Macquarie Park

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 8,144 people in Macquarie Park. Of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Macquarie Park was 29 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.1% of the population.

Of people in Macquarie Park aged 15 years and over, 38.2% were married and 6.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Macquarie Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Macquarie Park 42.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 7.3% were in primary school, 4.3% in secondary school and 65.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Macquarie Park, 21.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 4.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Macquarie Park were Chinese 20.8%, English 12.6%, Australian 10.2%, Indian 9.4% and Irish 4.2%.

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

In Macquarie Park, 31.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 14.8%, India 9.4%, Korea, Republic of (South) 3.1%, Philippines 2.9% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.6%.

In Macquarie Park, 16.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 69.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Macquarie Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 19.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 17.5%, India 11.0%, Korea, Republic of (South) 3.8% and Philippines 3.0%.

In Macquarie Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 19.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 17.4%, India 11.0%, Korea, Republic of (South) 3.8% and Philippines 3.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Macquarie Park were No Religion, so described 33.8%, Catholic 13.8%, Not stated 11.4%, Hinduism 9.2% and Anglican 5.9%. In Macquarie Park, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (38.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Macquarie Park 35.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 15.5%, Cantonese 4.8%, Hindi 4.5%, Korean 3.4% and Indonesian 2.1%.

Employment

There were 4,513 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Macquarie Park. Of these 59.7% were employed full time, 23.9% were employed part-time and 11.1% 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 Park, 10.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Macquarie Park included Professionals 42.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Managers 11.5%, Sales Workers 9.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.6%, Labourers 5.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.7%.

Of the employed people in Macquarie Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Computer System Design and Related Services 8.3%, Higher Education 5.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.4%, Banking 2.8% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Macquarie Park was $658.

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In Macquarie Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 29.8%, Train 19.3%, Walked only 16.8%, Bus 9.4% and Train, bus 5.5%. On the day, 36.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 34.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Macquarie Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.5% provided care for children and 6.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.7% 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 Park, 23.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Macquarie Park, 33.6% were couple families with children, 51.3% were couple families without children and 10.7% were one parent families.

In Macquarie Park, 16.7% of single parents were male and 83.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Macquarie Park, of couple families with children, 31.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 14.9% 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 Macquarie Park, 91.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Macquarie Park, 0.3% were separate houses, 18.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 79.6% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In Macquarie Park, of occupied private dwellings 27.5% had 1 bedroom, 57.8% had 2 bedrooms and 11.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Macquarie Park, 12.5% were owned outright, 17.2% were owned with a mortgage and 66.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Macquarie Park, of all households, 58.3% were family households, 31.8% were single person households and 9.8% were group households.

In Macquarie Park, 19.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.6% 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 Park, 58.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 14.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 1.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Macquarie Park, 89.6% 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 Park, 41.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 58.6% were female. The median age was 21 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 Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.6 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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

In Macquarie Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $480 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)