Prospect

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 134,028 people were usually resident in Prospect: of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 0.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 21.4% of people usually resident in Prospect were children aged 0-14 years, and 20.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

In the 2006 Census, 87.0% of people usually resident in Prospect were Australian citizens, 41.3% were born overseas and 0.3% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 53.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Prospect were married, 9.4% were either separated or divorced, 4.9% were widowed and 32.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 53.0% of people usually resident in Prospect, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were Iraq 6.5%, Viet Nam 4.4%, Italy 2.7%, Philippines 1.8% and Malta 1.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Prospect were Catholic 44.5%, Anglican 11.1%, Buddhism 7.6%, No Religion 6.5% and Eastern Orthodox 5.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Prospect were Arabic 6.9%, Assyrian 6.7%, Vietnamese 5.7%, Italian 4.2% and Spanish 4.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 46.6%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 62,544 people aged 15 years and over in Prospect were in the labour force. Of these 62.4% worked full-time, 23.6% worked part-time, 2.8% were away from work, 3.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.3% were unemployed. 37,645 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Prospect were Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.6%, Professionals 12.5%, Labourers 12.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.8%, Sales Workers 10.2%, Managers 9.0% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Prospect, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.5%, Road Freight Transport 3.3%, School Education 3.3%, Hospitals 2.5% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.4%.

In the 2006 Census in Prospect, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $403, the median family income was $1,144 and the median household income was $1,095.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 36,319 families in Prospect: of these 24.7% were couple families without children, 56.4% were couple families with children, 17.4% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 41,736 occupied private dwellings were counted in Prospect.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Prospect, 87.2% were separate houses, 6.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Prospect, 34.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 36.6% were owned with a mortgage and 22.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Prospect, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 58.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 23.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Prospect, the median weekly rent was $220. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600. The average people per household was 3.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Prospect, 83.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 12.4% were single (or lone) person households and 1.5% were group households.