Paddys Green

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 278 people in Paddys Green of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Paddys Green was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.5% of the population.

Of people in Paddys Green aged 15 years and over, 60.5% were married and 5.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Paddys Green was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Paddys Green, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Paddys Green was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Paddys Green 29.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.8% were in primary school, 24.4% in secondary school and 11.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Paddys Green were Italian 25.1%, Australian 21.6%, English 20.3%, Scottish 5.5% and Irish 5.3%.

In Paddys Green, 77.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 6.1%, South Africa 2.9%, England 2.5%, Croatia 1.4% and Albania 1.1%.

In Paddys Green, 50.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 34.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Paddys Green were Catholic 49.8%, No Religion 17.0%, Anglican 9.0%, Presbyterian and Reformed 6.5% and Uniting Church 5.8%.

In Paddys Green 75.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 15.8%, Afrikaans 2.9%, Albanian 1.8%, Finnish 1.1% and Croatian 1.1%.

Employment

There were 150 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Paddys Green. Of these 66.7% were employed full time, 26.7% were employed part-time and 2.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Paddys Green, 6.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Paddys Green was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Paddys Green included Managers 35.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.7%, Labourers 12.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.3%, Professionals 8.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.0% and Sales Workers 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Paddys Green, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 26.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.6%, School Education 5.6%, Other Construction Services 3.5% and Public Order and Safety Services 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Paddys Green was $533.

In Paddys Green, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 56.6%, Walked only 6.3%, Car, as passenger 5.6% and Truck 2.1%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Paddys Green, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.8% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.3% 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 Paddys Green, 24.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Paddys Green, 50.6% were couple families with children, 42.0% were couple families without children and 7.4% were one parent families.

In Paddys Green 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Paddys Green, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,333 and those without children was $1,333.

Employment status of couple families

In Paddys Green, of couple families with children, 27.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 27.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Paddys Green, 89.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Paddys Green, 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 Paddys Green, of occupied private dwellings 6.7% had 1 bedroom, 15.2% had 2 bedrooms and 36.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Paddys Green, 42.9% were owned outright, 27.6% were owned with a mortgage and 29.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Paddys Green, of all households, 77.1% were family households, 20.0% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In Paddys Green, 24.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.1% 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 Paddys Green, 22.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Paddys Green, there were 7 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 57.1%) were male and 3 (or 42.9%) were female. The median age was 34 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 Paddys Green, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $483.

In Paddys Green, 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.