Varsity Lakes

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 15,026 people in Varsity Lakes. Of these 46.4% were male and 53.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Varsity Lakes was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.3% of the population.

Of people in Varsity Lakes aged 15 years and over, 39.5% were married and 14.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Varsity Lakes, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Varsity Lakes 35.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.2% were in primary school, 19.1% in secondary school and 27.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Varsity Lakes, 18.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Varsity Lakes were English 26.6%, Australian 20.2%, Irish 7.7%, Scottish 6.5% and Chinese 5.2%.

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 Varsity Lakes (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Varsity Lakes, 59.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 7.0%, England 4.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.3%, South Africa 1.4% and Japan 1.1%.

In Varsity Lakes, 39.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 39.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Varsity Lakes, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 46.0%, New Zealand 7.9%, England 6.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.5% and South Africa 1.5%.

In Varsity Lakes, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 47.1%, New Zealand 8.0%, England 5.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.5% and Japan 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Varsity Lakes were No Religion, so described 34.9%, Catholic 20.7%, Anglican 12.3%, Not stated 10.5% and Christian, nfd 3.3%. In Varsity Lakes, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Varsity Lakes 72.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.3%, Japanese 1.6%, Cantonese 1.5%, Korean 1.2% and Spanish 0.8%.

Employment

There were 7,690 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Varsity Lakes. Of these 55.3% were employed full time, 33.6% were employed part-time and 7.1% 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 Varsity Lakes, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Varsity Lakes included Professionals 20.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.1%, Sales Workers 13.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.7%, Managers 11.0%, Labourers 9.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.2%.

Of the employed people in Varsity Lakes, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.4%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.6%, Takeaway Food Services 2.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.3% and Accommodation 2.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Varsity Lakes was $651.

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

In Varsity Lakes, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.1%, Worked at home 5.2%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Walked only 2.7% and Bus 1.7%. On the day, 4.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Varsity Lakes, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.5% provided care for children and 9.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 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 Varsity Lakes, 26.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Varsity Lakes, 42.1% were couple families with children, 33.2% were couple families without children and 22.8% were one parent families.

In Varsity Lakes, 13.2% of single parents were male and 86.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Varsity Lakes, of couple families with children, 22.4% had both partners employed full-time, 5.3% had both employed part-time and 23.2% 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 Varsity Lakes, 91.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Varsity Lakes, 45.9% were separate houses, 36.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 17.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Varsity Lakes, of occupied private dwellings 6.2% had 1 bedroom, 15.1% had 2 bedrooms and 50.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Varsity Lakes, 19.0% were owned outright, 32.3% were owned with a mortgage and 46.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Varsity Lakes, of all households, 70.6% were family households, 21.9% were single person households and 7.5% were group households.

In Varsity Lakes, 20.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.5% 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 Varsity Lakes, 38.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Varsity Lakes, 88.3% 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 Varsity Lakes, 46.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.7% were female. The median age was 21 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 Varsity Lakes, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,533.

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

In Varsity Lakes, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $430 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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