Lilyfield

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 6,761 people were usually resident in Lilyfield: of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Of the total population 1.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 16.8% of people usually resident in Lilyfield were children aged 0-14 years, and 22.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.

In the 2006 Census, 83.8% of people usually resident in Lilyfield were Australian citizens, 25.9% were born overseas and 0.9% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 42.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Lilyfield were married, 13.4% were either separated or divorced, 6.2% were widowed and 38.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 65.4% of people usually resident in Lilyfield, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.5%, Italy 3.4%, New Zealand 2.7%, Greece 1.6% and Ireland 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Lilyfield were Catholic 31.1%, No Religion 22.3%, Anglican 16.4%, Eastern Orthodox 4.2% and Uniting Church 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Lilyfield were Italian 5.0%, Greek 2.5%, Spanish 1.0%, German 0.7% and Cantonese 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 75.6%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,584 people aged 15 years and over in Lilyfield were in the labour force. Of these 68.1% worked full-time, 22.8% worked part-time, 3.8% were away from work, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.6% were unemployed. 1,575 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Lilyfield were Professionals 36.3%, Managers 18.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.9%, Sales Workers 7.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.4%, Labourers 4.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Lilyfield, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 4.8%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.6%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.1%, School Education 3.0% and Tertiary Education 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Lilyfield, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $711, the median family income was $1,945 and the median household income was $1,431.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,725 families in Lilyfield: of these 38.3% were couple families without children, 43.5% were couple families with children, 15.7% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 2,871 occupied private dwellings were counted in Lilyfield.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Lilyfield, 55.7% were separate houses, 22.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Lilyfield, 25.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 30.9% were owned with a mortgage and 34.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Lilyfield, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 51.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 29.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 18.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Lilyfield, the median weekly rent was $280. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,316. The average people per household was 2.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Lilyfield, 59.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.1% were single (or lone) person households and 5.4% were group households.