Theresa Park

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 632 people were usually resident in Theresa Park: of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Of the total population 1.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 17.4% of people usually resident in Theresa Park were children aged 0-14 years, and 24.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 39 years.

In the 2006 Census, 88.6% of people usually resident in Theresa Park were Australian citizens, 14.6% were born overseas and 1.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 61.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Theresa Park were married, 5.2% were either separated or divorced, 3.1% were widowed and 30.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 78.6% of people usually resident in Theresa Park, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.9%, Malta 3.2%, Italy 1.7%, United States of America 1.1% and Scotland 0.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Theresa Park were Catholic 38.4%, Anglican 33.1%, No Religion 7.1%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3.8% and Uniting Church 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Theresa Park were Italian 2.5%, Maltese 2.5%, Croatian 0.9%, German 0.8% and Hakka 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 365 people aged 15 years and over in Theresa Park were in the labour force. Of these 64.9% worked full-time, 27.7% worked part-time, 2.2% were away from work, 3.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 1.4% were unemployed. 116 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Theresa Park were Managers 20.6%, Professionals 20.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Sales Workers 9.2%, Labourers 6.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.3%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Theresa Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.3%, Road Freight Transport 4.4%, Residential Building Construction 3.6%, Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 3.1% and Clothing, Footwear and Personal Accessory Retailing 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Theresa Park, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $536, the median family income was $1,658 and the median household income was $1,466.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 167 families in Theresa Park: of these 34.7% were couple families without children, 59.3% were couple families with children, 6.0% 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 187 occupied private dwellings were counted in Theresa Park.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Theresa Park, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% 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 Theresa Park, 43.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 38.5% were owned with a mortgage and 13.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Theresa Park, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 23.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 69.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Theresa Park, the median weekly rent was $75. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000. The average people per household was 3.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Theresa Park, 84.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 7.5% were single (or lone) person households and 2.7% were group households.