Tapping

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 3,113 people were usually resident in Tapping: of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 27.1% of people usually resident in Tapping were children aged 0-14 years, and 15.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 30 years.

In the 2006 Census, 74.7% of people usually resident in Tapping were Australian citizens, 44.3% were born overseas and 0.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 62.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Tapping were married, 7.9% were either separated or divorced, 2.8% were widowed and 26.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 50.8% of people usually resident in Tapping, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 23.4%, Scotland 3.8%, South Africa 3.1%, New Zealand 2.9% and Zimbabwe 1.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Tapping were Anglican 27.5%, No Religion 23.5%, Catholic 19.2%, Uniting Church 3.4% and Christian, nfd 3.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Tapping were Gujarati 0.9%, Italian 0.5%, Vietnamese 0.5%, German 0.5% and Persian 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 87.6%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,562 people aged 15 years and over in Tapping were in the labour force. Of these 64.5% worked full-time, 26.9% worked part-time, 4.2% were away from work, 2.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.4% were unemployed. 596 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Tapping were Technicians and Trades Workers 23.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.3%, Professionals 15.5%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Managers 10.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.1%, Labourers 8.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Tapping, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.3%, Hospitals 3.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%, Building Completion Services 2.9% and Building Installation Services 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Tapping, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $586, the median family income was $1,356 and the median household income was $1,238.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 882 families in Tapping: of these 37.9% were couple families without children, 53.4% were couple families with children, 8.4% were one parent families and 0.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 1,078 occupied private dwellings were counted in Tapping.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Tapping, 81.6% were separate houses, 18.4% 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 Tapping, 24.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 61.0% were owned with a mortgage and 9.3% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Tapping, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 52.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 44.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Tapping, the median weekly rent was $273. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600. The average people per household was 2.9 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Tapping, 81.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 13.1% were single (or lone) person households and 1.2% were group households.