Parramatta Park

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,508 people in Parramatta Park. Of these 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Parramatta Park was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.7% of the population.

Of people in Parramatta Park aged 15 years and over, 22.7% were married and 15.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Parramatta Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 23.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Parramatta Park 33.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 11.5% were in primary school, 22.1% in secondary school and 21.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Parramatta Park, 18.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Parramatta Park were English 20.1%, Australian 18.5%, Irish 7.4%, Scottish 5.7% and Chinese 5.3%.

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

In Parramatta Park, 51.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Japan 4.7%, Korea, Republic of (South) 4.7%, England 3.2%, Taiwan 2.9% and New Zealand 2.7%.

In Parramatta Park, 36.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 39.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Parramatta Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 43.2%, Korea, Republic of (South) 5.0%, England 4.7%, Japan 4.7% and New Zealand 3.3%.

In Parramatta Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 42.4%, Japan 5.7%, Korea, Republic of (South) 5.0%, England 4.3% and New Zealand 3.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Parramatta Park were No Religion, so described 39.9%, Catholic 18.2%, Not stated 14.2%, Anglican 8.5% and Buddhism 3.9%. In Parramatta Park, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (46.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Parramatta Park 58.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Japanese 5.7%, Mandarin 4.9%, Korean 4.5%, Cantonese 1.5% and Punjabi 1.3%.

Employment

There were 1,898 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Parramatta Park. Of these 52.7% were employed full time, 31.2% were employed part-time and 10.7% 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.

Of employed people in Parramatta Park, 8.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Parramatta Park included Community and Personal Service Workers 22.8%, Professionals 17.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.9%, Labourers 12.3%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.0%, Managers 8.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.4%.

Of the employed people in Parramatta Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 9.2%, Accommodation 6.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.3%, Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services 4.7% and Scenic and Sightseeing Transport 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Parramatta Park was $622.

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In Parramatta Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.0%, Walked only 14.6%, Bicycle 9.5%, Car, as passenger 7.0% and Worked at home 2.4%. On the day, 2.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 56.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Parramatta Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 14.7% provided care for children and 5.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.4% 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 Parramatta Park, 20.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Parramatta Park, 25.5% were couple families with children, 47.2% were couple families without children and 24.1% were one parent families.

In Parramatta Park, 22.4% of single parents were male and 77.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Parramatta Park, of couple families with children, 23.7% had both partners employed full-time, 6.6% had both employed part-time and 24.2% 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 Parramatta Park, 86.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Parramatta Park, 37.3% were separate houses, 43.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 17.3% were flats or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

In Parramatta Park, of occupied private dwellings 16.2% had 1 bedroom, 43.6% had 2 bedrooms and 20.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Parramatta Park, 11.5% were owned outright, 18.4% were owned with a mortgage and 63.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Parramatta Park, of all households, 45.3% were family households, 41.7% were single person households and 13.0% were group households.

In Parramatta Park, 28.5% 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 Parramatta Park, 44.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 22.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Parramatta Park, 73.3% 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 Parramatta Park, 52.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.9% were female. The median age was 27 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 Parramatta Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $731.

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In Parramatta Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $210 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,599.

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