Sunbury

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 31,002 people were usually resident in Sunbury: of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Of the total population 0.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 23.2% of people usually resident in Sunbury were children aged 0-14 years, and 18.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

In the 2006 Census, 90.2% of people usually resident in Sunbury were Australian citizens, 14.5% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 52.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Sunbury were married, 10.9% were either separated or divorced, 4.6% were widowed and 31.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 80.4% of people usually resident in Sunbury, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 0.9%, Germany 0.7% and Italy 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Sunbury were Catholic 33.9%, No Religion 21.0%, Anglican 16.4%, Uniting Church 5.9% 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 Sunbury were Italian 1.2%, Greek 0.5%, Maltese 0.4%, German 0.4% and Croatian 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 16,103 people aged 15 years and over in Sunbury were in the labour force. Of these 61.3% worked full-time, 28.1% worked part-time, 3.6% were away from work, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.5% were unemployed. 6,637 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Sunbury were Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.9%, Professionals 14.6%, Sales Workers 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Managers 10.1%, Labourers 8.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Sunbury, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.9%, Road Freight Transport 3.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2% and Hospitals 3.0%.

In the 2006 Census in Sunbury, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $514, the median family income was $1,326 and the median household income was $1,165.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 8,344 families in Sunbury: of these 29.8% were couple families without children, 53.0% were couple families with children, 15.9% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 10,618 occupied private dwellings were counted in Sunbury.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Sunbury, 91.0% were separate houses, 5.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Sunbury, 28.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 51.1% were owned with a mortgage and 16.0% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Sunbury, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 61.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 27.3% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Sunbury, the median weekly rent was $190. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.9 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Sunbury, 77.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 16.8% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.