Griffith

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 135,419 people were usually resident in Griffith: of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Of the total population 1.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 15.7% of people usually resident in Griffith were children aged 0-14 years, and 19.8% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

In the 2006 Census, 83.6% of people usually resident in Griffith were Australian citizens, 22.1% were born overseas and 2.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 37.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Griffith were married, 12.5% were either separated or divorced, 5.2% were widowed and 44.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 70.3% of people usually resident in Griffith, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.6%, New Zealand 3.4%, China 0.7%, Greece 0.7% and Viet Nam 0.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Griffith were Catholic 27.8%, No Religion 20.2%, Anglican 16.1%, Uniting Church 5.3% and Eastern Orthodox 3.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Griffith were Greek 1.8%, Mandarin 1.0%, Italian 0.9%, Cantonese 0.8% and Vietnamese 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 80.1%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 76,565 people aged 15 years and over in Griffith were in the labour force. Of these 65.3% worked full-time, 25.8% worked part-time, 3.1% were away from work, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.9% were unemployed. 29,054 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Griffith were Professionals 30.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.3%, Managers 12.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.0%, Sales Workers 9.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.0%, Labourers 6.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Griffith, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 4.7%, School Education 4.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.3%, State Government Administration 3.5% and Legal and Accounting Services 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census in Griffith, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $607, the median family income was $1,499 and the median household income was $1,142.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 32,709 families in Griffith: of these 42.3% were couple families without children, 38.2% were couple families with children, 15.8% were one parent families and 3.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 58,792 occupied private dwellings were counted in Griffith.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Griffith, 57.1% were separate houses, 8.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 33.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Griffith, 23.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.3% were owned with a mortgage and 42.0% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Griffith, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 56.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 29.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Griffith, the median weekly rent was $230. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517. 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 Griffith, 55.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 29.1% were single (or lone) person households and 8.7% were group households.