Australian citizenship 116,357
People born overseas 52,633
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) 1,347
Families 35,860
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) 54,714

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
Total 143,143 -- 18,769,249 --
Male 71,274 49.8 9,270,466 49.4
Female 71,869 50.2 9,498,783 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,147 0.8 410,003 2.2

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 143,143 people were counted in Parramatta (C): of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

Age
People
Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
0-4 years 10,012 7.0 1,243,969 6.6
5-14 years 18,754 13.1 2,668,506 14.2
15-24 years 19,807 13.8 2,566,346 13.7
25-54 years 64,740 45.2 8,159,808 43.5
55-64 years 12,106 8.5 1,759,742 9.4
65 years and over 17,724 12.4 2,370,878 12.6

On Census Night 2001 in Parramatta (C) there were 28,766 children aged 0-14 years and 29,830 people aged 55 years and over.

Selected characteristics Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
Australian citizenship 116,357 81.3 16,559,774 88.2
People born overseas 52,633 36.8 4,105,444 21.9
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) 1,347 0.9 203,101 1.1

On Census Night 2001 in Parramatta (C), 116,357 people were Australian citizens, 52,633 were born overseas and 1,347 people were overseas visitors.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
Married 58,003 50.7 7,635,947 51.4
Separated or divorced 11,871 10.4 1,609,314 10.8
Widowed 7,674 6.7 919,904 6.2
Never married 36,826 32.2 4,691,609 31.6

On Census Night 2001 in Parramatta (C), 50.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.4% were separated or divorced, 6.7% were widowed and 32.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

Country of birth Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
Australia 80,303 56.1 13,629,481 72.6
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null
China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 6,130 4.3 142,780 0.8
Lebanon 5,998 4.2 71,349 0.4
England 3,546 2.5 847,365 4.5
India 3,346 2.3 95,452 0.5
New Zealand 2,830 2.0 355,765 1.9

On Census Night 2001 in Parramatta (C), 56.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Parramatta (C) were China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 4.3%, Lebanon 4.2%, England 2.5%, India 2.3% and New Zealand 2.0%.

Religious affiliation, top responses Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
Catholic 44,471 31.1 5,001,624 26.6
Anglican 22,653 15.8 3,881,162 20.7
No Religion 15,345 10.7 2,905,993 15.5
Islam 10,025 7.0 281,578 1.5
Uniting Church 6,325 4.4 1,248,674 6.7

Of all people counted in Parramatta (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 31.1%, Anglican 15.8%, No Religion 10.7%, Islam 7.0% and Uniting Church 4.4%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 14,420 10.1 209,372 1.1
Cantonese 6,600 4.6 225,307 1.2
Mandarin 4,344 3.0 139,286 0.7
Korean 2,766 1.9 39,529 0.2
Tagalog (Filipino) 1,860 1.3 78,878 0.4
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English only spoken at home 78,344 54.7 15,013,965 80.0

On Census Night 2001 in Parramatta (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 10.1%, Cantonese 4.6%, Mandarin 3.0%, Korean 1.9% and Tagalog (Filipino) 1.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 54.7% of people counted.

Employment

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 42,398 64.0 5,360,693 59.8
Worked part-time 17,087 25.8 2,689,709 30.0
Hours worked not stated 1,977 3.0 248,204 2.8
Unemployed 4,740 7.2 660,709 7.4
Not in the labour force 41,517 -- 5,265,426 --
Total in labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 66,202 -- 8,959,315 --
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During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 66,202 people aged 15 years and over in Parramatta (C) were in the labour force. Of these 64.0% worked full-time, 25.8% worked part-time, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.2% were unemployed. 41,517 people were not in the labour force.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
Professionals 12,859 11.2 1,514,096 10.2
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 11,292 9.9 1,366,701 9.2
Tradespersons and Related Workers 6,897 6.0 1,018,903 6.9
Associate Professionals 6,870 6.0 975,653 6.6
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5,821 5.1 792,378 5.3
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4,963 4.3 670,821 4.5
Labourers and Related Workers 4,541 4.0 717,457 4.8
Managers and Administrators 4,324 3.8 764,823 5.1
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2,547 2.2 309,968 2.1

On Census Night 2001 in Parramatta (C), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 11.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.0%, Associate Professionals 6.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.0%, Managers and Administrators 3.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.2%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
Business Services 7,410 6.5 795,439 5.4
Health Services 4,388 3.8 570,442 3.8
Personal and Household Good Retailing 3,726 3.3 517,816 3.5
Education 3,607 3.2 595,398 4.0
Food Retailing 2,754 2.4 443,890 3.0

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Parramatta (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.5%, Health Services 3.8%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.3%, Education 3.2% and Food Retailing 2.4%.

Families

family type

Family composition

Family type Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 11,023 30.7 1,764,167 35.7
Couple family with children 18,144 50.6 2,321,165 47.0
One parent family 5,825 16.2 762,632 15.4
Other family 868 2.4 88,864 1.8
Total families 35,860 -- 4,936,828 --

On Census Night 2001 in Parramatta (C), 35,860 families were counted: of these, 30.7% were couple families without children, 50.6% were couple families with children, 16.2% were one parent families and 2.4% were other families.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household type

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

Dwelling type Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 51,433 94.0 7,072,202 90.8
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) 54,714 -- 7,790,079 --

On Census Night 2001 in Parramatta (C), 51,433 occupied private dwellings were counted.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
Separate house 31,458 61.2 5,327,309 75.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5,483 10.7 632,176 8.9
Flat, unit or apartment 13,766 26.8 923,139 13.1
Other dwelling 187 0.4 134,274 1.9
Dwelling type not stated 539 1.0 55,304 0.8

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Parramatta (C), 61.2% were separate houses, 10.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 26.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
Owned outright 18,649 36.3 2,810,917 39.7
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme) 10,451 20.3 1,872,132 26.5
Rented (includes rent-free) 17,653 34.3 1,858,324 26.3
Other tenure type 1,335 2.6 196,026 2.8
Tenure type not stated 3,344 6.5 334,803 4.7

On Census Night 2001 in Parramatta (C), 36.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.3% were being purchased and 34.3% were rented.

Landlord type
Occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation)
Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
Real estate agent 9,152 51.8 813,633 43.8
State or Territory housing authority 4,587 26.0 317,171 17.1
Other landlord type 3,705 21.0 705,122 37.9
Landlord type not stated 211 1.2 22,398 1.2

On Census Night 2001 in Parramatta (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 51.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 26.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 21.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

Household type
Excludes visitor only and other not classifiable households
Parramatta (C) % Parramatta (C) Australia % Australia
Family households 34,926 67.9 4,866,031 68.8
Single (or lone) person households 11,674 22.7 1,616,213 22.9
Group households 2,004 3.9 262,551 3.7

On Census Night 2001 in Parramatta (C), 67.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.7% were single (or lone) person households and 3.9% were group households.

Data for this QuickStat has been sourced from the 2001 Basic Community Profile catalogue No. 2001.0 and the 2001 Indigenous Profile catalogue No. 2002.0. Indigenous Statistics are only available for selected geographic areas. The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2001 Census of Population & Housing held on 7 August 2001. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census

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