Croydon Park (SA)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,971 people in Croydon Park (SA). Of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Croydon Park (SA) was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.1% of the population.

Of people in Croydon Park (SA) aged 15 years and over, 38.2% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Croydon Park (SA), of people aged 15 years and over, 35.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Croydon Park (SA) 31.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.9% were in primary school, 16.3% in secondary school and 31.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Croydon Park (SA), 20.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Croydon Park (SA) were Australian 12.8%, Vietnamese 12.7%, English 12.1%, Greek 7.1% and Chinese 6.5%.

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

In Croydon Park (SA), 46.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 11.4%, India 4.7%, Greece 4.1%, Italy 2.1% and Myanmar 1.9%.

In Croydon Park (SA), 23.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 61.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Croydon Park (SA), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 26.4%, Vietnam 15.9%, Greece 6.5%, India 5.1% and Italy 4.8%.

In Croydon Park (SA), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 27.9%, Vietnam 16.1%, Greece 6.0%, India 5.0% and Italy 4.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Croydon Park (SA) were Catholic 22.6%, No Religion, so described 21.2%, Buddhism 11.4%, Eastern Orthodox 10.4% and Not stated 10.0%. In Croydon Park (SA), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Croydon Park (SA) 38.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 15.3%, Greek 7.6%, Italian 3.6%, Mandarin 2.4% and Punjabi 2.1%.

Employment

There were 1,766 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Croydon Park (SA). Of these 49.3% were employed full time, 32.5% were employed part-time and 12.9% 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 Croydon Park (SA), 13.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Croydon Park (SA) included Professionals 17.5%, Labourers 16.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 11.0%, Managers 7.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.2%.

Of the employed people in Croydon Park (SA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 5.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.4% and Takeaway Food Services 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Croydon Park (SA) was $454.

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In Croydon Park (SA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.6%, Bus 8.4%, Car, as passenger 5.6%, Worked at home 2.3% and Walked only 1.2%. On the day, 11.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Croydon Park (SA), of people aged 15 years and over, 59.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.9% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.0% 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 Croydon Park (SA), 22.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Croydon Park (SA), 43.7% were couple families with children, 31.1% were couple families without children and 21.9% were one parent families.

In Croydon Park (SA), 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Croydon Park (SA), of couple families with children, 15.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 17.8% 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 Croydon Park (SA), 90.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Croydon Park (SA), 76.4% were separate houses, 17.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.5% were flats or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

In Croydon Park (SA), of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 26.3% had 2 bedrooms and 50.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Croydon Park (SA), 32.0% were owned outright, 23.8% were owned with a mortgage and 40.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Croydon Park (SA), of all households, 60.9% were family households, 31.4% were single person households and 7.7% were group households.

In Croydon Park (SA), 31.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.8% 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 Croydon Park (SA), 36.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Croydon Park (SA), 71.2% 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 Croydon Park (SA), 40.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.0% were female. The median age was 28 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 Croydon Park (SA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $866.

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In Croydon Park (SA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $280 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.

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