Parkes (A)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA16200
People 14,608
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 41
Families 3,671
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 6,737
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,088
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $200
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 7,190 49.2 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 7,416 50.8 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,469 10.1 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 14,608 people in Parkes (A). Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 10.1% of the population.

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Age Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 938 6.4 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,065 7.3 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 948 6.5 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 998 6.8 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 819 5.6 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 724 5.0 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 817 5.6 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 763 5.2 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 798 5.5 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 910 6.2 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 985 6.7 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,009 6.9 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 939 6.4 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 826 5.7 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 678 4.6 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 546 3.7 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 407 2.8 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 438 3.0 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Parkes (A) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 5,522 47.4 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 417 3.6 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,003 8.6 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 907 7.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,802 32.6 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Parkes (A) aged 15 years and over, 47.4% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,686 47.7 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,002 10.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,127 42.0 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Parkes (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 260 5.6 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 910 19.7 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 283 6.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 111 2.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 611 13.2 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 251 5.4 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 104 2.3 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 293 6.3 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 237 5.1 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 54 1.2 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,501 32.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Parkes (A) 31.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.3% were in primary school, 21.0% in secondary school and 11.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,101 9.4 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 720 6.2 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 428 3.7 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,871 16.0 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,259 10.8 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 471 4.0 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,136 18.3 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 13 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,504 12.9 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 32 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,802 15.4 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Parkes (A), 10.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 6,981 36.2 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 5,829 30.2 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 1,754 9.1 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,266 6.6 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 545 2.8 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Parkes (A) were Australian 36.2%, English 30.2%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 6.6% and German 2.8%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Parkes (A) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 12,328 84.5 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 172 1.2 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 86 0.6 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 85 0.6 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 41 0.3 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
South Africa 39 0.3 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7

In Parkes (A), 84.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.2%, New Zealand 0.6%, Philippines 0.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.3% and South Africa 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 972 6.7 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 524 3.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 386 2.6 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 11,254 77.0 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Parkes (A), 77.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 11,733 80.4 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 363 2.5 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 134 0.9 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 101 0.7 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 86 0.6 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7

In Parkes (A), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.4%, England 2.5%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.7% and Netherlands 0.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 11,878 81.5 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 329 2.3 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 128 0.9 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Philippines 116 0.8 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
Scotland 70 0.5 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Parkes (A), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.5%, England 2.3%, New Zealand 0.9%, Philippines 0.8% and Scotland 0.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 3,990 27.3 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 3,708 25.4 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 2,321 15.9 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 1,537 10.5 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 1,012 6.9 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Parkes (A) were Catholic 27.3%, Anglican 25.4%, No Religion, so described 15.9%, Not stated 10.5% and Uniting Church 6.9%. In Parkes (A), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (81.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 32 0.2 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
Mandarin 32 0.2 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 31 0.2 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Tagalog 28 0.2 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Indonesian 27 0.2 30,032 0.4 67,891 0.3
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English only spoken at home 12,931 88.5 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 222 3.8 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Parkes (A) 88.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.2%, Mandarin 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2%, Tagalog 0.2% and Indonesian 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,647 57.7 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,805 28.6 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 395 6.3 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 470 7.4 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 6,317 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Parkes (A). Of these 57.7% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 7.4% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 639 10.9 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 512 8.7 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 660 11.3 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 990 16.9 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,659 45.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Parkes (A), 10.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 1,016 17.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 864 14.8 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 854 14.6 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 652 11.2 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 617 10.6 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 609 10.4 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 601 10.3 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 524 9.0 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Parkes (A) included Managers 17.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Professionals 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Labourers 10.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.3% and Sales Workers 9.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Copper Ore Mining 270 4.7 983 0.0 6,829 0.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 186 3.2 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 184 3.2 4,557 0.1 15,056 0.1
Aged Care Residential Services 184 3.2 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Primary Education 173 3.0 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Parkes (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Copper Ore Mining 4.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.2%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 3.2%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.2% and Primary Education 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 554 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,412 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,088 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Parkes (A) was $554.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,771 64.4 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 468 8.0 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 354 6.0 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 329 5.6 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Truck 83 1.4 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 32 0.5 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,162 71.2 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Parkes (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.4%, Worked at home 8.0%, Car, as passenger 6.0%, Walked only 5.6% and Truck 1.4%. On the day, 0.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,638 65.5 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,084 26.5 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,470 12.6 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,836 24.3 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Parkes (A), 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, 26.5% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,095 18.0 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,777 23.8 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,469 12.6 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,300 11.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Parkes (A), 23.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,477 40.2 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,460 39.7 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 687 18.7 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 50 1.4 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Parkes (A), 39.7% were couple families with children, 40.2% were couple families without children and 18.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Parkes (A), 20.1% of single parents were male and 79.9% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 615 20.9 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 104 3.5 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 653 22.2 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 374 12.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 162 5.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 643 21.9 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 168 5.7 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 217 7.4 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Parkes (A), of couple families with children, 20.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 22.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,286 85.5 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 895 14.5 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Parkes (A), 85.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,764 90.1 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 142 2.7 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 291 5.5 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 39 0.7 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Parkes (A), 90.1% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.5% were flats or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 27 0.5 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 164 3.1 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 817 15.5 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,297 43.5 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,818 34.4 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 163 3.1 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Parkes (A), of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 15.5% had 2 bedrooms and 43.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,971 37.2 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,550 29.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,539 29.0 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 50 0.9 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 195 3.7 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Parkes (A), 37.2% were owned outright, 29.2% were owned with a mortgage and 29.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 3,609 68.2 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,575 29.8 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 104 2.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Parkes (A), of all households, 68.2% were family households, 29.8% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

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Household income Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.5 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.5 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Parkes (A), 28.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 200 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.2 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.8 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.4 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.6 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 386 7.3 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,787 33.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,807 34.1 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,049 19.8 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 267 5.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Parkes (A), 33.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,363 25.8 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,743 70.7 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 186 3.5 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Parkes (A), 70.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 727 49.7 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 736 50.3 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Parkes (A), 49.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.3% were female. The median age was 21 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 922 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Parkes (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $922.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Parkes (A) % Parkes (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,213 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Parkes (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,213.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.