Elizabeth Park

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,861 people in Elizabeth Park. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Elizabeth Park was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.5% of the population.

Of people in Elizabeth Park aged 15 years and over, 33.8% were married and 16.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Elizabeth Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 32.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Elizabeth Park 32.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.7% were in primary school, 15.0% in secondary school and 15.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Elizabeth Park, 15.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Elizabeth Park were English 31.4%, Australian 24.9%, Scottish 5.8%, Irish 5.0% and German 4.5%.

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

In Elizabeth Park, 66.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.0%, Afghanistan 2.5%, Scotland 1.1%, Philippines 1.1% and Bhutan 0.7%.

In Elizabeth Park, 46.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Elizabeth Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 52.0%, England 11.6%, Afghanistan 3.7%, Scotland 1.9% and Philippines 1.4%.

In Elizabeth Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 54.1%, England 11.0%, Afghanistan 3.6%, Scotland 2.0% and Philippines 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Elizabeth Park were No Religion, so described 38.7%, Catholic 12.6%, Not stated 12.2%, Anglican 11.0% and Islam 5.2%. In Elizabeth Park, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (46.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Elizabeth Park 75.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dari 2.0%, Spanish 1.3%, Hazaraghi 1.3%, Nepali 1.3% and Kirundi (Rundi) 1.0%.

Employment

There were 1,231 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Elizabeth Park. Of these 45.7% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 19.2% 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 Elizabeth Park, 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 27.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Elizabeth Park included Labourers 22.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 17.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.4%, Sales Workers 9.2%, Professionals 7.4% and Managers 6.3%.

Of the employed people in Elizabeth Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 7.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.8%, Other Social Assistance Services 4.4%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 3.8% and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Elizabeth Park was $427.

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In Elizabeth Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.4%, Car, as passenger 8.5%, Bus 2.3%, Train 2.0% and Walked only 1.3%. On the day, 6.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Elizabeth Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.9% provided care for children and 13.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.2% 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 Elizabeth Park, 21.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Elizabeth Park, 32.9% were couple families with children, 30.5% were couple families without children and 33.3% were one parent families.

In Elizabeth Park, 17.0% of single parents were male and 83.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Elizabeth Park, of couple families with children, 8.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 11.3% 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 Elizabeth Park, 89.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Elizabeth Park, 78.8% were separate houses, 20.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Elizabeth Park, of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 11.1% had 2 bedrooms and 71.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Elizabeth Park, 20.2% were owned outright, 29.3% were owned with a mortgage and 46.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Elizabeth Park, of all households, 65.5% were family households, 30.6% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

In Elizabeth Park, 36.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.9% 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 Elizabeth Park, 42.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Elizabeth Park, 68.6% 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 Elizabeth Park, 47.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.3% were female. The median age was 17 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 Elizabeth Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $787.

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

In Elizabeth Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $225 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.

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