Park Ridge

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,503 people in Park Ridge. Of these 46.3% were male and 53.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Park Ridge was 58 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 40.0% of the population.

Of people in Park Ridge aged 15 years and over, 52.5% were married and 14.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Park Ridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Park Ridge 25.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.6% were in primary school, 20.0% in secondary school and 12.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Park Ridge, 14.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Park Ridge were English 31.0%, Australian 22.9%, Scottish 7.8%, Irish 7.2% and German 4.7%.

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 Park Ridge (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Park Ridge, 60.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.4%, New Zealand 5.9%, Taiwan 3.5%, Germany 1.2% and Scotland 1.2%.

In Park Ridge, 47.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 34.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Park Ridge, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 51.4%, England 10.9%, New Zealand 6.1%, Taiwan 4.4% and Netherlands 1.8%.

In Park Ridge, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 53.0%, England 11.1%, New Zealand 5.9%, Taiwan 4.0% and Scotland 1.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Park Ridge were Anglican 23.0%, No Religion, so described 20.3%, Catholic 17.0%, Not stated 10.4% and Uniting Church 5.3%. In Park Ridge, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Park Ridge 77.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 5.0%, German 0.8%, Dutch 0.7%, Samoan 0.7% and Khmer 0.6%.

Employment

There were 785 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Park Ridge. Of these 52.6% were employed full time, 32.7% were employed part-time and 10.4% 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 Park Ridge, 14.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Park Ridge included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.2%, Labourers 14.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.0%, Managers 10.0%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.9% and Professionals 9.6%.

Of the employed people in Park Ridge, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 6.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%, Child Care Services 3.1%, Takeaway Food Services 3.0% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Park Ridge was $466.

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In Park Ridge, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.6%, Worked at home 6.0%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Truck 4.4% and Bus 2.9%. On the day, 4.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Park Ridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.7% provided care for children and 13.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.2% 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 Park Ridge, 21.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Park Ridge, 30.1% were couple families with children, 57.8% were couple families without children and 11.6% were one parent families.

In Park Ridge, 16.0% of single parents were male and 84.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Park Ridge, of couple families with children, 10.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 8.2% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Park Ridge, 93.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Park Ridge, 86.5% were separate houses, 7.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 5.6% were other dwellings.

In Park Ridge, of occupied private dwellings 4.5% had 1 bedroom, 32.9% had 2 bedrooms and 30.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Park Ridge, 62.7% were owned outright, 11.6% were owned with a mortgage and 19.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Park Ridge, of all households, 61.1% were family households, 37.8% were single person households and 1.1% were group households.

In Park Ridge, 36.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.6% 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 Park Ridge, 46.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Park Ridge, 72.2% 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 Park Ridge, 52.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.0% were female. The median age was 30 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 Park Ridge, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,437.

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

In Park Ridge, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $420 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)