Penrith (C) - Rem

Demographics

In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 417 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people usually resident in Penrith (C) - Rem, 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female.

In the 2006 Census, 30.2% of the population usually resident in Penrith (C) - Rem were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years, 4.1% were aged 55 years and over and the median age was 23 years.

Language diversity

In the 2006 Census, there were no responses for Indigenous language spoken at home. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 70.3% resident in Penrith (C) - Rem

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 128 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over in Penrith (C) - Rem were in the labour force. Of these 93.8% were employed and 6.3% were unemployed. 159 were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, 20.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Penrith (C) - Rem had completed Year 10 or equivalent, and 16.6% had completed Year 12 or equivalent. 4.2% aged 15-19 years were in full-time education and 65.7% aged 15 years and over had a qualification.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census, there were 139 dwellings with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Penrith (C) - Rem. 18.7% of these dwellings were fully owned, 54.0% were being purchased and 25.2% were rented.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Penrith (C) - Rem, the median weekly individual income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over was $509 and the median household income was $1,335. The median weekly rent was $240 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,002. The average household size was 3.7 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.3.