Abercrombie

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,700 people were usually resident in Abercrombie: of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 26.0% of people usually resident in Abercrombie were children aged 0-14 years, and 14.7% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 31 years.

In the 2006 Census, 92.4% of people usually resident in Abercrombie were Australian citizens, 8.9% were born overseas and 0.3% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 59.2% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Abercrombie were married, 7.7% were either separated or divorced, 3.5% were widowed and 29.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 88.0% of people usually resident in Abercrombie, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 2.2%, New Zealand 0.9%, Hong Kong 0.7%, Scotland 0.6% and United States of America 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Abercrombie were Catholic 36.9%, Anglican 23.6%, No Religion 11.6%, Uniting Church 6.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Abercrombie were Cantonese 1.0%, Tamil 0.4%, Hindi 0.4%, Korean 0.3% and Spanish 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 856 people aged 15 years and over in Abercrombie were in the labour force. Of these 60.9% worked full-time, 29.6% worked part-time, 4.3% were away from work, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.4% were unemployed. 369 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Abercrombie were Professionals 23.7%, Managers 16.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Sales Workers 11.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Labourers 8.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Abercrombie, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 8.8%, State Government Administration 5.2%, Tertiary Education 4.2%, Public Order and Safety Services 3.3% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3%.

In the 2006 Census in Abercrombie, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $554, the median family income was $1,632 and the median household income was $1,493.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 428 families in Abercrombie: of these 31.5% were couple families without children, 58.6% were couple families with children, 9.8% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 504 occupied private dwellings were counted in Abercrombie.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Abercrombie, 97.2% were separate houses, 0.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Abercrombie, 30.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 52.4% were owned with a mortgage and 13.3% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Abercrombie, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 64.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 28.4% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Abercrombie, the median weekly rent was $250. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,408. The average people per household was 3.0 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Abercrombie, 84.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 12.3% were single (or lone) person households and 1.2% were group households.