Pendle Hill - Girraween

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 12,847 people in Pendle Hill - Girraween. Of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Pendle Hill - Girraween was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.5% of the population.

Of people in Pendle Hill - Girraween aged 15 years and over, 59.1% were married and 8.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Pendle Hill - Girraween, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Pendle Hill - Girraween 30.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.1% were in primary school, 19.4% in secondary school and 18.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Pendle Hill - Girraween, 15.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Pendle Hill - Girraween were Indian 24.5%, Australian 11.6%, English 9.3%, Sri Lankan 4.2% and Chinese 3.7%.

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 Pendle Hill - Girraween (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Pendle Hill - Girraween, 38.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 23.5%, Sri Lanka 11.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.0%, Malta 1.8% and Philippines 1.7%.

In Pendle Hill - Girraween, 15.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 74.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Pendle Hill - Girraween, the most common countries of birth for male parents were India 31.0%, Australia 17.2%, Sri Lanka 14.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.2% and Malta 2.9%.

In Pendle Hill - Girraween, the most common countries of birth for female parents were India 31.0%, Australia 17.7%, Sri Lanka 14.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.1% and Malta 2.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Pendle Hill - Girraween were Hinduism 37.8%, Catholic 20.2%, No Religion, so described 8.9%, Not stated 7.7% and Anglican 5.5%. In Pendle Hill - Girraween, Hinduism was the largest religious group reported overall (41.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Pendle Hill - Girraween 31.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tamil 16.7%, Gujarati 8.2%, Hindi 6.2%, Telugu 3.8% and Arabic 3.1%.

Employment

There were 5,827 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pendle Hill - Girraween. Of these 64.1% were employed full time, 23.4% were employed part-time and 7.8% 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 Pendle Hill - Girraween, 7.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Pendle Hill - Girraween included Professionals 26.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.2%, Labourers 9.8%, Managers 8.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.0% and Sales Workers 7.7%.

Of the employed people in Pendle Hill - Girraween, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.7%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.7%, Banking 3.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pendle Hill - Girraween was $638.

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In Pendle Hill - Girraween, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 53.3%, Train 22.1%, Car, as passenger 3.8%, Train, bus 2.9% and Worked at home 2.8%. On the day, 29.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 60.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Pendle Hill - Girraween, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.4% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.6% 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 Pendle Hill - Girraween, 22.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Pendle Hill - Girraween, 61.2% were couple families with children, 23.7% were couple families without children and 13.3% were one parent families.

In Pendle Hill - Girraween, 20.9% of single parents were male and 79.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Pendle Hill - Girraween, of couple families with children, 26.7% had both partners employed full-time, 2.2% had both employed part-time and 16.9% 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 Pendle Hill - Girraween, 93.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Pendle Hill - Girraween, 46.4% were separate houses, 30.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.0% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

In Pendle Hill - Girraween, of occupied private dwellings 3.8% had 1 bedroom, 31.7% had 2 bedrooms and 41.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Pendle Hill - Girraween, 23.8% were owned outright, 35.1% were owned with a mortgage and 37.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Pendle Hill - Girraween, of all households, 76.6% were family households, 20.0% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

In Pendle Hill - Girraween, 17.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.8% 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 Pendle Hill - Girraween, 42.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Pendle Hill - Girraween, 82.0% 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 Pendle Hill - Girraween, 47.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.3% were female. The median age was 33 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 Pendle Hill - Girraween, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,541.

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In Pendle Hill - Girraween, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $370 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.

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