Warwick Farm

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 4,494 people in Warwick Farm of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Warwick Farm was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.1% of the population.

Of people in Warwick Farm aged 15 years and over, 40.6% were married and 18.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Warwick Farm was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Warwick Farm, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Warwick Farm was 44 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

In Warwick Farm 36.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 16.8% were in primary school, 13.9% in secondary school and 21.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Warwick Farm were Australian 12.2%, English 11.0%, Indian 8.1%, Vietnamese 6.6% and Serbian 5.7%.

In Warwick Farm, 36.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 7.3%, Vietnam 5.2%, Iraq 3.7%, Fiji 2.9% and Croatia 2.7%.

In Warwick Farm, 19.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 74.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Warwick Farm were Catholic 24.0%, Islam 9.9%, Eastern Orthodox 8.8%, Anglican 8.1% and Buddhism 7.7%.

In Warwick Farm 31.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 9.5%, Vietnamese 7.8%, Serbian 6.5%, Hindi 4.3% and Spanish 2.3%.

Employment

There were 1,537 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Warwick Farm. Of these 58.9% were employed full time, 20.9% were employed part-time and 13.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Warwick Farm, 8.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Warwick Farm was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

The most common occupations in Warwick Farm included Labourers 19.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.9%, Professionals 13.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 13.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3%, Sales Workers 5.8% and Managers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Warwick Farm, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 6.4%, Horse and Dog Racing Activities 4.4%, Residential Care Services 3.8%, Road Freight Transport 3.6% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Warwick Farm was $358.

In Warwick Farm, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 54.2%, Train 12.2%, Walked only 11.7%, Car, as passenger 5.2% and Train, bus 1.7%. On the day, 17.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Warwick Farm, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.4% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 7.2% 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 Warwick Farm, 15.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Warwick Farm, 41.8% were couple families with children, 27.0% were couple families without children and 28.4% were one parent families.

In Warwick Farm 14.7% of single parents were male and 85.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Warwick Farm, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,730 and those without children was $1,592.

Employment status of couple families

In Warwick Farm, of couple families with children, 13.8% had both partners employed full-time, 2.1% had both employed part-time and 6.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Warwick Farm, 91.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Warwick Farm, 28.9% were separate houses, 7.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 63.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Warwick Farm, of occupied private dwellings 11.1% had 1 bedroom, 49.9% had 2 bedrooms and 26.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Warwick Farm, 12.4% were owned outright, 17.5% were owned with a mortgage and 64.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Warwick Farm, of all households, 61.0% were family households, 34.5% were single person households and 4.5% were group households.

In Warwick Farm, 41.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.4% 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 Warwick Farm, 44.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 17.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Warwick Farm, there were 72 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 34 (or 47.2%) were male and 38 (or 52.8%) were female. The median age was 34 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 Warwick Farm, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $579.

In Warwick Farm, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $80 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $867.