Macquarie Links

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,360 people in Macquarie Links. Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Macquarie Links was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.9% of the population.

Of people in Macquarie Links aged 15 years and over, 59.5% were married and 6.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Macquarie Links, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Macquarie Links 33.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.4% were in primary school, 29.5% in secondary school and 22.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Macquarie Links, 21.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Macquarie Links were Australian 15.5%, English 13.9%, Irish 6.0%, Filipino 6.0% and Bangladeshi 5.2%.

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 Macquarie Links (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Macquarie Links, 59.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Bangladesh 6.8%, Philippines 5.9%, India 3.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.2% and England 2.1%.

In Macquarie Links, 26.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 58.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Macquarie Links, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 31.4%, Bangladesh 9.5%, Philippines 8.0%, India 5.0% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.8%.

In Macquarie Links, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 32.5%, Philippines 9.5%, Bangladesh 9.2%, India 5.3% and Lebanon 3.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Macquarie Links were Catholic 35.2%, Islam 15.5%, No Religion, so described 11.9%, Anglican 9.3% and Not stated 6.9%. In Macquarie Links, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Macquarie Links 51.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Bengali 8.9%, Hindi 4.0%, Tagalog 4.0%, Arabic 3.8% and Greek 2.1%.

Employment

There were 768 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Macquarie Links. Of these 67.1% were employed full time, 25.3% were employed part-time and 4.0% 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 Macquarie Links, 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Macquarie Links included Professionals 23.6%, Managers 19.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.7%, Sales Workers 10.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.7% and Labourers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Macquarie Links, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.4%, Accounting Services 3.4%, Banking 2.9% and State Government Administration 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Macquarie Links was $911.

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

In Macquarie Links, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.8%, Train 14.8%, Worked at home 4.7%, Car, as passenger 4.0% and Train, bus 1.4%. On the day, 18.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Macquarie Links, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.0% provided care for children and 13.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.5% 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 Macquarie Links, 26.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Macquarie Links, 67.5% were couple families with children, 23.4% were couple families without children and 8.3% were one parent families.

In Macquarie Links, 31.2% of single parents were male and 68.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Macquarie Links, of couple families with children, 36.7% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 20.3% 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 Macquarie Links, 95.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Macquarie Links, 92.4% were separate houses, 4.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.4% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Macquarie Links, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 13.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4.2. The average household size was 3.5 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Macquarie Links, 27.2% were owned outright, 59.8% were owned with a mortgage and 9.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Macquarie Links, of all households, 90.0% were family households, 9.2% were single person households and 0.8% were group households.

In Macquarie Links, 7.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 41.8% 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 Macquarie Links, 14.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Macquarie Links, 93.4% 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 Macquarie Links, 56.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 43.8% were female. The median age was 18 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 Macquarie Links, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,374.

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

In Macquarie Links, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.

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