Suffolk Park

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,750 people in Suffolk Park. Of these 47.5% were male and 52.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Suffolk Park was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.1% of the population.

Of people in Suffolk Park aged 15 years and over, 34.7% were married and 16.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Suffolk Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 35.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Suffolk Park 31.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.4% were in primary school, 18.3% in secondary school and 14.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Suffolk Park, 13.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Suffolk Park were English 27.9%, Australian 23.9%, Irish 10.7%, Scottish 8.2% and German 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 Suffolk Park (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Suffolk Park, 68.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 3.0%, United States of America 1.1%, Germany 1.0% and Brazil 0.9%.

In Suffolk Park, 49.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Suffolk Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 57.1%, England 7.0%, New Zealand 3.6%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.7% and United States of America 1.6%.

In Suffolk Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 59.8%, England 6.8%, New Zealand 3.8%, Germany 1.5% and United States of America 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Suffolk Park were No Religion, so described 47.7%, Not stated 14.8%, Catholic 14.8%, Anglican 9.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.7%. In Suffolk Park, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (55.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Suffolk Park 81.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.2%, Italian 1.0%, Spanish 0.9%, French 0.9% and Portuguese 0.8%.

Employment

There were 1,960 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Suffolk Park. Of these 44.0% were employed full time, 44.5% were employed part-time and 5.9% 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 Suffolk Park, 16.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Suffolk Park included Professionals 27.1%, Managers 15.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.9%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.4%, Labourers 8.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.0%.

Of the employed people in Suffolk Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 5.7%, Accommodation 5.4%, Clothing Retailing 2.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.5% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Suffolk Park was $706.

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In Suffolk Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.3%, Worked at home 11.7%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Bicycle 3.4% and Walked only 2.2%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Suffolk Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.2% provided care for children and 8.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.7% 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 Suffolk Park, 28.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Suffolk Park, 40.6% were couple families with children, 38.6% were couple families without children and 19.1% were one parent families.

In Suffolk Park, 17.5% of single parents were male and 82.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Suffolk Park, of couple families with children, 15.8% had both partners employed full-time, 11.0% had both employed part-time and 25.7% 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 Suffolk Park, 86.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Suffolk Park, 71.9% were separate houses, 22.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.1% were flats or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

In Suffolk Park, of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 14.1% had 2 bedrooms and 49.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Suffolk Park, 31.4% were owned outright, 31.9% were owned with a mortgage and 33.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Suffolk Park, of all households, 68.0% were family households, 20.8% were single person households and 11.2% were group households.

In Suffolk Park, 19.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.3% 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 Suffolk Park, 33.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Suffolk Park, 91.1% 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.

People characteristics

In Suffolk Park, 40.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.0% were female. The median age was 27 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 Suffolk Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,687.

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

In Suffolk Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $528 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,225.

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