Madeley - Darch - Landsdale

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 25,406 people in Madeley - Darch - Landsdale. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Madeley - Darch - Landsdale was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.0% of the population.

Of people in Madeley - Darch - Landsdale aged 15 years and over, 59.4% were married and 7.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale 32.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.9% were in primary school, 26.9% in secondary school and 19.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, 19.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Madeley - Darch - Landsdale were English 21.5%, Australian 18.6%, Italian 6.2%, Indian 5.6% and Scottish 4.4%.

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 Madeley - Darch - Landsdale (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, 57.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.2%, South Africa 3.5%, India 3.2%, Vietnam 2.7% and New Zealand 2.4%.

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, 27.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 54.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 33.8%, England 8.2%, India 5.8%, Vietnam 4.9% and South Africa 3.9%.

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 35.9%, England 8.1%, India 5.7%, Vietnam 4.9% and South Africa 3.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Madeley - Darch - Landsdale were Catholic 24.2%, No Religion, so described 23.4%, Anglican 10.1%, Not stated 7.1% and Hinduism 5.5%. In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale 64.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 4.5%, Gujarati 3.9%, Macedonian 2.5%, Afrikaans 1.8% and Mandarin 1.6%.

Employment

There were 13,824 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Madeley - Darch - Landsdale. Of these 58.8% were employed full time, 30.2% were employed part-time and 6.6% 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 Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Madeley - Darch - Landsdale included Professionals 19.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.0%, Managers 12.2%, Sales Workers 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Labourers 8.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.7%.

Of the employed people in Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%, Primary Education 2.5%, Takeaway Food Services 2.2% and Iron Ore Mining 1.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Madeley - Darch - Landsdale was $785.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.7%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Worked at home 3.2%, Train 2.3% and Train, car as driver 1.9%. On the day, 8.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.0% provided care for children and 9.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, 27.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, 60.8% were couple families with children, 27.5% were couple families without children and 10.7% were one parent families.

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, 15.9% of single parents were male and 84.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, of couple families with children, 24.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 26.2% 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 Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, 94.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, 88.3% were separate houses, 11.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, of occupied private dwellings 0.4% had 1 bedroom, 2.6% had 2 bedrooms and 18.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, 20.3% were owned outright, 62.9% were owned with a mortgage and 13.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, of all households, 86.6% were family households, 11.7% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, 10.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 25.3% 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 Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, 21.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, 93.1% 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 Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, 48.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.1% were female. The median age was 20 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,274.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Madeley - Darch - Landsdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $450 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,624.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)