North Parramatta

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 12,594 people in North Parramatta of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in North Parramatta was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.1% of the population.

Of people in North Parramatta aged 15 years and over, 43.0% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in North Parramatta was 40 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In North Parramatta, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in North Parramatta was 41 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In North Parramatta 34.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 15.5% were in primary school, 20.4% in secondary school and 23.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Parramatta were Australian 15.3%, English 14.2%, Chinese 8.8%, Lebanese 5.8% and Indian 5.0%.

In North Parramatta, 49.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.6%, India 5.0%, Iran 2.5%, Lebanon 2.3% and New Zealand 2.3%.

In North Parramatta, 28.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 61.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in North Parramatta were Catholic 26.2%, No Religion 16.6%, Anglican 10.4%, Islam 6.5% and Hinduism 4.9%.

In North Parramatta 46.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 6.1%, Mandarin 5.0%, Cantonese 3.8%, Korean 2.7% and Persian (excluding Dari) 2.5%.

Employment

There were 6,093 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Parramatta. Of these 67.0% were employed full time, 21.4% were employed part-time and 6.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in North Parramatta, 7.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in North Parramatta was 35 years and for people who were employed part-time was 34 years.

The most common occupations in North Parramatta included Professionals 28.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.1%, Managers 11.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7%, Sales Workers 7.7%, Labourers 6.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in North Parramatta, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.9%, Hospitals 3.5%, Depository Financial Intermediation 3.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.0% and Computer System Design and Related Services 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Parramatta was $611.

In North Parramatta, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 52.3%, Train 6.9%, Walked only 6.7%, Train, bus 6.4% and Bus 5.6%. On the day, 21.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Parramatta, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.1% provided care for children and 9.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.2% 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 North Parramatta, 22.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Parramatta, 42.4% were couple families with children, 35.9% were couple families without children and 19.0% were one parent families.

In North Parramatta 11.9% of single parents were male and 88.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In North Parramatta, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,323 and those without children was $2,250.

Employment status of couple families

In North Parramatta, of couple families with children, 28.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 16.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In North Parramatta, 94.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Parramatta, 24.4% were separate houses, 16.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 59.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In North Parramatta, of occupied private dwellings 5.7% had 1 bedroom, 47.1% had 2 bedrooms and 35.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Parramatta, 16.0% were owned outright, 30.1% were owned with a mortgage and 50.1% were rented.

Household composition

In North Parramatta, of all households, 63.5% were family households, 31.0% were single person households and 5.5% were group households.

In North Parramatta, 22.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.0% 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 North Parramatta, 48.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In North Parramatta, there were 196 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 137 (or 69.9%) were male and 59 (or 30.1%) were female. The median age was 26 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 North Parramatta, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $977.

In North Parramatta, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $329 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,614.