Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 21,323 people were usually resident in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East: of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Of the total population 1.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 17.1% of people usually resident in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East were children aged 0-14 years, and 28.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 39 years.

In the 2006 Census, 86.8% of people usually resident in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East were Australian citizens, 26.3% were born overseas and 0.4% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 46.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East were married, 11.8% were either separated or divorced, 8.5% were widowed and 33.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 67.8% of people usually resident in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were Italy 5.7%, England 2.8%, Greece 2.2%, Viet Nam 1.0% and India 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East were Catholic 32.3%, No Religion 17.2%, Eastern Orthodox 9.8%, Anglican 9.3% and Uniting Church 7.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East were Italian 9.0%, Greek 5.7%, Serbian 1.4%, Vietnamese 1.3% and Arabic 0.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 66.6%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 9,751 people aged 15 years and over in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East were in the labour force. Of these 59.1% worked full-time, 29.1% worked part-time, 3.5% were away from work, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.8% were unemployed. 6,920 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East were Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.1%, Professionals 17.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Labourers 11.8%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Managers 9.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 4.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3%, School Education 3.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5% and Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 1.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $388, the median family income was $1,048 and the median household income was $784.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 5,686 families in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East: of these 37.0% were couple families without children, 42.1% were couple families with children, 18.4% were one parent families and 2.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 8,935 occupied private dwellings were counted in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East, 77.3% were separate houses, 13.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East, 35.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.4% were owned with a mortgage and 29.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 27.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 29.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 40.5% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East, the median weekly rent was $160. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083. The average people per household was 2.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Charles Sturt (C) - Inner East, 63.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 29.5% were single (or lone) person households and 4.0% were group households.