Marsden Park

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,008 people in Marsden Park. Of these 54.1% were male and 45.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Marsden Park was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.0% of the population.

Of people in Marsden Park aged 15 years and over, 49.2% were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Marsden Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Marsden Park 28.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.7% were in primary school, 13.8% in secondary school and 20.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Marsden Park, 10.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Marsden Park were English 23.1%, Australian 20.5%, Maltese 12.0%, Irish 5.9% and Scottish 3.7%.

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

In Marsden Park, 59.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 4.3%, Malta 4.2%, Philippines 3.1%, England 2.1% and New Zealand 1.9%.

In Marsden Park, 37.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 41.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Marsden Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 43.4%, Malta 11.5%, India 5.2%, Philippines 4.7% and England 3.6%.

In Marsden Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 43.0%, Malta 10.9%, India 5.0%, Philippines 4.2% and New Zealand 3.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Marsden Park were Catholic 37.8%, No Religion, so described 17.0%, Not stated 12.8%, Anglican 12.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.7%. In Marsden Park, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Marsden Park 66.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Maltese 4.8%, Punjabi 1.7%, Tagalog 1.6%, Gujarati 1.4% and Mandarin 1.2%.

Employment

There were 441 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Marsden Park. Of these 66.4% were employed full time, 24.9% were employed part-time and 4.1% 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 Marsden Park, 8.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Marsden Park included Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.3%, Professionals 11.9%, Managers 11.7%, Labourers 10.3%, Sales Workers 9.1% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.6%.

Of the employed people in Marsden Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 5.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.8%, Takeaway Food Services 3.0%, Accounting Services 2.7% and General Insurance 2.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Marsden Park was $625.

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In Marsden Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.0%, Worked at home 7.5%, Truck 3.8%, Walked only 3.8% and Car, as passenger 3.5%. On the day, 9.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Marsden Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.7% 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, 9.0% 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 Marsden Park, 19.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Marsden Park, 45.3% were couple families with children, 38.5% were couple families without children and 14.2% were one parent families.

In Marsden Park, 23.7% of single parents were male and 76.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Marsden Park, of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 2.5% had both employed part-time and 17.6% 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 Marsden Park, 81.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Marsden Park, 56.9% were separate houses, 0.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 41.1% were other dwellings.

In Marsden Park, of occupied private dwellings 6.0% had 1 bedroom, 31.3% had 2 bedrooms and 24.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Marsden Park, 49.3% were owned outright, 20.5% were owned with a mortgage and 25.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Marsden Park, of all households, 66.9% were family households, 31.7% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In Marsden Park, 25.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.5% 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 Marsden Park, 37.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Marsden Park, 72.6% 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 Marsden Park, 48.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.5% 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 Marsden Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,333.

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In Marsden Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $383 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)