People — demographics & education

People	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Total	6,143	--	6,917,658	--	21,507,717	--
Male	2,832	46.1	3,408,878	49.3	10,634,013	49.4
Female	3,311	53.9	3,508,780	50.7	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	19	0.3	172,621	2.5	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 6,143 people in Macquarie Park (State Suburbs) of these 46.1% were male and 53.9% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

Age	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	287	4.7	458,736	6.6	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	151	2.5	434,608	6.3	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	92	1.5	439,168	6.3	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	345	5.6	443,416	6.4	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	1,234	20.1	449,685	6.5	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	871	14.2	473,160	6.8	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	715	11.6	468,336	6.8	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	471	7.7	488,124	7.1	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	322	5.2	483,502	7.0	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	220	3.6	481,428	7.0	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	230	3.7	469,024	6.8	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	224	3.6	419,612	6.1	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	176	2.9	390,678	5.6	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	130	2.1	304,327	4.4	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	135	2.2	237,362	3.4	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	118	1.9	186,032	2.7	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	117	1.9	150,724	2.2	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	304	4.9	139,735	2.0	402,681	1.9
Median age	30	--	38	--	37	--

The median age of people in Macquarie Park (State Suburbs) was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.0% of the population.

Registered marital status	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	1,807	32.2	2,758,854	49.4	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	108	1.9	170,428	3.1	529,280	3.0
Divorced	415	7.4	461,145	8.3	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	355	6.3	324,518	5.8	949,634	5.5
Never married	2,927	52.2	1,870,203	33.5	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Macquarie Park (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 32.2% were married and 9.3% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	37	--	50	--	50	--
Separated	51	--	49	--	49	--
Divorced	57	--	54	--	54	--
Widowed	86	--	78	--	78	--
Never married	24	--	26	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Macquarie Park (State Suburbs) was 37 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	1,564	37.9	2,514,378	50.0	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	351	8.5	418,721	8.3	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	2,215	53.6	2,096,245	41.7	6,413,399	41.3

In Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 37.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	36	--	50	--	50	--
De facto marriage	29	--	36	--	35	--
Not married	32	--	34	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Macquarie Park (State Suburbs) was 36 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

Education	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	47	1.9	126,605	5.9	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	132	5.3	372,075	17.4	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	19	0.8	115,727	5.4	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	17	0.7	61,544	2.9	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	85	3.4	271,181	12.7	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	19	0.8	109,409	5.1	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	14	0.6	71,341	3.3	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	141	5.7	168,004	7.9	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	1,433	58.0	303,070	14.2	932,524	14.3
Other	73	3.0	50,619	2.4	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	491	19.9	486,539	22.8	1,511,694	23.2
Total	2,471	--	2,136,114	--	6,503,580	--

In Macquarie Park (State Suburbs) 40.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 6.8% were in primary school, 4.8% in secondary school and 63.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Australia	2,229	36.3	4,747,372	68.6	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	3,807	69.5	2,363,793	36.7	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	224	4.1	433,840	6.7	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	195	3.6	294,595	4.6	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	1,249	22.8	3,342,215	51.9	10,757,087	53.7

In Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), 22.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 69.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	1,980	62.2	2,007,924	60.2	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	719	22.6	939,465	28.2	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	141	4.4	190,944	5.7	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	345	10.8	196,525	5.9	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	3,185	--	3,334,858	--	10,658,460	--
View the labour force fact sheet

There were 3,185 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Macquarie Park (State Suburbs). Of these 62.2% were employed full time, 22.6% were employed part-time and 10.8% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	306	10.8	326,514	10.4	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	245	8.6	304,830	9.7	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	169	6.0	308,122	9.8	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	596	21.0	569,665	18.2	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	1,382	48.8	1,438,260	45.8	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.8% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	34	--	41	--	40	--
Employed part-time	27	--	40	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Macquarie Park (State Suburbs) was 34 years and for people who were employed part-time was 27 years.

Occupation	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	552	--	561	--	577	--
Family	1,675	--	1,477	--	1,481	--
Household	1,258	--	1,237	--	1,234	--
View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Macquarie Park (State Suburbs) was $552.

Travel to work, top responses	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	3,298	58.8	3,839,135	68.7	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	848	15.1	1,537,775	27.5	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	391	7.0	638,615	11.4	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	993	17.7	942,085	16.9	3,090,874	17.8

In Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 58.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.1% provided care for children and 7.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	1,394	24.8	1,226,912	22.0	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	1,319	23.5	1,391,598	24.9	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	357	6.4	660,872	11.8	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	227	4.0	559,753	10.0	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), 23.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	599	50.5	669,019	36.6	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	383	32.3	831,850	45.5	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	155	13.1	297,904	16.3	901,637	15.9
Other family	50	4.2	30,780	1.7	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), 32.3% were couple families with children, 50.5% were couple families without children and 13.1% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	15.1	--	17.0	--	17.6
Female	--	84.9	--	83.0	--	82.4

In Macquarie Park (State Suburbs) 15.1% of single parents were male and 84.9% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Families without children	2,391	--	2,120	--	2,081	--
Families with children	2,359	--	2,370	--	2,310	--
View the income fact sheet

In Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,359 and those without children was $2,391.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	315	32.1	327,626	21.8	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	33	3.4	54,280	3.6	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	116	11.8	306,829	20.4	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	207	21.1	239,315	15.9	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	53	5.4	83,287	5.5	251,191	5.4
Both not working	141	14.4	308,233	20.5	899,598	19.2
Other	60	6.1	89,812	6.0	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	55	5.6	91,486	6.1	314,529	6.7

In Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), of couple families, 32.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 11.8% 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	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	2,389	92.0	2,471,299	90.3	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	207	8.0	265,338	9.7	934,470	10.7

In Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), 92.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.0% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	7	0.3	1,717,699	69.5	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	513	21.5	263,926	10.7	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	1,858	77.7	465,189	18.8	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	12	0.5	21,140	0.9	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), 0.3% were separate houses, 21.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 77.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	16	0.7	18,042	0.7	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	368	15.4	137,467	5.6	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	1,543	64.6	555,253	22.5	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	374	15.6	986,995	39.9	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	47	2.0	726,049	29.4	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	42	1.8	47,491	1.9	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	2	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 15.4% had 1 bedroom, 64.6% had 2 bedrooms and 15.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2. The average household size was 2 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	368	15.4	820,006	33.2	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	435	18.2	824,292	33.4	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	1,510	63.1	743,050	30.1	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	41	1.7	20,418	0.8	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	38	1.6	63,530	2.6	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), 15.4% were owned outright, 18.2% were owned with a mortgage and 63.1% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Family households	1,179	49.3	1,777,400	71.9	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	943	39.4	599,149	24.2	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	270	11.3	94,746	3.8	321,007	4.1

In Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), of all households, 49.3% were family households, 39.4% were single person households and 11.3% were group households.

Household income	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	26.0	--	24.2	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	8.9	--	12.3	--	11.2
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In Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), 26.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.9% 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	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median rent	360	--	300	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	77.4	--	88.4	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	22.6	--	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	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	2,000	--	1,993	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	94.0	--	89.5	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	6.0	--	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	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
None	591	24.7	258,153	10.4	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	1,323	55.4	933,953	37.8	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	381	15.9	840,655	34.0	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	43	1.8	360,074	14.6	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	51	2.1	78,462	3.2	234,292	3.0

In Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), 55.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 15.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 1.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	20	--	172,620	--	548,368	--
Male	9	45.0	85,080	49.3	270,331	49.3
Female	11	55.0	87,540	50.7	278,037	50.7
Median age	48	--	21	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), there were 20 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 9 (or 45.0%) were male and 11 (or 55.0%) were female. The median age was 48 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Macquarie Park	%	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	1.3	--	3.1	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.2	--	1.2	--	1.2	--
Median household income	1,166	--	941	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,166.

Mortgage and rent	Macquarie Park	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	149	--	200	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	0	--	1,673	--	1,647	--

In Macquarie Park (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $149 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.