Garden Suburb

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,910 people in Garden Suburb. Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Garden Suburb was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.4% of the population.

Of people in Garden Suburb aged 15 years and over, 56.3% were married and 9.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Garden Suburb, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Garden Suburb 28.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.3% were in primary school, 29.9% in secondary school and 20.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Garden Suburb, 12.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Garden Suburb were English 29.3%, Australian 27.1%, Scottish 10.1%, Irish 9.3% and German 3.2%.

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 Garden Suburb (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Garden Suburb, 85.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.9%, India 1.1%, Germany 0.8%, New Zealand 0.7% and Sri Lanka 0.7%.

In Garden Suburb, 64.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Garden Suburb, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.0%, England 3.9%, New Zealand 1.8%, Italy 1.7% and Scotland 1.6%.

In Garden Suburb, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.6%, England 4.2%, Scotland 1.5%, Italy 1.3% and New Zealand 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Garden Suburb were No Religion, so described 27.1%, Catholic 23.7%, Anglican 18.5%, Uniting Church 6.6% and Not stated 5.7%. In Garden Suburb, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Garden Suburb 89.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Macedonian 0.8%, Italian 0.7%, French 0.6%, Tamil 0.6% and Cantonese 0.6%.

Employment

There were 954 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Garden Suburb. Of these 55.7% were employed full time, 35.5% were employed part-time and 5.0% 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 Garden Suburb, 13.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Garden Suburb included Professionals 28.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.9%, Managers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Labourers 6.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Garden Suburb, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.5%, Takeaway Food Services 3.3%, Higher Education 3.1%, Coal Mining 2.5% and Secondary Education 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Garden Suburb was $760.

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

In Garden Suburb, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.2%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Worked at home 4.0%, Truck 1.2% and Bus 1.0%. On the day, 2.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Garden Suburb, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.5% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.0% 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 Garden Suburb, 27.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Garden Suburb, 48.3% were couple families with children, 39.1% were couple families without children and 11.7% were one parent families.

In Garden Suburb, 16.7% of single parents were male and 83.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Garden Suburb, of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 28.7% 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 Garden Suburb, 94.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Garden Suburb, 99.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Garden Suburb, of occupied private dwellings 0.5% had 1 bedroom, 6.9% had 2 bedrooms and 37.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Garden Suburb, 45.8% were owned outright, 43.5% were owned with a mortgage and 9.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Garden Suburb, of all households, 84.0% were family households, 14.2% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

In Garden Suburb, 11.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 25.0% 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 Garden Suburb, 25.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Garden Suburb, 90.7% 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 Garden Suburb, 44.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 56.0% were female. The median age was 21 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 Garden Suburb, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,531.

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

In Garden Suburb, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,496.

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