Centennial Park (WA)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 641 people in Centennial Park (WA). Of these 41.6% were male and 58.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Centennial Park (WA) was 53 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 33.6% of the population.

Of people in Centennial Park (WA) aged 15 years and over, 33.8% were married and 20.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Centennial Park (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 31.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Centennial Park (WA) 20.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.4% were in primary school, 21.2% in secondary school and 17.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Centennial Park (WA), 11.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Centennial Park (WA) were English 34.6%, Australian 25.0%, Scottish 8.8%, Filipino 4.9% and Irish 4.8%.

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

In Centennial Park (WA), 66.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.0%, Philippines 5.7%, New Zealand 1.6%, Germany 1.5% and Scotland 1.3%.

In Centennial Park (WA), 44.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 34.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Centennial Park (WA), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 51.5%, England 14.9%, Philippines 7.0%, Scotland 3.6% and New Zealand 1.9%.

In Centennial Park (WA), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 53.8%, England 14.2%, Philippines 6.8%, Scotland 2.5% and Thailand 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Centennial Park (WA) were No Religion, so described 25.8%, Anglican 21.4%, Catholic 14.3%, Not stated 11.0% and Uniting Church 5.6%. In Centennial Park (WA), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Centennial Park (WA) 80.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Filipino 3.0%, Tagalog 2.1%, Vietnamese 1.4%, Italian 1.0% and Bisaya 1.0%.

Employment

There were 267 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Centennial Park (WA). Of these 55.4% were employed full time, 32.6% were employed part-time and 6.7% 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 Centennial Park (WA), 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Centennial Park (WA) included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.4%, Labourers 16.1%, Professionals 15.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5%, Managers 9.3%, Sales Workers 9.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.0%.

Of the employed people in Centennial Park (WA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 7.9%, Meat Processing 6.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.8% and Cafes and Restaurants 5.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Centennial Park (WA) was $540.

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In Centennial Park (WA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.2%, Car, as passenger 9.6%, Walked only 9.2%, Worked at home 2.4% and Bus 1.2%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Centennial Park (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 64.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.6% provided care for children and 9.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Centennial Park (WA), 25.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Centennial Park (WA), 31.8% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 15.9% were one parent families.

In Centennial Park (WA), 17.4% of single parents were male and 82.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Centennial Park (WA), of couple families with children, 19.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 14.9% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Centennial Park (WA), 79.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Centennial Park (WA), 54.4% were separate houses, 43.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

In Centennial Park (WA), of occupied private dwellings 5.0% had 1 bedroom, 42.3% had 2 bedrooms and 38.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 1.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Centennial Park (WA), 42.5% were owned outright, 10.6% were owned with a mortgage and 38.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Centennial Park (WA), of all households, 41.1% were family households, 54.5% were single person households and 4.4% were group households.

In Centennial Park (WA), 43.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.4% 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 Centennial Park (WA), 53.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Centennial Park (WA), 61.8% 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 Centennial Park (WA), 33.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 66.7% were female. The median age was 48 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 Centennial Park (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.3 persons, with 0.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $524.

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In Centennial Park (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $110 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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