Brennan

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 10,175 people were usually resident in Brennan: of these 53.0% were male and 47.0% were female. Of the total population 11.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 26.3% of people usually resident in Brennan were children aged 0-14 years, and 9.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 28 years.

In the 2006 Census, 84.9% of people usually resident in Brennan were Australian citizens, 13.4% were born overseas and 0.6% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 37.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Brennan were married, 13.7% were either separated or divorced, 2.6% were widowed and 46.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 75.3% of people usually resident in Brennan, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 2.8%, New Zealand 2.0%, Philippines 1.6%, Papua New Guinea 0.6% and Germany 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Brennan were No Religion 25.5%, Catholic 23.6%, Anglican 15.0%, Uniting Church 5.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Brennan were Tagalog 0.7%, Filipino 0.7%, Greek 0.7%, Vietnamese 0.5% and German 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 81.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 5,398 people aged 15 years and over in Brennan were in the labour force. Of these 72.5% worked full-time, 17.2% worked part-time, 4.7% were away from work, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.1% were unemployed. 1,291 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Brennan were Community and Personal Service Workers 18.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.3%, Professionals 11.7%, Managers 9.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.1%, Sales Workers 8.4% and Labourers 7.5%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Brennan, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 20.3%, State Government Administration 5.5%, School Education 4.5%, Public Order and Safety Services 3.5% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.4%.

In the 2006 Census in Brennan, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $702, the median family income was $1,344 and the median household income was $1,182.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 2,327 families in Brennan: of these 31.1% were couple families without children, 46.9% were couple families with children, 20.6% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 3,790 occupied private dwellings were counted in Brennan.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Brennan, 61.6% were separate houses, 14.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.7% were flats, units or apartments and 11.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Brennan, 12.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 38.3% were owned with a mortgage and 35.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Brennan, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 41.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 26.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 31.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Brennan, the median weekly rent was $200. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.7 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Brennan, 60.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 17.9% were single (or lone) person households and 3.9% were group households.