Renmark Paringa (DC)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 9,245 people in Renmark Paringa (DC) of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Renmark Paringa (DC) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.5% of the population.

Of people in Renmark Paringa (DC) aged 15 years and over, 50.8% were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Renmark Paringa (DC) was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Renmark Paringa (DC), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Renmark Paringa (DC) was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Renmark Paringa (DC) 28.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.1% were in primary school, 21.9% in secondary school and 11.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Renmark Paringa (DC) were Australian 29.5%, English 27.6%, German 9.3%, Scottish 4.5% and Irish 4.4%.

In Renmark Paringa (DC), 79.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.3%, India 2.2%, Greece 1.8%, Afghanistan 1.0% and Italy 0.8%.

In Renmark Paringa (DC), 70.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Renmark Paringa (DC) were No Religion 26.1%, Catholic 14.3%, Lutheran 11.5%, Anglican 10.0% and Uniting Church 9.4%.

In Renmark Paringa (DC) 80.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 4.8%, Punjabi 2.4%, Italian 1.4%, Turkish 0.9% and Dari 0.8%.

Employment

There were 4,351 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Renmark Paringa (DC). Of these 55.0% were employed full time, 32.6% were employed part-time and 5.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Renmark Paringa (DC), 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Renmark Paringa (DC) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

The most common occupations in Renmark Paringa (DC) included Labourers 23.8%, Managers 16.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.1%, Professionals 10.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 9.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.1%.

Of the employed people in Renmark Paringa (DC), the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 16.2%, School Education 4.4%, Beverage Manufacturing 3.6%, Hospitals 3.4% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Renmark Paringa (DC) was $462.

In Renmark Paringa (DC), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.1%, Car, as passenger 6.2%, Walked only 4.6%, Other 0.8% and Truck 0.7%. On the day, 0.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Renmark Paringa (DC), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.4% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Renmark Paringa (DC), 25.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Renmark Paringa (DC), 38.5% were couple families with children, 44.6% were couple families without children and 15.4% were one parent families.

In Renmark Paringa (DC) 18.7% of single parents were male and 81.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Renmark Paringa (DC), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,620 and those without children was $1,445.

Employment status of couple families

In Renmark Paringa (DC), of couple families with children, 20.2% had both partners employed full-time, 5.9% had both employed part-time and 20.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Renmark Paringa (DC), 88.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Renmark Paringa (DC), 89.0% were separate houses, 3.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

In Renmark Paringa (DC), of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 17.1% had 2 bedrooms and 53.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Renmark Paringa (DC), 33.5% were owned outright, 32.1% were owned with a mortgage and 29.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Renmark Paringa (DC), of all households, 68.2% were family households, 29.4% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In Renmark Paringa (DC), 33.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Renmark Paringa (DC), 34.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Renmark Paringa (DC), there were 166 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 76 (or 45.8%) were male and 90 (or 54.2%) were female. The median age was 19 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Renmark Paringa (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $749.

In Renmark Paringa (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $160 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,365.