Quakers Hill

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 25,015 people were usually resident in Quakers Hill: of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Of the total population 1.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 25.7% of people usually resident in Quakers Hill were children aged 0-14 years, and 12.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 30 years.

In the 2006 Census, 85.7% of people usually resident in Quakers Hill were Australian citizens, 34.1% were born overseas and 0.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 55.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Quakers Hill were married, 9.6% were either separated or divorced, 2.8% were widowed and 32.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 61.4% of people usually resident in Quakers Hill, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were Philippines 6.0%, India 4.6%, England 2.7%, New Zealand 2.7% and Sri Lanka 1.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Quakers Hill were Catholic 36.3%, Anglican 17.2%, No Religion 10.1%, Hinduism 4.3% and Islam 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Quakers Hill were Tagalog 3.6%, Hindi 2.1%, Filipino 1.8%, Punjabi 1.8% and Arabic 1.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 67.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 13,297 people aged 15 years and over in Quakers Hill were in the labour force. Of these 68.1% worked full-time, 22.1% worked part-time, 2.8% were away from work, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.5% were unemployed. 4,598 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Quakers Hill were Clerical and Administrative Workers 21.0%, Professionals 18.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.7%, Managers 10.2%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Labourers 9.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.2% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Quakers Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 3.9%, Hospitals 3.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7% and Depository Financial Intermediation 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Quakers Hill, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $597, the median family income was $1,470 and the median household income was $1,401.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 6,835 families in Quakers Hill: of these 24.7% were couple families without children, 58.0% were couple families with children, 16.2% 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 7,977 occupied private dwellings were counted in Quakers Hill.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Quakers Hill, 83.8% were separate houses, 15.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Quakers Hill, 19.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 49.3% were owned with a mortgage and 27.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Quakers Hill, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 64.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 18.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Quakers Hill, the median weekly rent was $245. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,800. The average people per household was 3.1 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Quakers Hill, 83.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 11.7% were single (or lone) person households and 2.5% were group households.