Litchfield (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 15,554 people were usually resident in Litchfield (S): of these 54.9% were male and 45.1% were female. Of the total population 6.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 22.8% of people usually resident in Litchfield (S) were children aged 0-14 years, and 16.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.

In the 2006 Census, 84.2% of people usually resident in Litchfield (S) were Australian citizens, 13.9% were born overseas and 1.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 45.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Litchfield (S) were married, 13.5% were either separated or divorced, 2.2% were widowed and 38.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 73.6% of people usually resident in Litchfield (S), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 2.1%, Viet Nam 0.7%, Scotland 0.6% and Germany 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Litchfield (S) were No Religion 29.8%, Catholic 18.6%, Anglican 15.1%, Uniting Church 5.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Litchfield (S) were Vietnamese 1.1%, German 0.5%, Greek 0.4%, Italian 0.3% and Thai 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 83.2%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 8,209 people aged 15 years and over in Litchfield (S) were in the labour force. Of these 69.6% worked full-time, 19.8% worked part-time, 5.1% were away from work, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.8% were unemployed. 2,415 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Litchfield (S) were Technicians and Trades Workers 19.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.3%, Managers 14.5%, Professionals 13.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.0%, Labourers 8.9% and Sales Workers 6.3%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Litchfield (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 9.0%, State Government Administration 5.9%, School Education 5.3%, Public Order and Safety Services 2.8% and Road Freight Transport 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census in Litchfield (S), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $668, the median family income was $1,470 and the median household income was $1,311.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 3,772 families in Litchfield (S): of these 37.4% were couple families without children, 49.4% were couple families with children, 12.2% were one parent families and 1.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 5,979 occupied private dwellings were counted in Litchfield (S).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Litchfield (S), 82.5% were separate houses, 0.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.8% were flats, units or apartments and 16.5% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Litchfield (S), 29.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 41.5% were owned with a mortgage and 13.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Litchfield (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 21.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 63.4% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Litchfield (S), the median weekly rent was $170. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.3.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Litchfield (S), 61.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 13.8% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.