South Penrith

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 11,790 people in South Penrith. Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.9% of the population.

The median age of people in South Penrith was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.8% of the population.

Of people in South Penrith aged 15 years and over, 50.0% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

In South Penrith, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In South Penrith 28.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.7% were in primary school, 22.6% in secondary school and 16.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in South Penrith, 14.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Penrith were Australian 29.2%, English 28.5%, Irish 8.5%, Scottish 6.3% and German 2.4%.

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 South Penrith (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In South Penrith, 77.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.5%, New Zealand 1.5%, India 1.1%, Philippines 0.7% and Scotland 0.6%.

In South Penrith, 56.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In South Penrith, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.0%, England 7.8%, New Zealand 2.3%, India 1.7% and Scotland 1.4%.

In South Penrith, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.0%, England 7.1%, New Zealand 2.2%, India 1.6% and Philippines 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in South Penrith were Catholic 30.3%, Anglican 22.5%, No Religion, so described 21.6%, Not stated 7.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.1%. In South Penrith, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In South Penrith 85.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 0.8%, Mandarin 0.8%, Greek 0.5%, Hindi 0.4% and Spanish 0.4%.

Employment

There were 5,838 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Penrith. Of these 63.7% were employed full time, 25.9% were employed part-time and 5.5% 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 South Penrith, 9.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in South Penrith included Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.0%, Professionals 15.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Sales Workers 10.1%, Managers 9.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.4% and Labourers 9.2%.

Of the employed people in South Penrith, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%, Road Freight Transport 2.3%, Primary Education 2.3% and Secondary Education 2.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Penrith was $712.

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

In South Penrith, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.1%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Train 4.5%, Worked at home 2.7% and Train, car as driver 1.8%. On the day, 9.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Penrith, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.8% provided care for children and 12.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.7% 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 South Penrith, 27.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Penrith, 45.0% were couple families with children, 34.2% were couple families without children and 19.2% were one parent families.

In South Penrith, 16.8% of single parents were male and 83.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In South Penrith, of couple families with children, 25.4% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 21.8% 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 South Penrith, 95.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in South Penrith, 92.8% were separate houses, 7.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.1% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In South Penrith, of occupied private dwellings 1.4% had 1 bedroom, 3.8% had 2 bedrooms and 56.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.8 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 South Penrith, 33.5% were owned outright, 38.5% were owned with a mortgage and 25.4% were rented.

Household composition

In South Penrith, of all households, 79.3% were family households, 18.6% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

In South Penrith, 15.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.2% 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 South Penrith, 32.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In South Penrith, 84.8% 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 South Penrith, 51.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.9% 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 South Penrith, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,554.

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

In South Penrith, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $390 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

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