Darley

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 6,754 people were usually resident in Darley: of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Of the total population 0.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 26.0% of people usually resident in Darley were children aged 0-14 years, and 16.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 33 years.

In the 2006 Census, 91.2% of people usually resident in Darley were Australian citizens, 11.4% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 55.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Darley were married, 9.6% were either separated or divorced, 3.3% were widowed and 31.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 83.6% of people usually resident in Darley, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.7%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 0.9%, Netherlands 0.7% and Malta 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Darley were Catholic 29.8%, No Religion 24.4%, Anglican 18.0%, Uniting Church 6.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Darley were Italian 0.5%, Greek 0.4%, Dutch 0.3%, Maltese 0.2% and Hungarian 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.3%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,344 people aged 15 years and over in Darley were in the labour force. Of these 60.3% worked full-time, 28.8% worked part-time, 3.6% were away from work, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.1% were unemployed. 1,460 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Darley were Technicians and Trades Workers 16.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.6%, Professionals 14.5%, Managers 11.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Labourers 9.6% and Sales Workers 9.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Darley, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 5.3%, School Education 5.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.2%, Hospitals 3.3% and Public Order and Safety Services 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Darley, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $485, the median family income was $1,279 and the median household income was $1,168.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,841 families in Darley: of these 27.1% were couple families without children, 56.0% were couple families with children, 16.0% were one parent families and 0.9% 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 Darley.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Darley, 99.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Darley, 28.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 51.4% were owned with a mortgage and 15.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Darley, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 42.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 25.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 29.1% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Darley, the median weekly rent was $165. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,278. The average people per household was 3.0 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Darley, 82.3% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 13.0% were single (or lone) person households and 1.9% were group households.