Leichhardt, Qld

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 162,276 people in Leichhardt, Qld of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 16.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Leichhardt, Qld was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.5% of the population.

Of people in Leichhardt, Qld aged 15 years and over, 40.2% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Leichhardt, Qld was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Leichhardt, Qld, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Leichhardt, Qld was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Leichhardt, Qld 31.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.1% were in primary school, 18.8% in secondary school and 14.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Leichhardt, Qld were Australian 25.2%, English 23.5%, Irish 7.3%, Scottish 6.1% and Australian Aboriginal 4.0%.

In Leichhardt, Qld, 72.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.0%, New Zealand 3.2%, Papua New Guinea 1.2%, Japan 0.9% and Philippines 0.9%.

In Leichhardt, Qld, 61.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Leichhardt, Qld were No Religion 24.1%, Catholic 22.2%, Anglican 18.9%, Uniting Church 4.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.1%.

In Leichhardt, Qld 75.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 2.8%, Japanese 1.3%, Wik Mungkan 0.8%, German 0.7% and Italian 0.7%.

Employment

There were 81,199 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Leichhardt, Qld. Of these 59.3% were employed full time, 27.4% were employed part-time and 7.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Leichhardt, Qld, 9.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Leichhardt, Qld was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

The most common occupations in Leichhardt, Qld included Professionals 18.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Managers 11.4%, Labourers 10.9%, Sales Workers 10.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.9%.

Of the employed people in Leichhardt, Qld, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.6%, Hospitals 4.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.8%, Accommodation 4.5% and Local Government Administration 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Leichhardt, Qld was $598.

In Leichhardt, Qld, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.2%, Walked only 7.4%, Car, as passenger 7.2%, Bicycle 2.4% and Bus 1.8%. On the day, 2.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Leichhardt, Qld, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.9% provided care for children and 9.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Leichhardt, Qld, 27.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Leichhardt, Qld, 40.4% were couple families with children, 37.8% were couple families without children and 20.0% were one parent families.

In Leichhardt, Qld 18.1% of single parents were male and 81.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Leichhardt, Qld, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,081 and those without children was $1,890.

Employment status of couple families

In Leichhardt, Qld, of couple families with children, 25.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 20.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Leichhardt, Qld, 88.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Leichhardt, Qld, 70.0% were separate houses, 7.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 20.4% were flats, units or apartments and 1.6% were other dwellings.

In Leichhardt, Qld, of occupied private dwellings 6.4% had 1 bedroom, 23.7% had 2 bedrooms and 38.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Leichhardt, Qld, 21.7% were owned outright, 30.9% were owned with a mortgage and 44.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Leichhardt, Qld, of all households, 68.8% were family households, 26.1% were single person households and 5.0% were group households.

In Leichhardt, Qld, 23.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 7.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Leichhardt, Qld, 38.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Leichhardt, Qld, there were 27,115 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 13,085 (or 48.3%) were male and 14,030 (or 51.7%) were female. The median age was 22 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Leichhardt, Qld, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $945.

In Leichhardt, Qld, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $135 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.