Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 282 people in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW) of these 46.1% were male and 53.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW) was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.1% of the population.

Of people in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW) aged 15 years and over, 54.4% were married and 12.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW) was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 38 years.

In Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW) was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 47 years.

In Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW) 27.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.6% were in primary school, 19.8% in secondary school and 14.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW) were Australian 32.5%, English 29.3%, Irish 10.9%, Scottish 7.2% and German 5.2%.

In Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), 73.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.4%, New Zealand 2.5%, Austria 1.1%, Burma (Republic of the Union of Myanmar) 1.1% and Chile 1.1%.

In Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), 57.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW) were No Religion 27.9%, Anglican 25.1%, Catholic 20.8%, Uniting Church 4.2% and Christian, nfd 2.1%.

In Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW) 91.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 1.4%, Croatian 1.4%, German 1.1%, Macedonian 1.1% and Burmese 1.1%.

Employment

There were 134 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW). Of these 53.7% were employed full time, 32.8% were employed part-time and 2.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), 15.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 56 years.

The most common occupations in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW) included Professionals 18.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.5%, Managers 13.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Labourers 9.9%, Sales Workers 6.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Adult, Community and Other Education 8.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.4%, Tertiary Education 5.4%, Accommodation 4.6% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW) was $455.

In Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 53.4%, Walked only 6.9%, Truck 3.8% and Car, as passenger 2.3%. On the day, 2.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 54.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 80.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.7% provided care for children and 16.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 36.1% 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 Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), 25.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 23.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), 40.3% were couple families with children, 45.5% were couple families without children and 14.3% were one parent families.

In Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $900 and those without children was $733.

Employment status of couple families

In Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), of couple families with children, 16.4% had both partners employed full-time, 6.0% had both employed part-time and 9.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), 74.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), 97.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

In Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), of occupied private dwellings 5.1% had 1 bedroom, 12.0% had 2 bedrooms and 54.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), 55.9% were owned outright, 21.2% were owned with a mortgage and 17.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), of all households, 66.4% were family households, 31.0% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), 33.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.8% 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 Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), 32.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), there were 4 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 4 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 10 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 Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), 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 Penrose (Wingecarribee - NSW), 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.