Parramatta

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 25,798 people in Parramatta. Of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Parramatta was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.8% of the population.

Of people in Parramatta aged 15 years and over, 55.1% were married and 8.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Parramatta, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Parramatta 29.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 16.4% were in primary school, 9.3% in secondary school and 34.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Parramatta, 15.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 5.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Parramatta were Indian 26.9%, Chinese 16.3%, English 7.7%, Australian 6.5% and Filipino 2.4%.

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

In Parramatta, 24.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 29.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 12.0%, Philippines 2.2%, Korea, Republic of (South) 1.5% and Nepal 1.5%.

In Parramatta, 8.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 78.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Parramatta, the most common countries of birth for male parents were India 33.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 14.7%, Australia 10.3%, Philippines 2.6% and Lebanon 2.5%.

In Parramatta, the most common countries of birth for female parents were India 33.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 14.9%, Australia 10.8%, Philippines 2.9% and Lebanon 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Parramatta were Hinduism 28.5%, No Religion, so described 21.4%, Catholic 12.7%, Not stated 11.5% and Islam 6.2%. In Parramatta, Hinduism was the largest religious group reported overall (32.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Parramatta 23.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 11.8%, Hindi 9.8%, Cantonese 4.5%, Tamil 4.4% and Gujarati 4.1%.

Employment

There were 14,060 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Parramatta. Of these 65.4% were employed full time, 21.2% were employed part-time and 9.6% 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.

Of employed people in Parramatta, 6.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Parramatta included Professionals 37.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Managers 10.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.7%, Sales Workers 8.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.7%, Labourers 7.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.9%.

Of the employed people in Parramatta, the most common responses for industry of employment included Computer System Design and Related Services 12.7%, Banking 4.7%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Parramatta was $755.

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In Parramatta, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 31.7%, Train 29.6%, Walked only 9.8%, Bus 6.9% and Train, bus 6.3%. On the day, 45.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 36.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Parramatta, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.1% provided care for children and 7.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.0% 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 Parramatta, 22.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Parramatta, 47.3% were couple families with children, 38.0% were couple families without children and 11.5% were one parent families.

In Parramatta, 18.6% of single parents were male and 81.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Parramatta, of couple families with children, 27.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 12.8% 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 Parramatta, 92.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Parramatta, 10.2% were separate houses, 6.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 81.6% were flats or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

In Parramatta, of occupied private dwellings 11.6% had 1 bedroom, 63.5% had 2 bedrooms and 16.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Parramatta, 10.7% were owned outright, 17.4% were owned with a mortgage and 68.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Parramatta, of all households, 69.5% were family households, 21.3% were single person households and 9.2% were group households.

In Parramatta, 14.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.0% 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 Parramatta, 52.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 14.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 3.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Parramatta, 88.0% 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 Parramatta, 56.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 43.3% were female. The median age was 32 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 Parramatta, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,805.

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In Parramatta, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $440 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.

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