Peakhurst Heights

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,322 people in Peakhurst Heights of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Peakhurst Heights was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.8% of the population.

Of people in Peakhurst Heights aged 15 years and over, 62.3% were married and 8.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Peakhurst Heights was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Peakhurst Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Peakhurst Heights was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 46 years.

In Peakhurst Heights 28.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.2% were in primary school, 28.2% in secondary school and 20.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Peakhurst Heights were Australian 26.6%, English 24.3%, Irish 8.3%, Greek 6.4% and Scottish 5.9%.

In Peakhurst Heights, 79.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Greece 1.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8%, England 1.8%, Italy 1.2% and New Zealand 1.1%.

In Peakhurst Heights, 57.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 30.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Peakhurst Heights were Catholic 32.0%, Anglican 20.9%, No Religion 13.0%, Eastern Orthodox 12.0% and Uniting Church 5.1%.

In Peakhurst Heights 76.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 6.8%, Arabic 2.4%, Italian 2.3%, Macedonian 2.3% and Mandarin 1.5%.

Employment

There were 1,080 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Peakhurst Heights. Of these 58.7% were employed full time, 32.1% were employed part-time and 3.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Peakhurst Heights, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Peakhurst Heights was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in Peakhurst Heights included Professionals 22.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 20.7%, Managers 15.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.6%, Sales Workers 8.6%, Labourers 6.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Peakhurst Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.2%, Building Installation Services 2.6% and Hospitals 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Peakhurst Heights was $577.

In Peakhurst Heights, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.7%, Train 8.2%, Car, as passenger 3.9%, Train, car as driver 3.4% and Train, bus 2.0%. On the day, 15.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Peakhurst Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.8% provided care for children and 13.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.5% 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 Peakhurst Heights, 26.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Peakhurst Heights, 48.2% were couple families with children, 37.3% were couple families without children and 13.0% were one parent families.

In Peakhurst Heights 20.9% of single parents were male and 79.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Peakhurst Heights, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,741 and those without children was $2,205.

Employment status of couple families

In Peakhurst Heights, of couple families with children, 16.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 21.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Peakhurst Heights, 95.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Peakhurst Heights, 91.3% were separate houses, 8.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Peakhurst Heights, of occupied private dwellings 2.1% had 1 bedroom, 5.9% had 2 bedrooms and 47.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Peakhurst Heights, 51.7% were owned outright, 35.2% were owned with a mortgage and 11.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Peakhurst Heights, of all households, 84.1% were family households, 15.2% were single person households and 0.7% were group households.

In Peakhurst Heights, 20.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 18.9% 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 Peakhurst Heights, 26.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Peakhurst Heights, there were 14 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 28.6%) were male and 10 (or 71.4%) were female. The median age was 13 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 Peakhurst Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,262.

In Peakhurst Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.