People — demographics & education

People	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Total	180,143	--	6,917,658	--	21,507,717	--
Male	89,323	49.6	3,408,878	49.3	10,634,013	49.4
Female	90,820	50.4	3,508,780	50.7	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	2,677	1.5	172,621	2.5	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 180,143 people in Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas) of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

Age	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	14,083	7.8	458,736	6.6	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	14,121	7.8	434,608	6.3	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	14,040	7.8	439,168	6.3	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	13,723	7.6	443,416	6.4	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	12,487	6.9	449,685	6.5	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	13,208	7.3	473,160	6.8	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	13,181	7.3	468,336	6.8	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	13,713	7.6	488,124	7.1	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	13,303	7.4	483,502	7.0	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	13,142	7.3	481,428	7.0	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	11,613	6.4	469,024	6.8	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	9,306	5.2	419,612	6.1	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	7,731	4.3	390,678	5.6	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	5,523	3.1	304,327	4.4	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	4,226	2.3	237,362	3.4	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	3,041	1.7	186,032	2.7	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	2,143	1.2	150,724	2.2	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	1,558	0.9	139,735	2.0	402,681	1.9
Median age	33	--	38	--	37	--

The median age of people in Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas) was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.2% of the population.

Registered marital status	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	72,897	52.9	2,758,854	49.4	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	4,956	3.6	170,428	3.1	529,280	3.0
Divorced	9,551	6.9	461,145	8.3	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	6,340	4.6	324,518	5.8	949,634	5.5
Never married	44,152	32.0	1,870,203	33.5	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas) aged 15 years and over, 52.9% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	46	--	50	--	50	--
Separated	46	--	49	--	49	--
Divorced	51	--	54	--	54	--
Widowed	74	--	78	--	78	--
Never married	23	--	26	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas) was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	67,486	53.2	2,514,378	50.0	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	6,230	4.9	418,721	8.3	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	53,223	41.9	2,096,245	41.7	6,413,399	41.3

In Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	46	--	50	--	50	--
De facto marriage	37	--	36	--	35	--
Not married	28	--	34	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas) was 46 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	3,174	5.1	126,605	5.9	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	10,875	17.5	372,075	17.4	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	3,736	6.0	115,727	5.4	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	2,424	3.9	61,544	2.9	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	8,572	13.8	271,181	12.7	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	3,600	5.8	109,409	5.1	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	1,990	3.2	71,341	3.3	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	4,703	7.6	168,004	7.9	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	6,622	10.7	303,070	14.2	932,524	14.3
Other	1,205	1.9	50,619	2.4	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	15,095	24.3	486,539	22.8	1,511,694	23.2
Total	61,996	--	2,136,114	--	6,503,580	--

In Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas) 34.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.5% were in primary school, 22.8% in secondary school and 18.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Australia	96,915	53.8	4,747,372	68.6	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	105,810	63.7	2,363,793	36.7	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	10,142	6.1	433,840	6.7	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	5,913	3.6	294,595	4.6	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	44,276	26.6	3,342,215	51.9	10,757,087	53.7

In Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), 26.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 63.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	50,804	63.4	2,007,924	60.2	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	18,696	23.3	939,465	28.2	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	5,068	6.3	190,944	5.7	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	5,619	7.0	196,525	5.9	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	80,187	--	3,334,858	--	10,658,460	--
View the labour force fact sheet

There were 80,187 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas). Of these 63.4% were employed full time, 23.3% were employed part-time and 7.0% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	6,146	8.2	326,514	10.4	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	5,963	8.0	304,830	9.7	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	6,584	8.8	308,122	9.8	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	17,526	23.5	569,665	18.2	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	33,283	44.6	1,438,260	45.8	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), 8.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.6% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	39	--	41	--	40	--
Employed part-time	38	--	40	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas) was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

Occupation	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	510	--	561	--	577	--
Family	1,401	--	1,477	--	1,481	--
Household	1,299	--	1,237	--	1,234	--
View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas) was $510.

Travel to work, top responses	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	82,479	59.8	3,839,135	68.7	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	39,238	28.5	1,537,775	27.5	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	15,485	11.2	638,615	11.4	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	13,129	9.5	942,085	16.9	3,090,874	17.8

In Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 59.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.5% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	27,588	20.0	1,226,912	22.0	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	28,961	21.0	1,391,598	24.9	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	13,108	9.5	660,872	11.8	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	12,826	9.3	559,753	10.0	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), 21.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	11,058	23.7	669,019	36.6	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	26,421	56.7	831,850	45.5	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	8,478	18.2	297,904	16.3	901,637	15.9
Other family	606	1.3	30,780	1.7	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), 56.7% were couple families with children, 23.7% were couple families without children and 18.2% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	14.7	--	17.0	--	17.6
Female	--	85.3	--	83.0	--	82.4

In Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas) 14.7% of single parents were male and 85.3% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Families without children	2,045	--	2,120	--	2,081	--
Families with children	2,220	--	2,370	--	2,310	--
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In Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,220 and those without children was $2,045.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	8,899	23.7	327,626	21.8	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	931	2.5	54,280	3.6	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	6,319	16.9	306,829	20.4	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	7,327	19.6	239,315	15.9	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	2,001	5.3	83,287	5.5	251,191	5.4
Both not working	7,469	19.9	308,233	20.5	899,598	19.2
Other	2,484	6.6	89,812	6.0	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	2,048	5.5	91,486	6.1	314,529	6.7

In Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), of couple families, 23.7% had both partners employed full-time, 2.5% had both employed part-time and 16.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	53,595	95.8	2,471,299	90.3	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	2,363	4.2	265,338	9.7	934,470	10.7

In Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), 95.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.2% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	40,344	75.3	1,717,699	69.5	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	6,354	11.9	263,926	10.7	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	6,764	12.6	465,189	18.8	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	87	0.2	21,140	0.9	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), 75.3% were separate houses, 11.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	345	0.6	18,042	0.7	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	1,240	2.3	137,467	5.6	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	7,190	13.4	555,253	22.5	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	20,558	38.4	986,995	39.9	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	22,985	42.9	726,049	29.4	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	1,278	2.4	47,491	1.9	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3.3	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	3.2	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), of occupied private dwellings 2.3% had 1 bedroom, 13.4% had 2 bedrooms and 38.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3.2 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	12,908	24.1	820,006	33.2	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	22,454	41.9	824,292	33.4	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	16,301	30.4	743,050	30.1	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	295	0.6	20,418	0.8	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	1,638	3.1	63,530	2.6	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), 24.1% were owned outright, 41.9% were owned with a mortgage and 30.4% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Family households	44,019	82.1	1,777,400	71.9	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	8,597	16.0	599,149	24.2	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	978	1.8	94,746	3.8	321,007	4.1

In Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), of all households, 82.1% were family households, 16.0% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

Household income	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	21.5	--	24.2	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	10.4	--	12.3	--	11.2
View the income fact sheet

In Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), 21.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median rent	295	--	300	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	87.8	--	88.4	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	12.2	--	11.6	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

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	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	2,167	--	1,993	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	83.3	--	89.5	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	16.7	--	10.5	--	9.9
View the income fact sheet

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

Number of registered motor vehicles	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
None	5,025	9.4	258,153	10.4	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	16,427	30.7	933,953	37.8	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	19,711	36.8	840,655	34.0	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	10,368	19.3	360,074	14.6	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	2,064	3.9	78,462	3.2	234,292	3.0

In Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), 30.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	2,677	--	172,620	--	548,368	--
Male	1,301	48.6	85,080	49.3	270,331	49.3
Female	1,376	51.4	87,540	50.7	278,037	50.7
Median age	20	--	21	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), there were 2,677 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 1,301 (or 48.6%) were male and 1,376 (or 51.4%) were female. The median age was 20 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	3.2	--	3.1	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.2	--	1.2	--	1.2	--
Median household income	988	--	941	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $988.

Mortgage and rent	Liverpool (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	235	--	200	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	2,167	--	1,673	--	1,647	--

In Liverpool (C) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $235 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.