Coolaroo

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,261 people in Coolaroo of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Coolaroo was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.5% of the population.

Of people in Coolaroo aged 15 years and over, 44.9% were married and 13.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Coolaroo was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Coolaroo, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Coolaroo was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Coolaroo 34.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.2% were in primary school, 20.9% in secondary school and 13.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Coolaroo were Australian 14.9%, English 13.2%, Turkish 11.3%, Lebanese 6.8% and Assyrian 5.5%.

In Coolaroo, 52.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Iraq 10.0%, Turkey 7.0%, Lebanon 3.6%, India 1.8% and Malta 1.4%.

In Coolaroo, 27.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 63.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Coolaroo were Islam 27.5%, Catholic 26.6%, No Religion 10.0%, Anglican 8.2% and Eastern Orthodox 3.5%.

In Coolaroo 39.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 13.9%, Turkish 13.8%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 7.5%, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 2.8% and Vietnamese 2.0%.

Employment

There were 968 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Coolaroo. Of these 51.3% were employed full time, 27.6% were employed part-time and 12.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Coolaroo, 11.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Coolaroo was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The most common occupations in Coolaroo included Machinery Operators And Drivers 18.7%, Labourers 16.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Professionals 9.0%, Sales Workers 9.0% and Managers 5.0%.

Of the employed people in Coolaroo, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 6.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.4%, Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Part Manufacturing 3.5%, School Education 2.7% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Coolaroo was $329.

In Coolaroo, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.0%, Train 6.6%, Car, as passenger 6.0%, Bus 1.8% and Walked only 1.5%. On the day, 12.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Coolaroo, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.5% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 6.7% 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 Coolaroo, 15.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Coolaroo, 46.7% were couple families with children, 22.6% were couple families without children and 28.2% were one parent families.

In Coolaroo 13.2% of single parents were male and 86.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Coolaroo, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,478 and those without children was $1,430.

Employment status of couple families

In Coolaroo, of couple families with children, 6.5% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 6.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Coolaroo, 96.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Coolaroo, 95.7% were separate houses, 2.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In Coolaroo, of occupied private dwellings 0.6% had 1 bedroom, 3.8% had 2 bedrooms and 82.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Coolaroo, 38.3% were owned outright, 31.2% were owned with a mortgage and 24.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Coolaroo, of all households, 78.3% were family households, 19.8% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Coolaroo, 33.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.5% 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 Coolaroo, 38.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Coolaroo, there were 24 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 10 (or 41.7%) were male and 14 (or 58.3%) 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 Coolaroo, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.9, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $941.

In Coolaroo, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $192 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $975.