Castlereagh

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,055 people in Castlereagh of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Castlereagh was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.7% of the population.

Of people in Castlereagh aged 15 years and over, 59.6% were married and 7.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Castlereagh was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In Castlereagh, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Castlereagh was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 47 years.

In Castlereagh 28.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.6% were in primary school, 21.6% in secondary school and 21.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Castlereagh were Australian 28.6%, English 23.8%, Maltese 14.1%, Irish 6.9% and Scottish 3.6%.

In Castlereagh, 79.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Malta 4.4%, England 3.5%, Germany 1.0%, Pakistan 1.0% and Greece 0.9%.

In Castlereagh, 55.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 30.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Castlereagh were Catholic 43.5%, Anglican 23.6%, No Religion 9.3%, Uniting Church 2.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.5%.

In Castlereagh 82.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Maltese 4.2%, Greek 1.9%, Urdu 1.1%, German 1.0% and Arabic 0.9%.

Employment

There were 539 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Castlereagh. Of these 62.5% were employed full time, 31.0% were employed part-time and 2.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Castlereagh, 12.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The most common occupations in Castlereagh included Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.7%, Managers 17.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Professionals 12.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.2%, Sales Workers 10.3%, Labourers 8.9% and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.0%.

Of the employed people in Castlereagh, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 5.1%, Building Installation Services 3.6%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Castlereagh was $603.

In Castlereagh, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.5%, Truck 6.8%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Train 2.1% and Walked only 2.1%. On the day, 5.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Castlereagh, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.1% provided care for children and 13.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.0% 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 Castlereagh, 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Castlereagh, 50.9% were couple families with children, 37.1% were couple families without children and 11.0% were one parent families.

In Castlereagh 12.1% of single parents were male and 87.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Castlereagh, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,578 and those without children was $2,150.

Employment status of couple families

In Castlereagh, of couple families with children, 22.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 28.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Castlereagh, 91.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Castlereagh, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Castlereagh, of occupied private dwellings 1.8% had 1 bedroom, 5.8% had 2 bedrooms and 31.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Castlereagh, 45.4% were owned outright, 34.1% were owned with a mortgage and 18.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Castlereagh, of all households, 82.0% were family households, 17.1% were single person households and 0.9% were group households.

In Castlereagh, 16.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 18.9% 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 Castlereagh, 18.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 44.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Castlereagh, there were 12 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 50.0%) were male and 6 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 12 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 Castlereagh, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $4,500.

In Castlereagh, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.