Marrickville - Suburb Demographics : Census 2011

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People — demographics & education

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

People

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Total

24,613

--

3,908,642

--

21,507,717

--

Male

12,193

49.5

1,926,237

49.3

10,634,013

49.4

Female

12,420

50.5

1,982,405

50.7

10,873,704

50.6

 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

423

1.7

42,609

1.1

548,369

2.5


In the 2011 Census, there were 24,613 people in Marrickville (State Suburbs) of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

 

Age

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People

0-4 years

1,611

6.5

268,607

6.9

1,421,050

6.6

5-9 years

1,172

4.8

242,676

6.2

1,351,921

6.3

10-14 years

924

3.8

235,964

6

1,371,054

6.4

15-19 years

1,020

4.1

242,372

6.2

1,405,798

6.5

20-24 years

1,785

7.3

280,163

7.2

1,460,673

6.8

25-29 years

2,313

9.4

316,691

8.1

1,513,236

7

30-34 years

2,448

9.9

311,334

8

1,453,775

6.8

35-39 years

2,378

9.7

303,778

7.8

1,520,138

7.1

40-44 years

2,087

8.5

285,183

7.3

1,542,879

7.2

45-49 years

1,761

7.2

273,168

7

1,504,142

7

50-54 years

1,523

6.2

253,035

6.5

1,447,404

6.7

55-59 years

1,344

5.5

218,661

5.6

1,297,244

6

60-64 years

1,076

4.4

194,938

5

1,206,116

5.6

65-69 years

856

3.5

143,965

3.7

919,319

4.3

70-74 years

777

3.2

110,057

2.8

708,090

3.3

75-79 years

687

2.8

86,582

2.2

545,263

2.5

80-84 years

455

1.8

71,702

1.8

436,936

2

85 years and over

393

1.6

69,766

1.8

402,681

1.9

 

Median age

37

--

35

--

37

--


The median age of people in Marrickville (State Suburbs) was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.9% of the population.

 

Registered marital status

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

7,962

38.1

1,572,725

49.7

8,461,114

48.7

Separated

635

3

86,742

2.7

529,280

3

Divorced

1,733

8.3

231,471

7.3

1,460,899

8.4

Widowed

983

4.7

157,694

5

949,634

5.5

Never married

9,591

45.9

1,112,771

35.2

5,962,769

34.3


Of people in Marrickville (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 38.1% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.


Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Married

46

--

48

--

50

--

Separated

50

--

48

--

49

--

Divorced

52

--

53

--

54

--

Widowed

77

--

78

--

78

--

Never married

31

--

26

--

25

--


The median age of married people in Marrickville (State Suburbs) was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

 

Social marital status

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

7,101

38.3

1,439,962

50

7,647,042

49.2

De facto marriage

2,418

13

211,533

7.4

1,476,369

9.5

Not married

9,033

48.7

1,225,769

42.6

6,413,399

41.3


In Marrickville (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 38.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.0% were in a de facto marriage.

 

Median age by social marital status

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Registered marriage

47

--

48

--

50

--

De facto marriage

38

--

35

--

35

--

Not married

36

--

31

--

33

--


The median age of people in a registered marriage in Marrickville (State Suburbs) was 47 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

 

Education

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Pre-school

355

5

69,004

5.5

332,844

5.1

Primary - Government

1,011

14.2

198,113

15.9

1,181,787

18.2

Primary - Catholic

272

3.8

66,010

5.3

359,062

5.5

Primary - Other Non Government

61

0.9

37,384

3

214,359

3.3

Secondary - Government

621

8.7

136,812

11

774,074

11.9

Secondary - Catholic

257

3.6

67,105

5.4

307,142

4.7

Secondary - Other Non Government

92

1.3

45,584

3.7

254,828

3.9

Technical or further education institution

712

10

93,888

7.5

473,606

7.3

University or tertiary institution

1,646

23.1

215,235

17.3

932,524

14.3

Other

233

3.3

35,366

2.8

161,660

2.5

Not Stated

1,871

26.2

279,993

22.5

1,511,694

23.2

Total

7,131

--

1,244,494

--

6,503,580

--


In Marrickville (State Suburbs) 29.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.8% were in primary school, 13.6% in secondary school and 33.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.


Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Ancestry, top responses

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

English

5,074

16.3

938,150

19.2

7,238,533

25.9

Australian

4,785

15.3

931,387

19

7,098,486

25.4

Greek

2,434

7.8

352,986

7.2

378,270

1.4

Irish

2,413

7.7

310,704

6.4

2,087,758

7.5

Vietnamese

1,846

5.9

232,322

4.7

221,114

0.8

The most common ancestries in Marrickville (State Suburbs) were English 16.3%, Australian 15.3%, Greek 7.8%, Irish 7.7% and Vietnamese 5.9%.

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Australia

12,994

52.8

2,247,739

57.5

15,017,847

69.8

 

Other top responses

Vietnam

1,537

6.2

146,853

3.8

185,039

0.9

Greece

1,261

5.1

129,248

3.3

99,938

0.5

England

696

2.8

86,767

2.2

911,593

4.2

New Zealand

491

2

77,298

2

483,398

2.2

Lebanon

441

1.8

69,405

1.8

76,450

0.4

In Marrickville (State Suburbs), 52.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 6.2%, Greece 5.1%, England 2.8%, New Zealand 2.0% and Lebanon 1.8%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Both parents born overseas

13,294

58.4

1,918,293

52.9

6,876,586

34.3

Father only born overseas

1,564

6.9

252,622

7

1,407,270

7

Mother only born overseas

1,125

4.9

169,420

4.7

989,220

4.9

Both parents born in Australia

6,775

29.8

1,288,486

35.5

10,757,087

53.7


In Marrickville (State Suburbs), 29.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 58.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

 

Religious affiliation, top responses

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

No Religion

6,710

27.3

1,107,046

28.3

4,796,787

22.3

Catholic

5,834

23.7

684,766

17.5

5,439,268

25.3

Eastern Orthodox

2,615

10.6

576,427

14.7

563,072

2.6

Buddhism

1,970

8

205,971

5.3

528,978

2.5

Anglican

1,581

6.4

179,360

4.6

3,679,907

17.1

The most common responses for religion in Marrickville (State Suburbs) were No Religion 27.3%, Catholic 23.7%, Eastern Orthodox 10.6%, Buddhism 8.0% and Anglican 6.4%.

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Greek

2,220

9

176,491

4.5

252,217

1.2

Vietnamese

1,981

8

132,836

3.4

233,390

1.1

Arabic

1,024

4.2

130,452

3.3

287,174

1.3

Portuguese

567

2.3

84,568

2.2

33,352

0.2

Cantonese

519

2.1

79,322

2

263,673

1.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English only spoken at home

12,539

51

2,302,714

58.9

16,509,291

76.8

Households where two or more languages are spoken

4,216

45.9

525,299

39

1,579,949

20.4

In Marrickville (State Suburbs) 51.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 9.0%, Vietnamese 8.0%, Arabic 4.2%, Portuguese 2.3% and Cantonese 2.1%.

People — employment

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Employment

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over

Worked full-time

8,069

62

1,228,536

62.6

6,367,554

59.7

Worked part-time

3,399

26.1

514,663

26.2

3,062,976

28.7

Away from work

731

5.6

106,602

5.4

627,797

5.9

Unemployed

823

6.3

112,174

5.7

600,133

5.6

Total in labour force

13,022

--

1,961,975

--

10,658,460

--


View the labour force fact sheet


There were 13,022 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Marrickville (State Suburbs). Of these 62.0% were employed full time, 26.1% were employed part-time and 6.3% were unemployed.

 

Employment - hours worked

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

1-15 hours per week

995

8.2

175,037

9.5

1,087,799

10.8

16-24 hours per week

1,225

10

175,405

9.5

947,792

9.4

25-34 hours per week

1,179

9.7

164,220

8.9

1,027,380

10.2

35-39 hours per week

2,511

20.6

344,015

18.6

1,808,879

18

40 hours or more per week

5,560

45.6

884,519

47.8

4,558,678

45.3


Of employed people in Marrickville (State Suburbs), 8.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.6% worked 40 hours or more.

 

Median age by employment status

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, people aged 15 years and over

Employed full-time

38

--

39

--

40

--

Employed part-time

36

--

39

--

40

--


The median age of people employed full-time in Marrickville (State Suburbs) was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

 

Occupation

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Professionals

3,746

30.7

488,129

26.4

2,145,442

21.3

Clerical and Administrative Workers

1,749

14.3

301,857

16.3

1,483,558

14.7

Managers

1,524

12.5

247,925

13.4

1,293,970

12.9

Technicians and Trades Workers

1,436

11.8

216,894

11.7

1,425,146

14.2

Community and Personal Service Workers

1,092

9

164,384

8.9

971,897

9.7

Labourers

984

8.1

159,462

8.6

947,608

9.4

Sales Workers

923

7.6

130,650

7.1

942,140

9.4

Machinery Operators And Drivers

527

4.3

103,732

5.6

659,551

6.6

The most common occupations in Marrickville (State Suburbs) included Professionals 30.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Managers 12.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.8%, and Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%.

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services

561

4.6

74,393

4

412,804

4.1

Tertiary Education

502

4.1

72,555

3.9

198,933

2

School Education

446

3.7

59,072

3.2

467,373

4.6

Hospitals

425

3.5

54,531

2.9

361,011

3.6

Legal and Accounting Services

308

2.5

48,110

2.6

209,182

2.1

Of the employed people in Marrickville (State Suburbs), 4.6% worked in Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services. Other major industries of employment included Tertiary Education 4.1%, School Education 3.7%, Hospitals 3.5% and Legal and Accounting Services 2.5%.

Median weekly incomes

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Personal

617

--

634

--

577

--

Family

1,612

--

1,728

--

1,481

--

Household

1,406

--

1,493

--

1,234

--


View the income fact sheet


The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Marrickville (State Suburbs) was $617.

 

Travel to work, top responses

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Employed people aged 15 years and over

Car, as driver

4,653

38.1

972,949

52.6

6,059,972

60.2

Train

2,299

18.8

180,837

9.8

388,012

3.9

Bus

997

8.2

106,077

5.7

301,187

3

Walked only

563

4.6

83,060

4.5

377,043

3.7

Train, bus

481

3.9

80,014

4.3

83,712

0.8








People who travelled to work by public transport

4,204

34.5

396,492

21.4

1,046,721

10.4

People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger

5,110

41.9

1,059,231

57.3

6,620,840

65.8

In Marrickville (State Suburbs), on the day of the Census, the methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 38.1%, Train 18.8% and Bus 8.2%. Other common responses were Walked only 4.6% and Train, bus 3.9%. On the day, 34.5% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 41.9% by car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Did unpaid domestic work (last week)

13,882

66.4

2,122,441

67.1

12,149,347

70

Cared for child/children (last two weeks)

4,817

23

855,914

27.1

4,827,808

27.8

Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)

2,118

10.1

337,766

10.7

1,896,957

10.9

Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)

2,855

13.7

470,618

14.9

3,090,874

17.8


In Marrickville (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.0% provided care for children and 10.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

 

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

People aged 15 years and over

Less than 5 hours per week

5,235

25

750,393

23.7

3,883,357

22.4

5 to 14 hours per week

5,523

26.4

769,030

24.3

4,444,640

25.6

15 to 29 hours per week

1,832

8.8

332,589

10.5

2,075,154

12

30 hours or more per week

1,292

6.2

270,426

8.6

1,746,196

10.1


Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Marrickville (State Suburbs), 26.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.2% worked 30 hours or more.


Collapse Families category,

includes family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Families — family composition

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Couple family without children

2,354

38.2

337,517

33

2,150,301

37.8

Couple family with children

2,503

40.6

506,277

49.5

2,534,399

44.6

One parent family

1,120

18.2

158,418

15.5

901,637

15.9

Other family

193

3.1

20,220

2

97,722

1.7


Of the families in Marrickville (State Suburbs), 40.6% were couple families with children, 38.2% were couple families without children and 18.2% were one parent families.


Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population

Male

--

16.4

--

16

--

17.6

Female

--

83.6

--

84

--

82.4


In Marrickville (State Suburbs) 16.4% of single parents were male and 83.6% were female.


Families — weekly incomes

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Median family income, couple families with two incomes

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Families without children

2,386

--

2,343

--

2,081

--

Families with children

2,603

--

2,596

--

2,310

--


View the income fact sheet


In Marrickville (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,603 and those without children was $2,386.


Families — employment status of couple families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over

Both employed, worked full-time

1,220

25.1

204,350

24.2

1,015,165

21.7

Both employed, worked part-time

224

4.6

28,701

3.4

174,795

3.7

One employed full-time, one part-time

865

17.8

166,457

19.7

1,001,907

21.4

One employed full-time, other not working

725

14.9

150,440

17.8

736,322

15.7

One employed part-time, other not working

262

5.4

46,322

5.5

251,191

5.4

Both not working

974

20.1

148,685

17.6

899,598

19.2

Other

313

6.4

50,082

5.9

291,196

6.2

Labour force status not stated

274

5.6

48,765

5.8

314,529

6.7


In Marrickville (State Suburbs), of couple families, 25.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 17.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.


Collapse Dwellings category,

includes dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwellings — dwelling structure

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles


Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

 

Dwelling type

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

9,196

92.8

1,347,807

93.5

7,760,320

89.3

Unoccupied private dwellings

712

7.2

94,282

6.5

934,470

10.7


In Marrickville (State Suburbs), 92.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.2% were unoccupied.

 

Dwelling structure

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Separate house

3,611

39.3

780,082

57.9

5,864,574

75.6

Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc

1,819

19.8

178,456

13.2

765,980

9.9

Flat, unit or apartment

3,647

39.7

382,258

28.4

1,056,237

13.6

Other dwelling

104

1.1

4,928

0.4

66,666

0.9


Of occupied private dwellings in Marrickville (State Suburbs), 39.3% were separate houses, 19.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 39.7% were flats, units or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.


Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

None (includes bedsitters)

115

1.3

13,167

1

42,160

0.5

1 bedroom

1,036

11.3

93,989

7

363,129

4.7

2 bedrooms

3,982

43.3

349,565

25.9

1,481,577

19.1

3 bedrooms

2,694

29.3

488,348

36.2

3,379,930

43.6

4 or more bedrooms

1,141

12.4

378,020

28

2,350,132

30.3

Number of bedrooms not stated

224

2.4

24,718

1.8

143,394

1.8

 

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

2.5

--

2.9

--

3.1

--

Average number of people per household

2.5

--

2.7

--

2.6

--


In Marrickville (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 11.3% had 1 bedroom, 43.3% had 2 bedrooms and 29.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.5 people.


Bedroom Charts

Tenure

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Occupied private dwellings

Owned outright

2,351

25.6

400,989

29.8

2,488,149

32.1

Owned with a mortgage

2,666

29

466,427

34.6

2,709,433

34.9

Rented

3,855

41.9

438,126

32.5

2,297,458

29.6

Other tenure type

44

0.5

9,786

0.7

70,069

0.9

Tenure type not stated

276

3

32,479

2.4

195,213

2.5


Of occupied private dwellings in Marrickville (State Suburbs), 25.6% were owned outright, 29.0% were owned with a mortgage and 41.9% were rented.


Dwellings — household composition

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Household composition

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Family households

5,903

64.2

986,162

73.2

5,550,614

71.5

Single (or lone) person households

2,480

27

301,187

22.3

1,888,698

24.3

Group households

808

8.8

60,457

4.5

321,007

4.1


In Marrickville (State Suburbs), of all households, 64.2% were family households, 27.0% were single person households and 8.8% were group households.

 

Household income

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Less than $600 gross weekly income

--

21.9

--

19.6

--

23.7

More than $3,000 gross weekly income

--

14.6

--

16.6

--

11.2


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In Marrickville (State Suburbs), 21.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 14.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.


Dwellings — mortgage & rent

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles


Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

 

Rent weekly payments

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median rent

340

--

369

--

285

--

 

Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income

--

83.3

--

87.1

--

89.6

Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

16.7

--

12.9

--

10.4


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Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

 

Mortgage monthly repayments

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

Median mortgage repayments

2,324

--

2,193

--

1,800

--

 

Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income

--

90.9

--

87.9

--

90.1

Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income

--

9.1

--

12.1

--

9.9


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Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.


Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles

Marrickville

%

Sydney

%

Australia

%

None

1,927

21

170,897

12.7

665,852

8.6

1 motor vehicle

4,439

48.3

522,529

38.8

2,778,576

35.8

2 motor vehicles

1,949

21.2

440,149

32.7

2,802,468

36.1

3 or more vehicles

535

5.8

174,444

12.9

1,279,134

16.5

Number of motor vehicles not stated

344

3.7

39,787

3

234,292

3


In Marrickville (State Suburbs), 48.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 5.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles

Source: ABS Census 2011