Dharruk

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,804 people were usually resident in Dharruk: of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Of the total population 4.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 25.8% of people usually resident in Dharruk were children aged 0-14 years, and 17.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 30 years.

In the 2006 Census, 82.8% of people usually resident in Dharruk were Australian citizens, 31.9% were born overseas and 0.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 45.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Dharruk were married, 12.3% were either separated or divorced, 3.6% were widowed and 38.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 61.6% of people usually resident in Dharruk, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were New Zealand 4.3%, Fiji 3.2%, England 2.6%, Philippines 2.0% and Samoa 1.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Dharruk were Catholic 33.5%, Anglican 18.4%, No Religion 9.4%, Islam 7.2% and Uniting Church 4.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Dharruk were Arabic 6.7%, Samoan 3.5%, Hindi 3.1%, Tongan 2.8% and Spanish 1.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 63.0%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,202 people aged 15 years and over in Dharruk were in the labour force. Of these 63.1% worked full-time, 21.5% worked part-time, 2.5% were away from work, 3.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.2% were unemployed. 757 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Dharruk were Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 16.9%, Labourers 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.2%, Professionals 8.9%, Sales Workers 8.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.5% and Managers 5.0%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Dharruk, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 5.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%, Residential Care Services 2.7%, School Education 2.6% and Depository Financial Intermediation 2.3%.

In the 2006 Census in Dharruk, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $408, the median family income was $1,069 and the median household income was $1,045.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 755 families in Dharruk: of these 23.8% were couple families without children, 49.0% were couple families with children, 26.4% were one parent families and 0.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 877 occupied private dwellings were counted in Dharruk.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Dharruk, 97.1% were separate houses, 2.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Dharruk, 26.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 39.6% were owned with a mortgage and 27.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Dharruk, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 39.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 41.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 16.4% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Dharruk, the median weekly rent was $190. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,333. 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 Dharruk, 81.8% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 12.7% were single (or lone) person households and 1.9% were group households.