Toongabbie

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 12,343 people were usually resident in Toongabbie: of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Of the total population 1.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.3% of people usually resident in Toongabbie were children aged 0-14 years, and 21.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

In the 2006 Census, 87.1% of people usually resident in Toongabbie were Australian citizens, 33.7% were born overseas and 0.8% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 52.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Toongabbie were married, 10.3% were either separated or divorced, 4.6% were widowed and 32.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 62.0% of people usually resident in Toongabbie, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were India 3.3%, Sri Lanka 2.9%, England 2.5%, China 2.5% and New Zealand 2.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Toongabbie were Catholic 33.8%, Anglican 17.3%, No Religion 10.9%, Hinduism 6.0% and Uniting Church 3.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Toongabbie were Arabic 3.7%, Tamil 3.6%, Cantonese 3.0%, Hindi 1.9% and Mandarin 1.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 65.0%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 6,402 people aged 15 years and over in Toongabbie were in the labour force. Of these 65.4% worked full-time, 23.8% worked part-time, 2.7% were away from work, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.2% were unemployed. 3,075 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Toongabbie were Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.7%, Professionals 18.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Labourers 9.6%, Managers 9.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.5%, Sales Workers 8.4% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.7%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Toongabbie, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 4.1%, School Education 4.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.4%, Road Freight Transport 2.6% and Depository Financial Intermediation 2.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Toongabbie, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $508, the median family income was $1,285 and the median household income was $1,135.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 3,413 families in Toongabbie: of these 30.2% were couple families without children, 52.0% were couple families with children, 16.1% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 4,441 occupied private dwellings were counted in Toongabbie.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Toongabbie, 70.8% were separate houses, 22.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Toongabbie, 32.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 35.9% were owned with a mortgage and 26.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Toongabbie, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 56.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 20.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 21.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Toongabbie, the median weekly rent was $225. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,668. The average people per household was 2.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Toongabbie, 74.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.0% were single (or lone) person households and 2.7% were group households.