Marrickville

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 69,938 people were usually resident in Marrickville: of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Of the total population 1.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 12.7% of people usually resident in Marrickville were children aged 0-14 years, and 18.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

In the 2006 Census, 78.2% of people usually resident in Marrickville were Australian citizens, 33.2% were born overseas and 1.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 32.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Marrickville were married, 11.0% were either separated or divorced, 3.8% were widowed and 53.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 55.6% of people usually resident in Marrickville, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.7%, Greece 3.3%, Viet Nam 3.1%, New Zealand 2.8% and China 1.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Marrickville were No Religion 26.0%, Catholic 23.9%, Anglican 9.9%, Eastern Orthodox 7.4% and Buddhism 5.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Marrickville were Greek 5.7%, Vietnamese 3.9%, Arabic 2.5%, Portuguese 2.1% and Cantonese 1.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 60.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 39,288 people aged 15 years and over in Marrickville were in the labour force. Of these 65.0% worked full-time, 24.4% worked part-time, 3.3% were away from work, 2.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.2% were unemployed. 14,928 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Marrickville were Professionals 34.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.2%, Managers 13.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7%, Sales Workers 7.6%, Labourers 6.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.5%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Marrickville, the most common responses for industry of employment included Tertiary Education 4.9%, Hospitals 4.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.0%, School Education 3.9% and Legal and Accounting Services 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Marrickville, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $602, the median family income was $1,547 and the median household income was $1,180.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 15,668 families in Marrickville: of these 44.1% were couple families without children, 36.6% were couple families with children, 15.9% were one parent families and 3.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 30,021 occupied private dwellings were counted in Marrickville.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Marrickville, 28.3% were separate houses, 30.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 38.9% were flats, units or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Marrickville, 20.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 24.3% were owned with a mortgage and 43.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Marrickville, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 69.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 7.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 21.9% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Marrickville, the median weekly rent was $260. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000. The average people per household was 2.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Marrickville, 51.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.7% were single (or lone) person households and 10.0% were group households.