Liberty Grove

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,041 people were usually resident in Liberty Grove: of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 19.1% of people usually resident in Liberty Grove were children aged 0-14 years, and 9.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 31 years.

In the 2006 Census, 73.8% of people usually resident in Liberty Grove were Australian citizens, 49.8% were born overseas and 1.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 55.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Liberty Grove were married, 7.9% were either separated or divorced, 1.7% were widowed and 34.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 45.0% of people usually resident in Liberty Grove, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were China 8.4%, Korea, Republic of 8.0%, India 4.4%, Hong Kong 3.8% and England 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Liberty Grove were Catholic 28.9%, No Religion 20.4%, Anglican 9.8%, Hinduism 5.8% and Buddhism 4.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Liberty Grove were Korean 9.4%, Mandarin 8.7%, Cantonese 8.4%, Hindi 3.3% and Spanish 1.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 47.0%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,252 people aged 15 years and over in Liberty Grove were in the labour force. Of these 70.8% worked full-time, 18.9% worked part-time, 3.6% were away from work, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.9% were unemployed. 323 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Liberty Grove were Professionals 37.7%, Managers 17.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Sales Workers 8.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.9%, Labourers 3.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Liberty Grove, the most common responses for industry of employment included Computer System Design and Related Services 4.9%, Hospitals 4.6%, Depository Financial Intermediation 4.4%, Legal and Accounting Services 4.1% and Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Liberty Grove, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $836, the median family income was $1,989 and the median household income was $1,988.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 589 families in Liberty Grove: of these 35.7% were couple families without children, 48.6% were couple families with children, 13.1% were one parent families and 2.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 763 occupied private dwellings were counted in Liberty Grove.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Liberty Grove, 10.1% were separate houses, 32.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 57.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Liberty Grove, 13.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 47.1% were owned with a mortgage and 33.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Liberty Grove, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 83.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 17.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Liberty Grove, the median weekly rent was $365. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,101. The average people per household was 2.7 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Liberty Grove, 75.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 13.4% were single (or lone) person households and 6.3% were group households.