South Granville

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,500 people in South Granville. Of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

The median age of people in South Granville was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.2% of the population.

Of people in South Granville aged 15 years and over, 51.1% were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

In South Granville, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In South Granville 36.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.0% were in primary school, 20.4% in secondary school and 15.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in South Granville, 20.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Granville were Lebanese 30.1%, Australian 11.8%, English 8.1%, Chinese 5.3% and Turkish 2.9%.

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 South Granville (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In South Granville, 49.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Lebanon 12.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.2%, Iraq 2.9%, Afghanistan 2.5% and Pakistan 2.4%.

In South Granville, 11.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 67.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In South Granville, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Lebanon 33.5%, Australia 15.7%, Iraq 5.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.8% and Afghanistan 3.2%.

In South Granville, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Lebanon 29.2%, Australia 20.8%, Iraq 5.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.8% and Afghanistan 3.3%.

The most common responses for religion in South Granville were Islam 49.0%, Catholic 17.3%, Not stated 10.2%, No Religion, so described 7.6% and Anglican 3.2%. In South Granville, Islam was the largest religious group reported overall (54.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In South Granville 24.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 39.6%, Mandarin 3.6%, Turkish 3.4%, Urdu 2.8% and Dari 1.8%.

Employment

There were 1,722 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Granville. Of these 50.9% were employed full time, 30.7% were employed part-time and 11.9% 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 South Granville, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in South Granville included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.2%, Professionals 14.9%, Labourers 13.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.7%, Sales Workers 8.7% and Managers 6.6%.

Of the employed people in South Granville, the most common responses for industry of employment included Child Care Services 4.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.5%, Other Residential Building Construction 2.2% and Banking 2.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Granville was $397.

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In South Granville, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.4%, Train 6.7%, Car, as passenger 6.0%, Train, bus 3.7% and Worked at home 3.1%. On the day, 15.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Granville, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.6% provided care for children and 12.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.5% 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 South Granville, 15.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Granville, 57.6% were couple families with children, 22.4% were couple families without children and 17.9% were one parent families.

In South Granville, 12.3% of single parents were male and 87.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In South Granville, of couple families with children, 10.2% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 10.3% 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 South Granville, 91.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in South Granville, 70.1% were separate houses, 18.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.5% were flats or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

In South Granville, of occupied private dwellings 9.0% had 1 bedroom, 20.2% had 2 bedrooms and 41.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 3.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in South Granville, 22.6% were owned outright, 24.0% were owned with a mortgage and 47.3% were rented.

Household composition

In South Granville, of all households, 73.4% were family households, 23.9% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In South Granville, 33.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.5% 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 South Granville, 30.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In South Granville, 71.3% 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 South Granville, 59.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 40.9% were female. The median age was 49 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 South Granville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $575.

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In South Granville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $182 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)