Camperdown (NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 7,866 people in Camperdown (NSW) of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Camperdown (NSW) was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 7.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.1% of the population.

Of people in Camperdown (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 22.7% were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Camperdown (NSW) was 37 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Camperdown (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 25.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 23.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Camperdown (NSW) was 37 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In Camperdown (NSW) 39.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 5.1% were in primary school, 3.5% in secondary school and 61.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Camperdown (NSW) were English 22.3%, Australian 19.1%, Irish 9.9%, Scottish 7.0% and Chinese 6.6%.

In Camperdown (NSW), 57.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.9%, New Zealand 3.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.1%, United States of America 1.3% and Malaysia 1.2%.

In Camperdown (NSW), 41.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 43.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Camperdown (NSW) were No Religion 40.2%, Catholic 18.8%, Anglican 11.3%, Buddhism 3.9% and Eastern Orthodox 1.8%.

In Camperdown (NSW) 71.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.6%, Cantonese 2.1%, Spanish 1.1%, Italian 0.9% and Thai 0.9%.

Employment

There were 5,123 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Camperdown (NSW). Of these 66.9% were employed full time, 23.2% were employed part-time and 5.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Camperdown (NSW), 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 56.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Camperdown (NSW) was 34 years and for people who were employed part-time was 26 years.

The most common occupations in Camperdown (NSW) included Professionals 45.3%, Managers 16.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.7%, Sales Workers 6.5%, Labourers 2.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.1%.

Of the employed people in Camperdown (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Tertiary Education 6.9%, Hospitals 5.8%, Legal and Accounting Services 4.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.0% and School Education 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Camperdown (NSW) was $944.

In Camperdown (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 27.6%, Bus 21.5%, Walked only 13.2%, Train 6.7% and Bicycle 3.9%. On the day, 34.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 30.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Camperdown (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 13.3% provided care for children and 6.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.1% 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 Camperdown (NSW), 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Camperdown (NSW), 23.6% were couple families with children, 64.3% were couple families without children and 7.6% were one parent families.

In Camperdown (NSW) 14.7% of single parents were male and 85.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Camperdown (NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,119 and those without children was $3,002.

Employment status of couple families

In Camperdown (NSW), of couple families with children, 45.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 18.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Camperdown (NSW), 90.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Camperdown (NSW), 4.8% were separate houses, 24.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 70.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Camperdown (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 37.3% had 1 bedroom, 39.3% had 2 bedrooms and 15.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.8. The average household size was 1.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Camperdown (NSW), 12.1% were owned outright, 30.0% were owned with a mortgage and 56.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Camperdown (NSW), of all households, 48.1% were family households, 39.0% were single person households and 12.8% were group households.

In Camperdown (NSW), 15.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 22.1% 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 Camperdown (NSW), 55.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 14.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 2.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Camperdown (NSW), there were 73 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 35 (or 47.9%) were male and 38 (or 52.1%) were female. The median age was 27 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 Camperdown (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.9, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,583.

In Camperdown (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $420 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $5,525.