Edensor Park

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 9,772 people in Edensor Park. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Edensor Park was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.4% of the population.

Of people in Edensor Park aged 15 years and over, 52.9% were married and 9.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Edensor Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Edensor Park 29.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.7% were in primary school, 27.3% in secondary school and 25.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Edensor Park, 23.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Edensor Park were Vietnamese 10.2%, Italian 9.5%, Assyrian 8.9%, Australian 8.1% and Chinese 7.0%.

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 Edensor Park (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Edensor Park, 46.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Iraq 13.1%, Vietnam 8.4%, Cambodia 2.6%, Italy 2.5% and Croatia 2.1%.

In Edensor Park, 12.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 76.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Edensor Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Iraq 19.9%, Australia 15.5%, Vietnam 12.8%, Italy 7.1% and Croatia 4.0%.

In Edensor Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Iraq 19.4%, Australia 17.2%, Vietnam 13.4%, Italy 6.2% and Cambodia 4.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Edensor Park were Catholic 45.8%, Buddhism 14.5%, No Religion, so described 9.0%, Assyrian Apostolic 5.8% and Not stated 4.8%. In Edensor Park, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Edensor Park 30.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 11.8%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10.7%, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 6.5%, Arabic 5.3% and Italian 4.7%.

Employment

There were 4,537 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Edensor Park. Of these 58.6% were employed full time, 28.8% were employed part-time and 8.0% 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 Edensor Park, 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Edensor Park included Professionals 16.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Labourers 12.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.4%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Managers 9.5% and Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%.

Of the employed people in Edensor Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.6%, Takeaway Food Services 2.4%, Banking 2.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.3% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Edensor Park was $488.

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In Edensor Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.6%, Car, as passenger 6.2%, Train 4.4%, Train, car as driver 3.1% and Worked at home 2.7%. On the day, 12.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Edensor Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.0% provided care for children and 13.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.4% 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 Edensor Park, 18.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Edensor Park, 57.0% were couple families with children, 22.9% were couple families without children and 18.5% were one parent families.

In Edensor Park, 11.0% of single parents were male and 89.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Edensor Park, of couple families with children, 17.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.0% had both employed part-time and 16.3% 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 Edensor Park, 96.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Edensor Park, 90.2% were separate houses, 8.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Edensor Park, of occupied private dwellings 0.4% had 1 bedroom, 2.6% had 2 bedrooms and 39.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Edensor Park, 38.0% were owned outright, 36.3% were owned with a mortgage and 22.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Edensor Park, of all households, 89.6% were family households, 9.9% were single person households and 0.5% were group households.

In Edensor Park, 15.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.7% 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 Edensor Park, 23.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Edensor Park, 85.2% 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 Edensor Park, 42.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.9% were female. The median age was 20 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 Edensor Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,874.

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In Edensor Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $305 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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