Penfield Gardens

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 335 people in Penfield Gardens. Of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Penfield Gardens was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.5% of the population.

Of people in Penfield Gardens aged 15 years and over, 52.7% were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Penfield Gardens, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Penfield Gardens 26.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.8% were in primary school, 31.2% in secondary school and 11.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Penfield Gardens, 15.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Penfield Gardens were Australian 21.7%, English 20.1%, Italian 16.2%, Vietnamese 5.7% and Irish 4.8%.

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 Penfield Gardens (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Penfield Gardens, 68.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 7.0%, Italy 6.7%, Greece 3.3%, New Zealand 1.2% and England 1.2%.

In Penfield Gardens, 45.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 38.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Penfield Gardens, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 52.1%, Italy 13.2%, Vietnam 10.1%, England 4.7% and Greece 3.5%.

In Penfield Gardens, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 51.5%, Italy 13.0%, Vietnam 10.0%, Greece 4.2% and England 3.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Penfield Gardens were Catholic 29.3%, No Religion, so described 21.3%, Anglican 14.2%, Buddhism 8.0% and Not stated 7.1%. In Penfield Gardens, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Penfield Gardens 70.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 10.5%, Italian 5.7%, Greek 5.1%, Khmer 2.1% and Mandarin 1.5%.

Employment

There were 158 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Penfield Gardens. Of these 51.3% were employed full time, 32.9% were employed part-time and 8.2% 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 Penfield Gardens, 10.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Penfield Gardens included Managers 37.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Labourers 10.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.1%, Professionals 7.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.2% and Sales Workers 5.0%.

Of the employed people in Penfield Gardens, the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 12.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 6.2%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 5.3%, Road Freight Transport 5.3% and Child Care Services 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Penfield Gardens was $469.

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

In Penfield Gardens, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.8%, Worked at home 14.9%, Car, as passenger 8.1%, Walked only 8.1% and Truck 2.7%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Penfield Gardens, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.4% provided care for children and 8.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.4% 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 Penfield Gardens, 18.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Penfield Gardens, 55.4% were couple families with children, 33.7% were couple families without children and 10.9% were one parent families.

In Penfield Gardens, 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Penfield Gardens, of couple families with children, 13.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 20.7% 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 Penfield Gardens, 92.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.8% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Penfield Gardens, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Penfield Gardens, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 4.3% had 2 bedrooms and 51.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3.1 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 Penfield Gardens, 53.3% were owned outright, 26.7% were owned with a mortgage and 13.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Penfield Gardens, of all households, 92.1% were family households, 7.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Penfield Gardens, 16.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.6% 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 Penfield Gardens, 17.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 53.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Penfield Gardens, 76.0% 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 Penfield Gardens, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Penfield Gardens, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Penfield Gardens, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 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)