Little Para

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 32,526 people were usually resident in Little Para: of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Of the total population 1.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 21.6% of people usually resident in Little Para were children aged 0-14 years, and 22.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.

In the 2006 Census, 87.4% of people usually resident in Little Para were Australian citizens, 23.8% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 51.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Little Para were married, 12.3% were either separated or divorced, 5.5% were widowed and 30.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 70.8% of people usually resident in Little Para, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 13.4%, Scotland 1.8%, Germany 0.8%, Italy 0.7% and Netherlands 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Little Para were No Religion 27.4%, Catholic 18.1%, Anglican 16.8%, Uniting Church 8.0% and Lutheran 3.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Little Para were Italian 1.1%, Polish 0.4%, Arabic 0.3%, German 0.3% and Greek 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 15,774 people aged 15 years and over in Little Para were in the labour force. Of these 60.5% worked full-time, 28.2% worked part-time, 3.7% were away from work, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.2% were unemployed. 8,519 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Little Para were Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.6%, Professionals 13.1%, Labourers 13.0%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Managers 9.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.1%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Little Para, the most common responses for industry of employment included Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Part Manufacturing 4.2%, School Education 3.4%, Hospitals 3.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Little Para, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $458, the median family income was $1,114 and the median household income was $960.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 9,141 families in Little Para: of these 35.7% were couple families without children, 45.4% were couple families with children, 17.9% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 12,426 occupied private dwellings were counted in Little Para.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Little Para, 86.1% were separate houses, 11.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Little Para, 26.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 43.5% were owned with a mortgage and 24.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Little Para, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 22.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 46.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 28.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Little Para, the median weekly rent was $140. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,000. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Little Para, 72.7% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.2% were single (or lone) person households and 1.8% were group households.