Newcastle West

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 618 people in Newcastle West. Of these 54.7% were male and 45.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Newcastle West was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 3.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4% of the population.

Of people in Newcastle West aged 15 years and over, 22.0% were married and 18.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Newcastle West, of people aged 15 years and over, 21.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Newcastle West 33.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 2.5% were in primary school, 2.5% in secondary school and 45.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Newcastle West, 15.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Newcastle West were English 27.7%, Australian 18.1%, Irish 12.7%, Scottish 10.8% and German 4.0%.

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 Newcastle West (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Newcastle West, 69.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.7%, New Zealand 1.5%, Kuwait 1.3% and United States of America 1.2%.

In Newcastle West, 55.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Newcastle West, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 61.8%, England 2.9%, New Zealand 2.2%, Germany 2.2% and India 1.8%.

In Newcastle West, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 64.4%, England 4.5%, New Zealand 1.6%, Italy 1.6% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Newcastle West were No Religion, so described 34.2%, Catholic 20.7%, Not stated 17.7%, Anglican 10.8% and Uniting Church 4.0%. In Newcastle West, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Newcastle West 76.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 2.5%, Mandarin 2.3%, Italian 1.2%, Japanese 0.8% and Spanish 0.7%.

Employment

There were 339 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Newcastle West. Of these 60.8% were employed full time, 23.9% were employed part-time and 10.3% 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 Newcastle West, 11.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Newcastle West included Professionals 35.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Managers 11.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 9.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3%, Labourers 5.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Newcastle West, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 8.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.7%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.2%, Higher Education 3.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Newcastle West was $749.

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

In Newcastle West, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 54.8%, Walked only 14.0%, Car, as passenger 6.7%, Bus 4.3% and Bicycle 3.7%. On the day, 7.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 60.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Newcastle West, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 12.3% provided care for children and 8.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.4% 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 Newcastle West, 24.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Newcastle West, 16.8% were couple families with children, 65.3% were couple families without children and 17.8% were one parent families.

In Newcastle West, 21.4% of single parents were male and 78.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Newcastle West, of couple families with children, 28.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 14.1% 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 Newcastle West, 80.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.4% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Newcastle West, 3.1% were separate houses, 2.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 91.6% were flats or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

In Newcastle West, of occupied private dwellings 9.8% had 1 bedroom, 57.9% had 2 bedrooms and 24.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.1. The average household size was 1.6 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 Newcastle West, 16.7% were owned outright, 18.4% were owned with a mortgage and 58.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Newcastle West, of all households, 34.0% were family households, 51.5% were single person households and 14.4% were group households.

In Newcastle West, 26.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.6% 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 Newcastle West, 52.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 3.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Newcastle West, 76.8% 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 Newcastle West, 61.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 38.9% were female. The median age was 25 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 Newcastle West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.7 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,374.

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

In Newcastle West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $370 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)