New Farm

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 12,542 people in New Farm. Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

The median age of people in New Farm was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.7% of the population.

Of people in New Farm aged 15 years and over, 31.0% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

In New Farm, of people aged 15 years and over, 30.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In New Farm 31.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 10.6% were in primary school, 5.8% in secondary school and 31.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in New Farm, 14.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in New Farm were English 24.2%, Australian 15.2%, Irish 12.3%, Scottish 8.3% and Italian 4.4%.

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

In New Farm, 58.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.8%, New Zealand 3.2%, Italy 1.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.4% and Nepal 1.2%.

In New Farm, 42.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 30.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In New Farm, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 47.5%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 3.6%, Italy 3.0% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.2%.

In New Farm, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 49.1%, England 4.7%, New Zealand 3.8%, Italy 2.7% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in New Farm were No Religion, so described 36.1%, Catholic 22.7%, Not stated 18.3%, Anglican 8.8% and Buddhism 2.2%. In New Farm, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (48.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In New Farm 69.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 2.3%, Cantonese 1.6%, Mandarin 1.3%, Nepali 1.2% and Spanish 1.1%.

Employment

There were 7,367 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in New Farm. Of these 65.8% were employed full time, 25.3% were employed part-time and 5.0% 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 New Farm, 8.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in New Farm included Professionals 40.3%, Managers 16.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.4%, Sales Workers 7.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.2%, Labourers 4.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.4%.

Of the employed people in New Farm, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.3%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.7%, Legal Services 4.4%, Higher Education 3.0% and State Government Administration 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in New Farm was $1,061.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In New Farm, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 40.4%, Bus 15.5%, Walked only 13.4%, Worked at home 5.4% and Bicycle 4.5%. On the day, 20.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 45.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In New Farm, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.2% provided care for children and 8.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.7% 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 New Farm, 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in New Farm, 26.2% were couple families with children, 61.0% were couple families without children and 10.4% were one parent families.

In New Farm, 20.2% of single parents were male and 79.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In New Farm, of couple families with children, 32.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 19.4% 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 New Farm, 88.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.9% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in New Farm, 20.1% were separate houses, 3.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 75.2% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In New Farm, of occupied private dwellings 22.9% had 1 bedroom, 40.5% had 2 bedrooms and 21.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 1.9 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in New Farm, 21.4% were owned outright, 18.3% were owned with a mortgage and 57.2% were rented.

Household composition

In New Farm, of all households, 47.1% were family households, 40.9% were single person households and 12.0% were group households.

In New Farm, 17.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 26.6% 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 New Farm, 48.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In New Farm, 86.2% 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 New Farm, 56.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 43.9% were female. The median age was 33 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 New Farm, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.9 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,333.

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

In New Farm, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $400 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $5,417.

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