Camden South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 4,343 people in Camden South of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Camden South was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.2% of the population.

Of people in Camden South aged 15 years and over, 58.1% were married and 9.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Camden South was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In Camden South, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Camden South was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

In Camden South 28.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.2% were in primary school, 24.3% in secondary school and 21.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Camden South were Australian 34.0%, English 32.1%, Irish 8.3%, Scottish 8.0% and German 2.7%.

In Camden South, 84.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 1.2%, Scotland 1.0%, Germany 0.5% and Netherlands 0.5%.

In Camden South, 67.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Camden South were Anglican 33.1%, Catholic 31.4%, No Religion 13.4%, Uniting Church 5.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.9%.

In Camden South 93.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 0.4%, Arabic 0.3%, Italian 0.3%, Serbian 0.3% and Hungarian 0.2%.

Employment

There were 2,383 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Camden South. Of these 61.8% were employed full time, 28.9% were employed part-time and 3.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Camden South, 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Camden South was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in Camden South included Professionals 20.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Managers 11.0%, Sales Workers 10.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.1% and Labourers 7.1%.

Of the employed people in Camden South, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 8.5%, Road Freight Transport 2.9%, Public Order and Safety Services 2.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.8% and Hospitals 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Camden South was $678.

In Camden South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.5%, Car, as passenger 3.9%, Train, car as driver 1.9%, Truck 1.7% and Train 0.9%. On the day, 4.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Camden South, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.4% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.2% 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 Camden South, 31.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Camden South, 47.6% were couple families with children, 38.9% were couple families without children and 12.9% were one parent families.

In Camden South 22.5% of single parents were male and 77.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Camden South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,386 and those without children was $2,208.

Employment status of couple families

In Camden South, of couple families with children, 24.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 25.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Camden South, 95.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Camden South, 94.8% were separate houses, 5.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Camden South, of occupied private dwellings 0.9% had 1 bedroom, 5.1% had 2 bedrooms and 49.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Camden South, 38.8% were owned outright, 46.5% were owned with a mortgage and 13.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Camden South, of all households, 83.1% were family households, 15.5% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In Camden South, 15.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 14.6% 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 Camden South, 25.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Camden South, there were 69 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 33 (or 47.8%) were male and 36 (or 52.2%) were female. The median age was 23 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 Camden South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,874.

In Camden South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.