Duffys Forest

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 436 people in Duffys Forest of these 46.8% were male and 53.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Duffys Forest was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.5% of the population.

Of people in Duffys Forest aged 15 years and over, 62.0% were married and 7.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Duffys Forest was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Duffys Forest, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Duffys Forest was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 55 years.

In Duffys Forest 33.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.7% were in primary school, 34.9% in secondary school and 21.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Duffys Forest were English 30.9%, Australian 30.4%, Scottish 8.6%, Irish 6.5% and Italian 5.8%.

In Duffys Forest, 74.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 9.7%, Italy 2.1%, New Zealand 2.1%, Scotland 1.4% and South Africa 1.1%.

In Duffys Forest, 51.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 29.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Duffys Forest were Anglican 28.6%, No Religion 23.7%, Catholic 23.0%, Uniting Church 6.0% and Buddhism 3.0%.

In Duffys Forest 87.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 4.1%, Spanish 1.1%, Kriol 1.1%, Persian (excluding Dari) 0.7% and Mandarin 0.7%.

Employment

There were 231 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Duffys Forest. Of these 58.0% were employed full time, 37.2% were employed part-time and 1.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Duffys Forest, 16.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Duffys Forest was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 49 years.

The most common occupations in Duffys Forest included Managers 24.8%, Professionals 22.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.0%, Sales Workers 5.3%, Labourers 5.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.8%.

Of the employed people in Duffys Forest, the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 7.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.5%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 4.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.5% and School Education 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Duffys Forest was $930.

In Duffys Forest, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.8%, Car, as passenger 3.1%, Bus 1.8%, Train, car as passenger 1.8% and Walked only 1.8%. On the day, 6.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Duffys Forest, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.1% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.5% 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 Duffys Forest, 25.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Duffys Forest, 62.2% were couple families with children, 35.3% were couple families without children and 2.5% were one parent families.

In Duffys Forest 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Duffys Forest, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,583 and those without children was $3,083.

Employment status of couple families

In Duffys Forest, of couple families with children, 19.8% had both partners employed full-time, 11.2% had both employed part-time and 25.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Duffys Forest, 87.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Duffys Forest, 97.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.9% were other dwellings.

In Duffys Forest, of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 11.0% had 2 bedrooms and 19.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.9. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Duffys Forest, 49.3% were owned outright, 30.0% were owned with a mortgage and 18.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Duffys Forest, of all households, 86.3% were family households, 13.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Duffys Forest, 12.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 43.1% 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 Duffys Forest, 15.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 42.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Duffys Forest, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 3 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 11 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 Duffys Forest, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Duffys Forest, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.