Parklea

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13153
People 3,465
Male 64.5%
Female 35.5%
Median age 34
Families 664
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1.3
All private dwellings 694
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income $2,392
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,500
Median weekly rent $525
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,239 64.5 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,231 35.5 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 192 5.5 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,465 people in Parklea. Of these 64.5% were male and 35.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.5% of the population.

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Age Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 195 5.6 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 211 6.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 184 5.3 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 198 5.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 298 8.6 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 325 9.3 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 395 11.4 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 390 11.2 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 352 10.1 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 289 8.3 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 216 6.2 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 171 4.9 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 101 2.9 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 79 2.3 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 34 1.0 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 26 0.7 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 10 0.3 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3 0.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Parklea was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,447 50.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 81 2.8 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 131 4.5 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 38 1.3 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,183 41.1 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Parklea aged 15 years and over, 50.2% were married and 7.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,049 59.2 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 103 5.8 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 619 35.0 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Parklea, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 47 2.5 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 180 9.7 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 69 3.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 20 1.1 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 116 6.2 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 72 3.9 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 17 0.9 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 59 3.2 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 148 7.9 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 20 1.1 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,117 59.9 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Parklea 53.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 14.2% were in primary school, 11.2% in secondary school and 11.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 629 21.9 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 231 8.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 37 1.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 166 5.8 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 334 11.6 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 64 2.2 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 163 5.7 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 89 3.1 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 19 0.7 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,114 38.7 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Parklea, 11.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Indian 581 14.4 211,927 2.1 619,164 2.0
Australian 402 10.0 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 387 9.6 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Filipino 219 5.4 117,356 1.2 304,015 1.0
Chinese 137 3.4 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in Parklea were Indian 14.4%, Australian 10.0%, English 9.6%, Filipino 5.4% and Chinese 3.4%.

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

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Country of birth Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,872 54.5 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 400 11.6 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Philippines 184 5.4 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
Fiji 122 3.6 33,879 0.5 61,469 0.3
New Zealand 67 1.9 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Sri Lanka 61 1.8 28,732 0.4 109,849 0.5

In Parklea, 54.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 11.6%, Philippines 5.4%, Fiji 3.6%, New Zealand 1.9% and Sri Lanka 1.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,689 48.8 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 104 3.0 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 82 2.4 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 464 13.4 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Parklea, 13.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 48.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 555 16.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
India 537 15.6 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Philippines 226 6.6 106,423 1.4 270,177 1.2
Fiji 141 4.1 49,567 0.7 88,598 0.4
Sri Lanka 69 2.0 39,911 0.5 151,933 0.6

In Parklea, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 16.1%, India 15.6%, Philippines 6.6%, Fiji 4.1% and Sri Lanka 2.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 574 16.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
India 530 15.3 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
Philippines 246 7.1 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
Fiji 151 4.4 50,223 0.7 90,329 0.4
Sri Lanka 76 2.2 39,399 0.5 149,082 0.6

In Parklea, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 16.6%, India 15.3%, Philippines 7.1%, Fiji 4.4% and Sri Lanka 2.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Not stated 1,164 33.6 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 583 16.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Hinduism 387 11.2 181,402 2.4 440,300 1.9
No Religion, so described 304 8.8 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Sikhism 200 5.8 31,737 0.4 125,901 0.5

The most common responses for religion in Parklea were Not stated 33.6%, Catholic 16.8%, Hinduism 11.2%, No Religion, so described 8.8% and Sikhism 5.8%. In Parklea, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hindi 227 6.5 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
Punjabi 211 6.1 33,435 0.4 132,496 0.6
Tagalog 98 2.8 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Arabic 63 1.8 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Filipino 63 1.8 24,214 0.3 71,220 0.3
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English only spoken at home 1,012 29.1 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 427 62.6 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Parklea 29.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Hindi 6.5%, Punjabi 6.1%, Tagalog 2.8%, Arabic 1.8% and Filipino 1.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 886 64.9 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 348 25.5 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 57 4.2 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 74 5.4 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,365 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Parklea. Of these 64.9% were employed full time, 25.5% were employed part-time and 5.4% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 115 8.9 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 118 9.2 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 118 9.2 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 308 23.9 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 576 44.7 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Parklea, 8.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 338 26.1 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 220 17.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 151 11.7 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 139 10.7 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 135 10.4 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 113 8.7 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 104 8.0 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Labourers 70 5.4 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5

The most common occupations in Parklea included Professionals 26.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.0%, Managers 11.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.7%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.0% and Labourers 5.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Banking 54 4.5 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 50 4.2 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 49 4.1 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 35 2.9 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8
Computer System Design and Related Services 34 2.9 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5

Of the employed people in Parklea, the most common responses for industry of employment included Banking 4.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1%, Takeaway Food Services 2.9% and Computer System Design and Related Services 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 827 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,287 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,392 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Parklea was $827.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 781 60.9 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 148 11.5 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Train 49 3.8 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 49 3.8 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Train, bus 41 3.2 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 287 22.2 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 887 68.9 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Parklea, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.9%, Bus 11.5%, Train 3.8%, Car, as passenger 3.8% and Train, bus 3.2%. On the day, 22.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,360 47.1 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 642 22.3 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 174 6.0 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 324 11.2 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Parklea, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.3% 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, 11.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 472 16.4 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 560 19.4 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 179 6.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 149 5.2 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Parklea, 19.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 139 20.9 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 442 66.4 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 78 11.7 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 7 1.1 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Parklea, 66.4% were couple families with children, 20.9% were couple families without children and 11.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Parklea, 21.0% of single parents were male and 79.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 204 35.2 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 18 3.1 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 127 21.9 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 101 17.4 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 19 3.3 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 51 8.8 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 35 6.0 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 24 4.1 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Parklea, of couple families with children, 35.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 21.9% 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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 656 97.0 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 20 3.0 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Parklea, 97.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 425 64.8 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 231 35.2 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Parklea, 64.8% were separate houses, 35.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 62 9.4 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 105 16.0 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 478 72.8 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 12 1.8 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Parklea, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.4% had 2 bedrooms and 16.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 3.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 71 10.7 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 433 65.0 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 144 21.6 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 18 2.7 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Parklea, 10.7% were owned outright, 65.0% were owned with a mortgage and 21.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 611 92.0 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 44 6.6 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 9 1.4 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Parklea, of all households, 92.0% were family households, 6.6% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

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Household income Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 3.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 32.9 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Parklea, 3.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 32.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 525 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.0 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.0 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,500 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.4 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 16.6 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 6 0.9 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 154 23.4 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 325 49.3 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 162 24.6 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 12 1.8 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Parklea, 23.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 29 4.4 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 619 94.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 10 1.5 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Parklea, 94.1% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 182 95.8 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 8 4.2 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 32 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Parklea, 95.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 4.2% were female. The median age was 32 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,250 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Parklea, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.1 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,250.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Parklea % Parklea New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,800 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Parklea, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,800.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.