Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 15,991 people were usually resident in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East: of these 46.7% were male and 53.3% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 14.6% of people usually resident in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East were children aged 0-14 years, and 32.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 41 years.

In the 2006 Census, 85.0% of people usually resident in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East were Australian citizens, 27.0% were born overseas and 0.6% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 44.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East were married, 11.4% were either separated or divorced, 10.3% were widowed and 34.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 66.6% of people usually resident in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were Italy 8.4%, England 4.2%, China 1.6%, Greece 1.0% and Malaysia 0.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East were Catholic 33.8%, No Religion 18.5%, Anglican 10.8%, Uniting Church 8.0% and Eastern Orthodox 4.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East were Italian 13.1%, Greek 2.7%, Mandarin 1.7%, Cantonese 1.1% and German 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 69.5%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 7,484 people aged 15 years and over in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East were in the labour force. Of these 59.7% worked full-time, 29.8% worked part-time, 3.8% were away from work, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.4% were unemployed. 5,314 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East were Professionals 29.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.1%, Managers 11.8%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%, Labourers 7.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.0%, Hospitals 4.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.8%, Tertiary Education 3.3% and State Government Administration 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $437, the median family income was $1,163 and the median household income was $821.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 4,020 families in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East: of these 41.7% were couple families without children, 40.0% were couple families with children, 15.4% were one parent families and 2.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 7,220 occupied private dwellings were counted in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East, 62.3% were separate houses, 17.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East, 34.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 24.8% were owned with a mortgage and 30.5% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 36.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 17.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.9% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East, the median weekly rent was $170. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,200. 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 Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - East, 55.3% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 36.1% were single (or lone) person households and 4.4% were group households.