Croydon (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 312 people in Croydon (S) of these 53.8% were male and 46.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 24.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Croydon (S) was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.9% of the population.

Of people in Croydon (S) aged 15 years and over, 45.9% were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Croydon (S) was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Croydon (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 41.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Croydon (S) was 45 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In Croydon (S) 25.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.2% were in primary school, 3.7% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Croydon (S) were Australian 34.9%, English 23.5%, Irish 6.9%, Scottish 6.7% and German 3.2%.

In Croydon (S), 84.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.3%, Philippines 1.3%, Fiji 1.0% and Ireland 1.0%.

In Croydon (S), 87.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Croydon (S) were Anglican 25.9%, Catholic 19.8%, No Religion 17.3%, Uniting Church 10.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.9%.

In Croydon (S) 88.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Tagalog 1.3% and French 1.0%.

Employment

There were 150 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Croydon (S). Of these 66.0% were employed full time, 15.3% were employed part-time and 6.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Croydon (S), 7.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 57.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Croydon (S) was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Croydon (S) were Managers 27.3%, Labourers 25.2%, Professionals 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.8% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Croydon (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 35.9%, Local Government Administration 21.8%, School Education 4.9%, Aquaculture 2.1% and Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 2.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Croydon (S) was $467.

In Croydon (S), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 34.1%, Walked only 21.7%, Truck 3.6% and Other 3.6%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 35.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Croydon (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.5% provided care for children and 4.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% 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 Croydon (S), 16.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Croydon (S), 41.0% were couple families with children, 37.2% were couple families without children and 17.9% were one parent families.

In Croydon (S) 31.2% of single parents were male and 68.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Croydon (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $866.

Employment status of couple families

In Croydon (S), of couple families with children, 24.1% had both partners employed full-time, 6.9% had both employed part-time and 13.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Croydon (S), 69.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 30.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Croydon (S), 91.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 8.7% were other dwellings.

In Croydon (S), of occupied private dwellings 10.7% had 1 bedroom, 22.3% had 2 bedrooms and 38.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Croydon (S), 31.4% were owned outright, 7.8% were owned with a mortgage and 42.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Croydon (S), of all households, 70.6% were family households, 25.5% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

In Croydon (S), 24.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.1% 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 Croydon (S), 28.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Croydon (S), there were 78 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 38 (or 48.7%) were male and 40 (or 51.3%) were female. The median age was 17 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 Croydon (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $566.

In Croydon (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $160 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.