Taringa

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 7,490 people were usually resident in Taringa: of these 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 8.4% of people usually resident in Taringa were children aged 0-14 years, and 19.8% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 29 years.

In the 2006 Census, 76.9% of people usually resident in Taringa were Australian citizens, 26.1% were born overseas and 2.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 30.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Taringa were married, 8.3% were either separated or divorced, 4.8% were widowed and 56.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 64.8% of people usually resident in Taringa, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.6%, China 2.5%, New Zealand 2.2%, Malaysia 1.0% and Singapore 1.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Taringa were No Religion 24.4%, Catholic 20.5%, Anglican 16.6%, Uniting Church 6.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Taringa were Mandarin 3.5%, Cantonese 2.1%, Spanish 0.9%, Japanese 0.8% and Indonesian 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 76.0%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 4,470 people aged 15 years and over in Taringa were in the labour force. Of these 60.5% worked full-time, 30.8% worked part-time, 3.4% were away from work, 1.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.2% were unemployed. 1,790 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Taringa were Professionals 41.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Managers 10.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.8%, Labourers 5.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.7%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Taringa, the most common responses for industry of employment included Tertiary Education 7.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.5%, Legal and Accounting Services 5.2%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 5.0% and School Education 4.0%.

In the 2006 Census in Taringa, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $604, the median family income was $1,575 and the median household income was $1,139.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,607 families in Taringa: of these 52.5% were couple families without children, 28.6% were couple families with children, 10.2% were one parent families and 8.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 3,649 occupied private dwellings were counted in Taringa.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Taringa, 30.1% were separate houses, 10.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 59.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Taringa, 22.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.5% were owned with a mortgage and 46.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Taringa, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 64.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 2.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 30.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Taringa, the median weekly rent was $250. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500. The average people per household was 2.1 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Taringa, 43.8% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 30.1% were single (or lone) person households and 15.9% were group households.