Cecil Park

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 771 people in Cecil Park. Of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Cecil Park was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.9% of the population.

Of people in Cecil Park aged 15 years and over, 57.6% were married and 6.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Cecil Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Cecil Park 32.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.7% were in primary school, 23.7% in secondary school and 26.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cecil Park, 14.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cecil Park were Italian 24.3%, Australian 12.2%, English 10.0%, Maltese 8.5% and Croatian 4.2%.

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 Cecil Park (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Cecil Park, 65.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 7.5%, Malta 2.8%, Iran 2.0%, Fiji 1.9% and Lebanon 1.6%.

In Cecil Park, 24.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 52.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Cecil Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 30.8%, Italy 19.7%, Malta 6.7%, Iran 3.4% and Iraq 3.3%.

In Cecil Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 37.4%, Italy 16.1%, Malta 6.0%, Iraq 3.6% and Iran 3.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Cecil Park were Catholic 54.5%, No Religion, so described 10.1%, Not stated 9.4%, Anglican 6.6% and Eastern Orthodox 4.1%. In Cecil Park, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (79.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Cecil Park 54.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 12.4%, Croatian 3.3%, Serbian 2.9%, Spanish 2.2% and Maltese 2.2%.

Employment

There were 403 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cecil Park. Of these 61.8% were employed full time, 27.8% were employed part-time and 4.2% 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.

Of employed people in Cecil Park, 10.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Cecil Park included Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.8%, Managers 15.3%, Professionals 10.8%, Labourers 10.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.0%, Sales Workers 8.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Cecil Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 5.9%, Concreting Services 4.1%, Non-Residential Building Construction 3.5%, Real Estate Services 2.9% and Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cecil Park was $700.

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In Cecil Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.0%, Truck 8.6%, Worked at home 6.7%, Car, as passenger 4.0% and Train 2.7%. On the day, 4.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cecil Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.8% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cecil Park, 21.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cecil Park, 59.6% were couple families with children, 30.1% were couple families without children and 10.4% were one parent families.

In Cecil Park, 19.0% of single parents were male and 81.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Cecil Park, of couple families with children, 22.5% had both partners employed full-time, 7.3% had both employed part-time and 22.5% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Cecil Park, 92.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cecil Park, 98.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Cecil Park, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 1.5% had 2 bedrooms and 19.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4. The average household size was 3.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cecil Park, 46.4% were owned outright, 34.8% were owned with a mortgage and 15.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Cecil Park, of all households, 85.3% were family households, 14.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Cecil Park, 9.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 30.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Cecil Park, 13.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 49.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Cecil Park, 85.1% 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.

People characteristics

In Cecil Park, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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.

In Cecil Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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In Cecil Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)