Narwee - Beverly Hills

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 13,784 people in Narwee - Beverly Hills. Of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Narwee - Beverly Hills was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.2% of the population.

Of people in Narwee - Beverly Hills aged 15 years and over, 51.1% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Narwee - Beverly Hills 29.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.6% were in primary school, 20.5% in secondary school and 27.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Narwee - Beverly Hills, 22.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Narwee - Beverly Hills were Chinese 27.6%, English 10.7%, Australian 10.4%, Greek 6.0% and Irish 3.9%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Narwee - Beverly Hills (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, 46.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 15.8%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 3.6%, Vietnam 2.1%, Philippines 1.9% and New Zealand 1.9%.

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, 18.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 68.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, the most common countries of birth for male parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 24.0%, Australia 22.0%, Greece 4.1%, Lebanon 4.0% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.9%.

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, the most common countries of birth for female parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 23.8%, Australia 23.0%, Greece 4.0%, Lebanon 3.6% and Vietnam 3.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Narwee - Beverly Hills were No Religion, so described 25.3%, Catholic 22.5%, Eastern Orthodox 9.3%, Not stated 8.2% and Buddhism 6.8%. In Narwee - Beverly Hills, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Narwee - Beverly Hills 36.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 14.6%, Mandarin 13.5%, Greek 5.9%, Arabic 5.5% and Vietnamese 2.1%.

Employment

There were 6,449 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Narwee - Beverly Hills. Of these 57.9% were employed full time, 29.8% were employed part-time and 7.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Narwee - Beverly Hills, 10.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Narwee - Beverly Hills included Professionals 23.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Managers 10.7%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Labourers 8.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.9%.

Of the employed people in Narwee - Beverly Hills, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 3.9%, Banking 3.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.8%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.3% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Narwee - Beverly Hills was $554.

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In Narwee - Beverly Hills, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.2%, Train 24.1%, Car, as passenger 3.5%, Worked at home 2.7% and Train, bus 2.6%. On the day, 30.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 56.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.1% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Narwee - Beverly Hills, 22.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Narwee - Beverly Hills, 51.1% were couple families with children, 29.7% were couple families without children and 16.9% were one parent families.

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, 15.8% of single parents were male and 84.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, of couple families with children, 19.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 17.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, 94.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Narwee - Beverly Hills, 58.1% were separate houses, 18.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.8% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, of occupied private dwellings 7.2% had 1 bedroom, 25.4% had 2 bedrooms and 39.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Narwee - Beverly Hills, 33.1% were owned outright, 28.6% were owned with a mortgage and 34.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, of all households, 75.4% were family households, 21.6% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, 21.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, 38.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, 80.3% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, 48.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.8% were female. The median age was 29 years.

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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.

In Narwee - Beverly Hills, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $857.

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In Narwee - Beverly Hills, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,842.

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