Toorak Gardens

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,521 people were usually resident in Toorak Gardens: of these 46.9% were male and 53.1% were female. Of the total population 0.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 16.4% of people usually resident in Toorak Gardens were children aged 0-14 years, and 31.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 44 years.

In the 2006 Census, 88.2% of people usually resident in Toorak Gardens were Australian citizens, 20.5% were born overseas and 1.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 55.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Toorak Gardens were married, 7.2% were either separated or divorced, 7.6% were widowed and 29.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 74.5% of people usually resident in Toorak Gardens, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.2%, China 1.3%, New Zealand 1.2%, Italy 1.1% and Hong Kong 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Toorak Gardens were Catholic 26.7%, No Religion 21.7%, Anglican 20.4%, Uniting Church 8.5% and Eastern Orthodox 3.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Toorak Gardens were Italian 2.6%, Greek 2.1%, Mandarin 1.5%, Cantonese 1.2% and Arabic 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 83.5%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,334 people aged 15 years and over in Toorak Gardens were in the labour force. Of these 58.9% worked full-time, 33.4% worked part-time, 2.8% were away from work, 2.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.8% were unemployed. 681 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Toorak Gardens were Professionals 42.1%, Managers 18.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.3%, Sales Workers 7.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.3%, Labourers 3.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Toorak Gardens, the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 7.7%, School Education 6.3%, Hospitals 4.7%, Medical Services 4.7% and Tertiary Education 4.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Toorak Gardens, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $704, the median family income was $2,312 and the median household income was $1,453.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 640 families in Toorak Gardens: of these 36.1% were couple families without children, 54.2% were couple families with children, 8.4% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 1,016 occupied private dwellings were counted in Toorak Gardens.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Toorak Gardens, 65.3% were separate houses, 18.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Toorak Gardens, 43.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.4% were owned with a mortgage and 22.7% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Toorak Gardens, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 47.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 48.9% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Toorak Gardens, the median weekly rent was $185. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733. The average people per household was 2.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Toorak Gardens, 62.8% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 31.4% were single (or lone) person households and 2.1% were group households.