Plumpton

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 7,864 people were usually resident in Plumpton: of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Of the total population 1.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 28.1% of people usually resident in Plumpton were children aged 0-14 years, and 11.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 29 years.

In the 2006 Census, 86.7% of people usually resident in Plumpton were Australian citizens, 44.9% were born overseas and 0.8% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 55.0% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Plumpton were married, 8.9% were either separated or divorced, 4.0% were widowed and 32.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 50.4% of people usually resident in Plumpton, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were Philippines 17.1%, Fiji 4.5%, India 2.3%, New Zealand 2.2% and Pakistan 1.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Plumpton were Catholic 43.1%, Anglican 11.6%, Islam 7.5%, No Religion 7.0% and Hinduism 5.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Plumpton were Tagalog 11.2%, Filipino 6.1%, Hindi 4.9%, Urdu 2.1% and Arabic 2.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 50.7%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,857 people aged 15 years and over in Plumpton were in the labour force. Of these 67.5% worked full-time, 20.3% worked part-time, 2.5% were away from work, 4.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.6% were unemployed. 1,648 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Plumpton were Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 14.7%, Labourers 14.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Professionals 11.9%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.7% and Managers 6.5%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Plumpton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 4.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%, Road Freight Transport 3.0%, Depository Financial Intermediation 2.8% and School Education 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census in Plumpton, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $523, the median family income was $1,287 and the median household income was $1,279.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 2,027 families in Plumpton: of these 17.2% were couple families without children, 65.9% were couple families with children, 15.8% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 2,203 occupied private dwellings were counted in Plumpton.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Plumpton, 89.4% were separate houses, 10.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Plumpton, 15.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 58.3% were owned with a mortgage and 21.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Plumpton, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 71.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 25.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Plumpton, the median weekly rent was $230. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,712. The average people per household was 3.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Plumpton, 87.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 9.7% were single (or lone) person households and 1.3% were group households.