Warwick Farm

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,884 people in Warwick Farm. Of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Warwick Farm was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.3% of the population.

Of people in Warwick Farm aged 15 years and over, 42.3% were married and 17.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Warwick Farm, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Warwick Farm 34.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.4% were in primary school, 12.5% in secondary school and 19.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Warwick Farm, 18.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Warwick Farm were English 9.9%, Australian 9.1%, Indian 7.9%, Vietnamese 5.9% and Chinese 5.1%.

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 Warwick Farm (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Warwick Farm, 33.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 6.5%, Vietnam 4.8%, Iraq 4.3%, Philippines 2.5% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.3%.

In Warwick Farm, 13.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 66.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Warwick Farm, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 16.0%, India 8.3%, Vietnam 7.3%, Iraq 6.1% and Lebanon 3.3%.

In Warwick Farm, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 16.1%, India 8.4%, Vietnam 7.5%, Iraq 6.1% and Lebanon 3.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Warwick Farm were Catholic 19.6%, Not stated 16.5%, No Religion, so described 13.1%, Islam 11.6% and Hinduism 8.1%. In Warwick Farm, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Warwick Farm 28.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 10.0%, Vietnamese 7.2%, Serbian 4.2%, Hindi 3.6% and Mandarin 2.4%.

Employment

There were 2,269 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Warwick Farm. Of these 57.2% were employed full time, 23.1% were employed part-time and 13.8% 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 Warwick Farm, 9.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Warwick Farm included Professionals 17.3%, Labourers 16.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 7.5% and Managers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Warwick Farm, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.6%, Other Horse and Dog Racing Activities 3.9%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.5%, Road Freight Transport 2.1% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Warwick Farm was $476.

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In Warwick Farm, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.5%, Train 16.5%, Walked only 10.7%, Car, as passenger 3.8% and Train, bus 2.6%. On the day, 22.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 55.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Warwick Farm, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.5% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.9% 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 Warwick Farm, 16.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Warwick Farm, 41.6% were couple families with children, 29.0% were couple families without children and 26.7% were one parent families.

In Warwick Farm, 13.4% of single parents were male and 86.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Warwick Farm, of couple families with children, 17.4% had both partners employed full-time, 2.5% had both employed part-time and 9.9% 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 Warwick Farm, 93.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Warwick Farm, 23.7% were separate houses, 5.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 70.1% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

In Warwick Farm, of occupied private dwellings 12.6% had 1 bedroom, 51.0% had 2 bedrooms and 25.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Warwick Farm, 11.7% were owned outright, 16.2% were owned with a mortgage and 67.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Warwick Farm, of all households, 62.1% were family households, 33.5% were single person households and 4.5% were group households.

In Warwick Farm, 32.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.3% 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 Warwick Farm, 47.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 20.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Warwick Farm, 70.2% 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 Warwick Farm, 44.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.2% were female. The median age was 24 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 Warwick Farm, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $819.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Warwick Farm, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $275 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $984.

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