Campbellfield

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 5,467 people in Campbellfield of these 51.9% were male and 48.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Campbellfield was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.7% of the population.

Of people in Campbellfield aged 15 years and over, 52.4% were married and 9.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Campbellfield was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Campbellfield, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 1.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Campbellfield was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Campbellfield 32.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.6% were in primary school, 20.9% in secondary school and 15.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Campbellfield were Lebanese 15.7%, Italian 11.0%, Australian 7.0%, English 6.9% and Turkish 6.4%.

In Campbellfield, 41.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Iraq 12.5%, Lebanon 7.4%, Italy 6.9%, Turkey 3.8% and Greece 2.6%.

In Campbellfield, 10.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 82.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Campbellfield were Catholic 38.0%, Islam 31.6%, Eastern Orthodox 8.0%, No Religion 2.8% and Anglican 2.0%.

In Campbellfield 18.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 27.3%, Italian 9.0%, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 7.5%, Turkish 7.3% and Greek 5.5%.

Employment

There were 1,667 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Campbellfield. Of these 53.2% were employed full time, 27.7% were employed part-time and 11.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Campbellfield, 11.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Campbellfield was 37 years and for people who were employed part-time was 35 years.

The most common occupations in Campbellfield included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.6%, Labourers 15.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 15.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Sales Workers 10.1%, Professionals 9.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3% and Managers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Campbellfield, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.0%, Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Part Manufacturing 4.3%, Road Freight Transport 3.8%, Automotive Repair and Maintenance 2.7% and Road Passenger Transport 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Campbellfield was $310.

In Campbellfield, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.1%, Car, as passenger 6.9%, Train 4.7%, Walked only 3.1% and Truck 1.8%. On the day, 9.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Campbellfield, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.4% provided care for children and 12.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 5.3% 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 Campbellfield, 14.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Campbellfield, 51.8% were couple families with children, 29.1% were couple families without children and 17.5% were one parent families.

In Campbellfield 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Campbellfield, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,631 and those without children was $1,416.

Employment status of couple families

In Campbellfield, of couple families with children, 6.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 5.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Campbellfield, 94.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Campbellfield, 81.8% were separate houses, 6.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.1% were flats, units or apartments and 8.6% were other dwellings.

In Campbellfield, of occupied private dwellings 8.6% had 1 bedroom, 6.0% had 2 bedrooms and 65.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 3.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Campbellfield, 43.5% were owned outright, 25.8% were owned with a mortgage and 25.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Campbellfield, of all households, 74.8% were family households, 22.9% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Campbellfield, 35.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.7% 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 Campbellfield, 36.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Campbellfield, there were 24 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 14 (or 58.3%) were male and 10 (or 41.7%) were female. The median age was 17 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 Campbellfield, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.6, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $466.

In Campbellfield, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600.