Clontarf (NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,693 people in Clontarf (NSW) of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Clontarf (NSW) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.8% of the population.

Of people in Clontarf (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 64.4% were married and 4.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Clontarf (NSW) was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 20 years.

In Clontarf (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 63.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Clontarf (NSW) was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 49 years.

In Clontarf (NSW) 36.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.9% were in primary school, 32.1% in secondary school and 20.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Clontarf (NSW) were English 30.1%, Australian 24.6%, Irish 10.3%, Scottish 7.5% and Greek 3.6%.

In Clontarf (NSW), 67.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.5%, United States of America 2.3%, New Zealand 1.5%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.4% and South Africa 1.1%.

In Clontarf (NSW), 46.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 36.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Clontarf (NSW) were Catholic 28.4%, Anglican 27.1%, No Religion 23.6%, Eastern Orthodox 4.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.5%.

In Clontarf (NSW) 85.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 2.6%, Cantonese 1.2%, German 1.1%, Italian 1.1% and Mandarin 1.1%.

Employment

There were 773 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Clontarf (NSW). Of these 54.9% were employed full time, 37.5% were employed part-time and 3.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Clontarf (NSW), 17.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Clontarf (NSW) was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Clontarf (NSW) included Professionals 36.0%, Managers 23.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.6%, Sales Workers 8.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 4.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.5% and Labourers 0.8%.

Of the employed people in Clontarf (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 6.3%, Legal and Accounting Services 5.9%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.2%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.6% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Clontarf (NSW) was $866.

In Clontarf (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.9%, Bus 8.5%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Bus, car as driver 1.2% and Bicycle 1.1%. On the day, 13.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 56.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Clontarf (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 77.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.4% provided care for children and 13.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.2% 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 Clontarf (NSW), 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Clontarf (NSW), 62.2% were couple families with children, 32.2% were couple families without children and 4.7% were one parent families.

In Clontarf (NSW) 19.0% of single parents were male and 81.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Clontarf (NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,520 and those without children was $3,050.

Employment status of couple families

In Clontarf (NSW), of couple families with children, 14.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 20.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Clontarf (NSW), 92.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Clontarf (NSW), 97.7% were separate houses, 2.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Clontarf (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 0.6% had 1 bedroom, 5.3% had 2 bedrooms and 25.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 3.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Clontarf (NSW), 56.2% were owned outright, 31.8% were owned with a mortgage and 10.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Clontarf (NSW), of all households, 86.8% were family households, 12.0% were single person households and 1.1% were group households.

In Clontarf (NSW), 9.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 36.9% 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 Clontarf (NSW), 20.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 52.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Clontarf (NSW), there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 50.0%) were male and 3 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 33 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 Clontarf (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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