Fairfield-Liverpool

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 344,497 people were usually resident in Fairfield-Liverpool: of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 23.1% of people usually resident in Fairfield-Liverpool were children aged 0-14 years, and 19.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 33 years.

In the 2006 Census, 84.7% of people usually resident in Fairfield-Liverpool were Australian citizens, 44.9% were born overseas and 0.3% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 52.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Fairfield-Liverpool were married, 10.7% were either separated or divorced, 5.3% were widowed and 31.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 47.4% of people usually resident in Fairfield-Liverpool, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were Viet Nam 8.5%, Iraq 4.0%, Italy 2.3%, Cambodia 2.2% and Fiji 1.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Fairfield-Liverpool were Catholic 34.6%, Buddhism 14.2%, Anglican 9.2%, Eastern Orthodox 7.1% and No Religion 6.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Fairfield-Liverpool were Vietnamese 10.8%, Arabic 7.0%, Assyrian 3.8%, Spanish 3.7% and Italian 3.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 36.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 146,194 people aged 15 years and over in Fairfield-Liverpool were in the labour force. Of these 62.3% worked full-time, 22.1% worked part-time, 2.7% were away from work, 4.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.8% were unemployed. 99,520 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Fairfield-Liverpool were Technicians and Trades Workers 16.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.5%, Labourers 13.8%, Professionals 12.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.6%, Sales Workers 9.3%, Managers 8.7% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Fairfield-Liverpool, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.2%, Road Freight Transport 3.0%, School Education 2.9%, Hospitals 2.5% and Residential Building Construction 2.3%.

In the 2006 Census in Fairfield-Liverpool, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $370, the median family income was $1,057 and the median household income was $990.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 89,478 families in Fairfield-Liverpool: of these 23.3% were couple families without children, 55.4% were couple families with children, 19.5% were one parent families and 1.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 108,375 occupied private dwellings were counted in Fairfield-Liverpool.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Fairfield-Liverpool, 76.7% were separate houses, 10.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Fairfield-Liverpool, 27.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 34.7% were owned with a mortgage and 29.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Fairfield-Liverpool, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 50.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 26.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 21.3% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Fairfield-Liverpool, the median weekly rent was $185. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,616. The average people per household was 3.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Fairfield-Liverpool, 78.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 15.0% were single (or lone) person households and 1.8% were group households.