To better understand the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT potential of your INVESTMENT PROPERTY it is crucial to research the suburb of ARTARMON. A good starting point is to assess the population demographics of ARTARMON to understand who are your potential tenants and/or purchasers.

As experienced property managers our property management team uses this information to identify the target market when developing a marketing strategy for your rental property.

This ensures that we provide our landlords with the most accurate advice, achieve the highest rent and attract the best tenants who will look after your valuable investment property.

Unfortunately in most cases the local REAL ESTATE AGENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT places little importance in keeping up to date with this vital information. Usually because they are either overworked, under staffed or don’t understand the importance.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
(Place of usual residence)
PERSON CHARACTERISTICS	Selected Region	% of total persons in Region	Australia	% of total persons in Australia
Total persons (excluding overseas visitors)	8,363	-	19,855,288	-
Males	4,064	48.60%	9,799,252	49.40%
Females	4,299	51.40%	10,056,036	50.60%
Indigenous persons (comprises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)	19	0.20%	455,031	2.30%
In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 8,363 persons usually resident in Artarmon (Suburb): 48.6% were males and 51.4% were females. Of the total population in Artarmon (Suburb) 0.2% were Indigenous persons, compared with 2.3% Indigenous persons in Australia.
AGE	Selected Region	% of total persons in Region	Australia	% of total persons in Australia
Age groups:
0-4 years	492	5.90%	1,260,405	6.30%
5-14 years	829	9.90%	2,676,807	13.50%
15-24 years	1,051	12.60%	2,704,276	13.60%
25-54 years	4,453	53.20%	8,376,751	42.20%
55-64 years	735	8.80%	2,192,675	11.00%
65 years and over	801	9.60%	2,644,374	13.30%
Median age of persons	34	-	37	-
In the 2006 Census 15.8% of the population usually resident in Artarmon (Suburb) were children aged between 0-14 years, and 18.4% were persons aged 55 years and over. The median age of persons in Artarmon (Suburb) was 34 years, compared with 37 years for persons in Australia.
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS	Selected Region	% of total persons in Region	Australia	% of total persons in Australia
Australian citizenship	6,380	76.30%	17,095,569	86.10%
Persons born overseas	3,415	40.80%	4,416,037	22.20%
Overseas visitors (excluded from all other classifications)	116	1.40%	206,358	1.00%
In the 2006 Census, 76.3% of persons usually resident in Artarmon (Suburb) were Australian citizens, 40.8% were born overseas and 1.4% were overseas visitors.
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COUNTRY OF BIRTH
MAIN RESPONSES IN SELECTED REGION	Selected Region	% of total persons in Region	Australia	% of total persons in Australia
Australia	4,301	51.40%	14,072,944	70.90%
China	534	6.40%	206,591	1.00%
England	319	3.80%	856,939	4.30%
Hong Kong	242	2.90%	71,802	0.40%
New Zealand	220	2.60%	389,463	2.00%
Korea, Republic of	199	2.40%	52,760	0.30%
In the 2006 Census, 51.4% of persons usually resident in Artarmon (Suburb) stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses within Artarmon (Suburb) were: China 6.4%, England 3.8%, Hong Kong 2.9%, New Zealand 2.6% and Korea, Republic of 2.4%.
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
MAIN RESPONSES IN SELECTED REGION	Selected Region	% of total persons in Region	Australia	% of total persons in Australia
English only spoken at home	5,079	60.70%	15,581,333	78.50%
Cantonese	589	7.00%	244,553	1.20%
Mandarin	487	5.80%	220,601	1.10%
Korean	218	2.60%	54,621	0.30%
Japanese	196	2.30%	35,111	0.20%
Arabic	87	1.00%	243,662	1.20%
In the 2006 Census, English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 60.7% of persons usually resident in Artarmon (Suburb). The most common languages other than English spoken at home were: Cantonese 7.0%, Mandarin 5.8%, Korean 2.6%, Japanese 2.3% and Arabic 1.0%.
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION
MAIN RESPONSES IN SELECTED REGION	Selected Region	% of total persons in Region	Australia	% of total persons in Australia
No Religion	2,027	24.20%	3,706,557	18.70%
Catholic	1,827	21.80%	5,126,882	25.80%
Anglican	1,359	16.30%	3,718,248	18.70%
Buddhism	361	4.30%	418,755	2.10%
Uniting Church	292	3.50%	1,135,422	5.70%
In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for persons usually resident in Artarmon (Suburb) were No Religion 24.2%, Catholic 21.8%, Anglican 16.3%, Buddhism 4.3% and Uniting Church 3.5%.
MARITAL STATUS (Population aged 15 years and over)	Selected Region	% of persons aged 15 years and over in Region	Australia	% of persons aged 15 years and over in Australia
Married	3,271	46.50%	7,900,684	49.60%
Never married	2,871	40.80%	5,278,600	33.20%
Separated or divorced	638	9.10%	1,801,979	11.30%
Widowed	258	3.70%	936,813	5.90%
In the 2006 Census, 46.5% of persons aged 15 years and over usually resident in Artarmon (Suburb) were married, 40.8% never married, 9.1% separated or divorced and 3.7% widowed.
LABOUR FORCE (Population aged 15 years and over)	Selected Region	% of persons in the labour force in Region	Australia	% of persons in the labour force in Australia
Total labour force (includes employed and unemployed persons)	4,822	-	9,607,987	-
Employed full-time	3,337	69.20%	5,827,432	60.70%
Employed part-time	1,082	22.40%	2,685,193	27.90%
Employed away from work	147	3.00%	337,991	3.50%
Employed hours not stated	79	1.60%	253,567	2.60%
Unemployed	177	3.70%	503,804	5.20%
Not in the labour force	1,693	-	5,271,116	-
During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 4,822 people aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Artarmon (Suburb) were in the labour force. Of these, 69.2% were employed full-time, 22.4% were employed part-time, 3.0% were employed but away from work, 1.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.7% were unemployed. There were 1,693 usual residents aged 15 years and over not in the labour force.
OCCUPATION (Employed persons aged 15 years and over)	Selected Region	% of employed persons aged 15 years and over in Region	Australia	% of employed persons aged 15 years and over in Australia
Professionals	1,869	40.20%	1,806,010	19.80%
Managers	756	16.30%	1,202,267	13.20%
Clerical and Administrative Workers	712	15.30%	1,365,805	15.00%
Sales Workers	348	7.50%	896,208	9.80%
Technicians and Trades Workers	339	7.30%	1,309,258	14.40%
Community and Personal Service Workers	307	6.60%	801,906	8.80%
Labourers	174	3.70%	952,520	10.50%
Machinery Operators And Drivers	83	1.80%	604,616	6.60%
In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for employed persons usually resident in Artarmon (Suburb) were Professionals 40.2%, Managers 16.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.3%, Sales Workers 7.5% and Technicians and Trades Workers 7.3%.
INDUSTRY OF EMPLOYMENT (Employed persons aged 15 years and over)
MAIN RESPONSES IN SELECTED REGION	Selected Region	% of employed persons aged 15 years and over in Region	Australia	% of employed persons aged 15 years and over in Australia
Legal and Accounting Services	252	5.40%	185,423	2.00%
Computer System Design and Related Services	235	5.10%	106,039	1.20%
Hospitals	189	4.10%	303,923	3.30%
Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services	188	4.00%	87,520	1.00%
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services	177	3.80%	328,521	3.60%
In the 2006 Census, the most common industries of employment for persons aged 15 years and over usually resident in Artarmon (Suburb) were Legal and Accounting Services 5.4%, Computer System Design and Related Services 5.1%, Hospitals 4.1%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 4.0% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.8%.
INCOME (Population aged 15 years and over)	Selected Region		Australia
Median individual income ($/weekly)	778	-	466	-
Median household income ($/weekly)	1,578	-	1,027	-
Median family income ($/weekly)	1,924	-	1,171	-
In Artarmon (Suburb), the median weekly individual income for persons aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $778, compared with $466 in Australia. The median weekly household income was $1,578, compared with $1,027 in Australia. The median weekly family income was $1,924, compared with $1,171 in Australia.
FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS
FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS	Selected Region	% of total families in Region	Australia	% of total families in Australia
Total families	2,165	-	5,219,165	-
Couple families with children	918	42.40%	2,362,582	45.30%
Couple families without children	921	42.50%	1,943,643	37.20%
One parent families	247	11.40%	823,254	15.80%
Other families	79	3.60%	89,686	1.70%
In the 2006 Census, there were 2,165 families in Artarmon (Suburb): 42.4% were couple families with children, 42.5% were couple families without children, 11.4% were one parent families and 3.6% were other families.
DWELLING CHARACTERISTICS
DWELLING CHARACTERISTICS - PRIVATE DWELLINGS (Includes Visitor only and other not classifiable households)	Selected Region	% of total occupied private dwellings in Region	Australia	% of total occupied private dwellings in Australia
Total private dwellings (includes unoccupied private dwellings)	3,861	-	8,426,559	-
Occupied private dwellings:	3,637	-	7,596,183	-
Separate house	825	22.70%	5,685,387	74.80%
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	244	6.70%	702,550	9.20%
Flat, unit or apartment	2,563	70.50%	1,076,315	14.20%
Other dwellings	5	0.10%	127,337	1.70%
Not stated	0	0.00%	4,594	0.10%
In the 2006 Census there were 3,637 occupied private dwellings counted in Artarmon (Suburb): 22.7% were separate houses, 6.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 70.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.
DWELLING CHARACTERISTICS - OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS	Selected Region		Australia
Median rent ($/weekly)	335	-	190	-
Median housing loan repayment ($/monthly)	2,167	-	1,300	-
Average household size	2.3	-	2.6	-
Average number of persons per bedroom	1.2	-	1.1	-
In Artarmon (Suburb), the median weekly rent was $335, compared to $190 in Australia. The median monthly housing loan repayment was $2,167, compared to $1,300 in Australia. The average household size was 2.3 and the average number of persons per bedroom was 1.2.
TENURE TYPE - OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS	Selected Region	% of total occupied private dwellings in Region	Australia	% of total occupied private dwellings in Australia
Fully owned	855	23.50%	2,478,264	32.60%
Being purchased (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme)	871	23.90%	2,448,205	32.20%
Rented (includes rent-free)	1,571	43.20%	2,063,947	27.20%
Other tenure type	35	1.00%	65,715	0.90%
Not stated	307	8.40%	540,050	7.10%
In Artarmon (Suburb), 23.5% of occupied private dwellings were fully owned, 23.9% were being purchased and 43.2% were rented.
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION - OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS	Selected Region	% of total occupied private dwellings in Region	Australia	% of total occupied private dwellings in Australia
Family household	2,142	58.90%	5,122,760	67.40%
Lone person household	954	26.20%	1,740,481	22.90%
Group household	297	8.20%	280,856	3.70%
In the 2006 Census in Artarmon (Suburb), 58.9% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.2% were lone person households and 8.2% were group households.
LANDLORD TYPE - OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS BEING RENTED (including rent free accommodation)	Selected Region	% of total rented dwellings in Region	Australia	% of total rented dwellings in Australia
Real estate agent	1,144	72.80%	1,043,198	50.50%
State or Territory housing authority	175	11.10%	306,697	14.90%
Other landlord type	234	14.90%	652,012	31.60%
Landlord type not stated	17	1.10%	62,037	3.00%
In Artarmon (Suburb), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 72.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 14.9% were rented from other landlord type. In comparison, in Australia 50.5% were rented from a real estate agent and 14.9% from a state or territory housing authority.
Data for this QuickStats was collected from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing.
Some values in this QuickStats may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For further information refer to Introduced Random Error.
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