Collingwood Park (Ipswich City)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 5,305 people were usually resident in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City): of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Of the total population 2.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 25.4% of people usually resident in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City) were children aged 0-14 years, and 11.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 29 years.

In the 2006 Census, 86.0% of people usually resident in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City) were Australian citizens, 23.5% were born overseas and 0.3% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 50.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City) were married, 10.9% were either separated or divorced, 2.2% were widowed and 35.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 71.2% of people usually resident in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.1%, England 5.8%, Samoa 1.1%, Viet Nam 1.1% and Scotland 1.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City) were Catholic 23.8%, Anglican 20.2%, No Religion 17.9%, Uniting Church 6.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City) were Samoan 2.4%, Spanish 2.4%, Vietnamese 1.9%, Hindi 0.5% and Italian 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 83.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 2,864 people aged 15 years and over in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City) were in the labour force. Of these 66.9% worked full-time, 22.8% worked part-time, 2.8% were away from work, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.5% were unemployed. 927 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Collingwood Park (Ipswich City) were Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.0%, Labourers 14.2%, Professionals 10.9%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.9% and Managers 8.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City), the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%, School Education 3.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.1%, State Government Administration 2.9% and Road Freight Transport 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $554, the median family income was $1,265 and the median household income was $1,192.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,473 families in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City): of these 31.0% were couple families without children, 50.4% were couple families with children, 17.4% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 1,752 occupied private dwellings were counted in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City), 94.3% were separate houses, 5.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City), 17.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 48.4% were owned with a mortgage and 29.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 69.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 6.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 23.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City), the median weekly rent was $220. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 3.0 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Collingwood Park (Ipswich City), 81.8% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 12.6% were single (or lone) person households and 3.0% were group households.