Parkside (Qld)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,784 people in Parkside (Qld) of these 53.9% were male and 46.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 11.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Parkside (Qld) was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.6% of the population.

Of people in Parkside (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 42.4% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Parkside (Qld) was 43 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Parkside (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 41.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Parkside (Qld) was 42 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

In Parkside (Qld) 34.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.9% were in primary school, 13.5% in secondary school and 11.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Parkside (Qld) were Australian 28.3%, English 22.9%, Irish 8.7%, Scottish 5.4% and German 3.4%.

In Parkside (Qld), 66.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.9%, England 2.2%, South Africa 1.3%, Philippines 1.3% and India 1.2%.

In Parkside (Qld), 62.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Parkside (Qld) were Catholic 28.6%, No Religion 19.6%, Anglican 11.8%, Uniting Church 4.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.8%.

In Parkside (Qld) 77.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 1.0%, Cantonese 0.4%, French 0.4%, Italian 0.4% and Tamil 0.3%.

Employment

There were 928 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Parkside (Qld). Of these 70.6% were employed full time, 18.2% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Parkside (Qld), 6.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 63.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Parkside (Qld) was 37 years and for people who were employed part-time was 34 years.

The most common occupations in Parkside (Qld) included Technicians and Trades Workers 23.3%, Professionals 17.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.8%, Labourers 8.6%, Managers 8.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.1% and Sales Workers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Parkside (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 31.7%, School Education 6.1%, Hospitals 3.6%, Public Order and Safety Services 3.0% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Parkside (Qld) was $967.

In Parkside (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.9%, Car, as passenger 10.1%, Walked only 5.7%, Bicycle 3.5% and Taxi 1.6%. On the day, 1.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Parkside (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.9% provided care for children and 7.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.1% 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 Parkside (Qld), 25.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Parkside (Qld), 43.7% were couple families with children, 39.8% were couple families without children and 13.9% were one parent families.

In Parkside (Qld) 24.1% of single parents were male and 75.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Parkside (Qld), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,973 and those without children was $2,609.

Employment status of couple families

In Parkside (Qld), of couple families with children, 32.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.9% had both employed part-time and 21.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Parkside (Qld), 89.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Parkside (Qld), 75.7% were separate houses, 6.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Parkside (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 8.0% had 1 bedroom, 23.9% had 2 bedrooms and 39.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Parkside (Qld), 17.1% were owned outright, 36.1% were owned with a mortgage and 45.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Parkside (Qld), of all households, 71.2% were family households, 24.2% were single person households and 4.6% were group households.

In Parkside (Qld), 9.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 23.7% 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 Parkside (Qld), 36.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Parkside (Qld), there were 201 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 99 (or 49.3%) were male and 102 (or 50.7%) were female. The median age was 26 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 Parkside (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,656.

In Parkside (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $295 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,101.