Parkdale

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC22025
People 11,746
Male 47.9%
Female 52.1%
Median age 42
Families 3,135
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 5,010
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,716
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $360
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 5,632 47.9 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 6,114 52.1 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 45 0.4 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 11,746 people in Parkdale. Of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

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Age Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 646 5.5 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 814 6.9 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 779 6.6 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 733 6.2 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 672 5.7 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 585 5.0 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 572 4.9 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 741 6.3 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 968 8.2 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 998 8.5 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 882 7.5 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 780 6.6 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 702 6.0 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 584 5.0 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 387 3.3 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 315 2.7 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 286 2.4 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 296 2.5 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Parkdale was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 4,790 50.4 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 286 3.0 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 829 8.7 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 523 5.5 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,078 32.4 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Parkdale aged 15 years and over, 50.4% were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,351 50.3 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 819 9.5 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,472 40.2 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Parkdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 218 6.0 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 686 18.9 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 331 9.1 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 95 2.6 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 412 11.4 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 244 6.7 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 191 5.3 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 208 5.7 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 567 15.7 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 118 3.3 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 553 15.3 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Parkdale 30.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.7% were in primary school, 23.3% in secondary school and 21.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,769 29.1 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,087 11.4 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 264 2.8 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 989 10.4 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,622 17.1 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 581 6.1 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 613 6.4 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 592 6.2 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 39 0.4 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 677 7.1 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Parkdale, 17.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 4,607 28.0 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 3,941 24.0 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,840 11.2 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,304 7.9 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 616 3.7 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Parkdale were English 28.0%, Australian 24.0%, Irish 11.2%, Scottish 7.9% and Italian 3.7%.

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

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Country of birth Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 8,692 74.2 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 594 5.1 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 208 1.8 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
New Zealand 181 1.5 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
India 114 1.0 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
South Africa 104 0.9 27,184 0.5 162,449 0.7

In Parkdale, 74.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8%, New Zealand 1.5%, India 1.0% and South Africa 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,375 28.7 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 932 7.9 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 688 5.9 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 6,236 53.1 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Parkdale, 53.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 28.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 6,938 59.0 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 888 7.6 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 269 2.3 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
New Zealand 257 2.2 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 254 2.2 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0

In Parkdale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 59.0%, England 7.6%, Italy 2.3%, New Zealand 2.2% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 7,196 61.5 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 844 7.2 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 255 2.2 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 249 2.1 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
Italy 244 2.1 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7

In Parkdale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 61.5%, England 7.2%, New Zealand 2.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.1% and Italy 2.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 4,283 36.5 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,191 27.2 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,364 11.6 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 968 8.3 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Eastern Orthodox 436 3.7 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Parkdale were No Religion, so described 36.5%, Catholic 27.2%, Anglican 11.6%, Not stated 8.3% and Eastern Orthodox 3.7%. In Parkdale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Greek 255 2.2 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 196 1.7 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Italian 136 1.2 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Russian 111 0.9 17,685 0.3 50,314 0.2
German 62 0.5 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 9,711 82.8 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 738 16.1 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Parkdale 82.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 2.2%, Mandarin 1.7%, Italian 1.2%, Russian 0.9% and German 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,629 57.8 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,101 33.5 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 252 4.0 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 296 4.7 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 6,278 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Parkdale. Of these 57.8% were employed full time, 33.5% were employed part-time and 4.7% 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
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 808 13.5 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 641 10.7 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 659 11.0 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 939 15.7 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,690 44.9 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Parkdale, 13.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,715 28.7 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 995 16.7 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 869 14.6 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 700 11.7 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 624 10.5 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 600 10.1 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 257 4.3 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 134 2.2 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Parkdale included Professionals 28.7%, Managers 16.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.7%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.1%, Labourers 4.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 237 4.0 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 188 3.2 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Computer System Design and Related Services 146 2.5 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Secondary Education 141 2.4 43,766 1.6 177,487 1.7
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 124 2.1 28,778 1.1 122,286 1.1

Of the employed people in Parkdale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.0%, Primary Education 3.2%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.5%, Secondary Education 2.4% and Combined Primary and Secondary Education 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 791 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,244 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,716 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Parkdale was $791.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,823 64.3 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 557 9.4 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 320 5.4 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 171 2.9 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 101 1.7 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 785 13.1 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,121 69.0 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Parkdale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.3%, Train 9.4%, Worked at home 5.4%, Car, as passenger 2.9% and Walked only 1.7%. On the day, 13.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,278 76.6 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,019 31.8 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,224 12.9 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,146 22.6 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Parkdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.8% 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, 22.6% 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
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,573 27.1 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,822 29.7 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,178 12.4 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 709 7.5 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Parkdale, 29.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,046 33.3 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,608 51.2 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 446 14.2 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 40 1.3 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Parkdale, 51.2% were couple families with children, 33.3% were couple families without children and 14.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Parkdale, 21.3% of single parents were male and 78.7% 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
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 607 22.8 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 104 3.9 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 804 30.2 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 359 13.5 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 138 5.2 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 385 14.5 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 109 4.1 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 152 5.7 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Parkdale, of couple families with children, 22.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 30.2% 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 Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,398 91.3 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 420 8.7 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Parkdale, 91.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,356 53.6 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,535 34.9 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 470 10.7 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 17 0.4 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Parkdale, 53.6% were separate houses, 34.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.7% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 13 0.3 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 246 5.6 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,097 24.9 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,834 41.7 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,129 25.7 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 80 1.8 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Parkdale, of occupied private dwellings 5.6% had 1 bedroom, 24.9% had 2 bedrooms and 41.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,606 36.5 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,656 37.7 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,007 22.9 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 20 0.5 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 107 2.4 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Parkdale, 36.5% were owned outright, 37.7% were owned with a mortgage and 22.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 3,090 70.3 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,207 27.5 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 99 2.3 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Parkdale, of all households, 70.3% were family households, 27.5% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

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Household income Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.5 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 23.6 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Parkdale, 16.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 23.6% 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 Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 360 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.9 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.1 -- 10.4 -- 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 Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.5 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.5 -- 7.5 -- 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 Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 253 5.8 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,558 35.5 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,809 41.2 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 655 14.9 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 112 2.6 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Parkdale, 35.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 498 11.3 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,792 86.4 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 100 2.3 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Parkdale, 86.4% 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.
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 26 57.8 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 19 42.2 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Parkdale, 57.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.2% were female. The median age was 22 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
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,687 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Parkdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,687.

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

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Parkdale % Parkdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 445 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,850 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Parkdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $445 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,850.

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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.