Dulwich Hill

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 12,981 people in Dulwich Hill of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Dulwich Hill was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.4% of the population.

Of people in Dulwich Hill aged 15 years and over, 39.9% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Dulwich Hill was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

In Dulwich Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Dulwich Hill was 45 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Dulwich Hill 30.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.5% were in primary school, 13.9% in secondary school and 28.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Dulwich Hill were English 18.6%, Australian 17.1%, Irish 8.5%, Greek 5.9% and Scottish 5.4%.

In Dulwich Hill, 56.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Greece 3.6%, England 3.5%, New Zealand 2.4%, Vietnam 2.0% and Portugal 1.6%.

In Dulwich Hill, 33.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 52.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Dulwich Hill were No Religion 27.7%, Catholic 26.8%, Eastern Orthodox 8.8%, Anglican 8.5% and Buddhism 3.9%.

In Dulwich Hill 58.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 6.6%, Arabic 3.6%, Vietnamese 2.7%, Portuguese 2.4% and Spanish 2.2%.

Employment

There were 7,251 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dulwich Hill. Of these 64.3% were employed full time, 24.8% were employed part-time and 5.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Dulwich Hill, 7.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Dulwich Hill was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The most common occupations in Dulwich Hill included Professionals 34.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.7%, Managers 14.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.0%, Sales Workers 6.9%, Labourers 6.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.9%.

Of the employed people in Dulwich Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.6%, Tertiary Education 4.8%, Hospitals 4.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.7% and Legal and Accounting Services 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dulwich Hill was $768.

In Dulwich Hill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 42.2%, Train 16.9%, Bus 8.9%, Car, as passenger 3.6% and Train, bus 3.3%. On the day, 33.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 46.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Dulwich Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.5% 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 Dulwich Hill, 28.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Dulwich Hill, 41.0% were couple families with children, 38.2% were couple families without children and 17.8% were one parent families.

In Dulwich Hill 13.4% of single parents were male and 86.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Dulwich Hill, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,778 and those without children was $2,407.

Employment status of couple families

In Dulwich Hill, of couple families with children, 27.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 21.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Dulwich Hill, 93.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Dulwich Hill, 36.1% were separate houses, 10.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 52.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

In Dulwich Hill, of occupied private dwellings 11.6% had 1 bedroom, 49.4% had 2 bedrooms and 26.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Dulwich Hill, 24.7% were owned outright, 32.2% were owned with a mortgage and 40.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Dulwich Hill, of all households, 62.9% were family households, 30.4% were single person households and 6.7% were group households.

In Dulwich Hill, 17.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 14.7% 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 Dulwich Hill, 51.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 23.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Dulwich Hill, there were 185 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 88 (or 47.6%) were male and 97 (or 52.4%) were female. The median age was 28 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 Dulwich Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,428.

In Dulwich Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.