North Parramatta

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13001
People 13,248
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 35
Families 3,185
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 5,474
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,524
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent $400
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(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
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 6,571 49.6 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 6,670 50.4 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 110 0.8 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 13,248 people in North Parramatta. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

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Age North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 948 7.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 743 5.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 653 4.9 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 735 5.5 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 766 5.8 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,194 9.0 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,508 11.4 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,325 10.0 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,063 8.0 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 794 6.0 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 781 5.9 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 693 5.2 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 589 4.4 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 435 3.3 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 313 2.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 207 1.6 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 189 1.4 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 314 2.4 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in North Parramatta was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 4,912 45.0 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 345 3.2 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,070 9.8 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 533 4.9 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 4,055 37.2 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in North Parramatta aged 15 years and over, 45.0% were married and 12.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,229 45.7 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 701 7.6 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,319 46.7 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In North Parramatta, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 194 4.6 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 668 15.8 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 177 4.2 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 35 0.8 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 375 8.9 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 165 3.9 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 230 5.4 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 286 6.8 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 728 17.2 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 143 3.4 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,224 29.0 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In North Parramatta 32.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.0% were in primary school, 18.1% in secondary school and 24.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,449 31.6 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,038 9.5 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 251 2.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 764 7.0 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,824 16.7 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 311 2.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 887 8.1 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 7 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 622 5.7 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 125 1.1 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,292 11.8 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in North Parramatta, 16.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 2,160 13.2 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 2,122 12.9 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Chinese 1,484 9.0 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
Indian 1,301 7.9 211,927 2.1 619,164 2.0
Irish 868 5.3 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in North Parramatta were Australian 13.2%, English 12.9%, Chinese 9.0%, Indian 7.9% and Irish 5.3%.

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 North Parramatta (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 6,017 45.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 1,036 7.8 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 727 5.5 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Iran 466 3.5 23,048 0.3 58,112 0.2
Philippines 330 2.5 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
Lebanon 290 2.2 57,381 0.8 78,653 0.3

In North Parramatta, 45.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 7.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.5%, Iran 3.5%, Philippines 2.5% and Lebanon 2.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 7,966 60.1 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 620 4.7 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 515 3.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,939 22.2 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In North Parramatta, 22.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 60.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,465 26.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
India 1,291 9.7 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,052 7.9 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Lebanon 660 5.0 143,993 1.9 196,333 0.8
Iran 527 4.0 28,208 0.4 66,741 0.3

In North Parramatta, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 26.1%, India 9.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.9%, Lebanon 5.0% and Iran 4.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,581 27.1 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
India 1,285 9.7 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,069 8.1 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Lebanon 627 4.7 129,707 1.7 176,241 0.8
Iran 524 4.0 27,803 0.4 65,470 0.3

In North Parramatta, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 27.1%, India 9.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8.1%, Lebanon 4.7% and Iran 4.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 3,131 23.7 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 2,835 21.4 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 1,571 11.9 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 1,013 7.7 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Hinduism 999 7.6 181,402 2.4 440,300 1.9

The most common responses for religion in North Parramatta were Catholic 23.7%, No Religion, so described 21.4%, Not stated 11.9%, Anglican 7.7% and Hinduism 7.6%. In North Parramatta, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 756 5.7 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Arabic 736 5.5 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Persian (excluding Dari) 455 3.4 22,044 0.3 58,313 0.2
Cantonese 426 3.2 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Hindi 423 3.2 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
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English only spoken at home 5,859 44.1 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 2,507 48.8 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In North Parramatta 44.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 5.7%, Arabic 5.5%, Persian (excluding Dari) 3.4%, Cantonese 3.2% and Hindi 3.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,253 64.3 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,589 24.0 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 274 4.1 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 502 7.6 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 6,618 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Parramatta. Of these 64.3% were employed full time, 24.0% were employed part-time and 7.6% 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
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 493 8.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 546 8.9 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 559 9.1 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,557 25.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,693 44.0 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in North Parramatta, 8.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,790 29.3 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,081 17.7 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 701 11.5 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 656 10.7 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 563 9.2 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 483 7.9 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 374 6.1 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 356 5.8 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in North Parramatta included Professionals 29.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.7%, Managers 11.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%, Sales Workers 7.9%, Labourers 6.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 242 4.0 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 217 3.6 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Banking 199 3.3 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
State Government Administration 147 2.4 45,546 1.3 158,980 1.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 117 1.9 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in North Parramatta, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.0%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.6%, Banking 3.3%, State Government Administration 2.4% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 729 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,817 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,524 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Parramatta was $729.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,094 50.8 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train, bus 481 7.9 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
Train 436 7.2 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Walked only 414 6.8 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Bus 392 6.4 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,518 24.8 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,523 57.6 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In North Parramatta, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 50.8%, Train, bus 7.9%, Train 7.2%, Walked only 6.8% and Bus 6.4%. On the day, 24.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 6,822 62.6 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,734 25.1 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,040 9.5 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,572 14.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In North Parramatta, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.1% provided care for children and 9.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.4% 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
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,572 23.6 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,537 23.3 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 910 8.3 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 811 7.4 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in North Parramatta, 23.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,033 32.5 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,483 46.7 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 585 18.4 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 76 2.4 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in North Parramatta, 46.7% were couple families with children, 32.5% were couple families without children and 18.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.9 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.1 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In North Parramatta, 14.9% of single parents were male and 85.1% 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
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 698 27.7 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 95 3.8 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 467 18.6 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 526 20.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 147 5.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 338 13.4 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 118 4.7 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 128 5.1 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In North Parramatta, of couple families with children, 27.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 18.6% 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

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,729 93.2 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 346 6.8 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In North Parramatta, 93.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,119 23.7 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 783 16.6 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 2,797 59.1 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 5 0.1 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in North Parramatta, 23.7% were separate houses, 16.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 59.1% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 27 0.6 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 291 6.1 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,249 47.5 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,612 34.0 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 424 9.0 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 132 2.8 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In North Parramatta, of occupied private dwellings 6.1% had 1 bedroom, 47.5% had 2 bedrooms and 34.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 741 15.7 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,221 25.8 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,569 54.3 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 68 1.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 131 2.8 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in North Parramatta, 15.7% were owned outright, 25.8% were owned with a mortgage and 54.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 3,084 65.1 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,397 29.5 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 256 5.4 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In North Parramatta, of all households, 65.1% were family households, 29.5% were single person households and 5.4% were group households.

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Household income North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 19.5 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 14.8 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In North Parramatta, 19.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.8% 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 North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 400 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 78.3 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 21.7 -- 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 North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.7 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.3 -- 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 North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 643 13.6 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,263 48.0 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,306 27.7 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 351 7.4 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 155 3.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In North Parramatta, 48.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 624 13.2 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,954 83.5 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 155 3.3 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In North Parramatta, 83.5% 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.
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 58 51.3 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 55 48.7 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 29 -- 22 -- 23 --

In North Parramatta, 51.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.7% were female. The median age was 29 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
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,325 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In North Parramatta, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,325.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
North Parramatta % North Parramatta New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 370 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,297 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In North Parramatta, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $370 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,297.

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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.