People — demographics & education

People	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Total	99,163	--	6,917,658	--	21,507,717	--
Male	49,104	49.5	3,408,878	49.3	10,634,013	49.4
Female	50,059	50.5	3,508,780	50.7	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	817	0.8	172,621	2.5	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 99,163 people in Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas) of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

Age	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	8,206	8.3	458,736	6.6	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	6,576	6.6	434,608	6.3	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	5,975	6.0	439,168	6.3	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	6,013	6.1	443,416	6.4	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	6,731	6.8	449,685	6.5	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	8,650	8.7	473,160	6.8	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	8,954	9.0	468,336	6.8	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	7,703	7.8	488,124	7.1	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	6,651	6.7	483,502	7.0	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	6,309	6.4	481,428	7.0	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	5,714	5.8	469,024	6.8	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	4,893	4.9	419,612	6.1	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	4,819	4.9	390,678	5.6	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	3,566	3.6	304,327	4.4	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	2,845	2.9	237,362	3.4	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	2,184	2.2	186,032	2.7	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	1,790	1.8	150,724	2.2	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	1,585	1.6	139,735	2.0	402,681	1.9
Median age	34	--	38	--	37	--

The median age of people in Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas) was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.1% of the population.

Registered marital status	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	41,752	53.2	2,758,854	49.4	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	2,524	3.2	170,428	3.1	529,280	3.0
Divorced	5,589	7.1	461,145	8.3	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	4,506	5.7	324,518	5.8	949,634	5.5
Never married	24,041	30.7	1,870,203	33.5	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas) aged 15 years and over, 53.2% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	44	--	50	--	50	--
Separated	47	--	49	--	49	--
Divorced	52	--	54	--	54	--
Widowed	77	--	78	--	78	--
Never married	25	--	26	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas) was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	38,453	53.0	2,514,378	50.0	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	3,169	4.4	418,721	8.3	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	30,966	42.7	2,096,245	41.7	6,413,399	41.3

In Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	45	--	50	--	50	--
De facto marriage	36	--	36	--	35	--
Not married	32	--	34	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas) was 45 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

Education	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	1,706	5.5	126,605	5.9	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	4,838	15.6	372,075	17.4	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	2,514	8.1	115,727	5.4	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	396	1.3	61,544	2.9	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	3,436	11.0	271,181	12.7	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	2,262	7.3	109,409	5.1	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	365	1.2	71,341	3.3	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	2,657	8.5	168,004	7.9	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	4,128	13.3	303,070	14.2	932,524	14.3
Other	902	2.9	50,619	2.4	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	7,898	25.4	486,539	22.8	1,511,694	23.2
Total	31,102	--	2,136,114	--	6,503,580	--

In Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas) 31.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.9% were in primary school, 19.5% in secondary school and 21.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

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

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Australia	50,004	50.4	4,747,372	68.6	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	60,079	65.6	2,363,793	36.7	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	5,544	6.1	433,840	6.7	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	3,192	3.5	294,595	4.6	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	22,702	24.8	3,342,215	51.9	10,757,087	53.7

In Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), 24.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 65.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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

Religious Affiliation Charts

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

People — employment

Employment	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	28,611	62.8	2,007,924	60.2	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	11,010	24.2	939,465	28.2	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	2,676	5.9	190,944	5.7	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	3,283	7.2	196,525	5.9	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	45,580	--	3,334,858	--	10,658,460	--
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There were 45,580 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas). Of these 62.8% were employed full time, 24.2% were employed part-time and 7.2% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	3,527	8.3	326,514	10.4	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	3,745	8.9	304,830	9.7	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	3,737	8.8	308,122	9.8	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	10,274	24.3	569,665	18.2	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	18,342	43.4	1,438,260	45.8	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), 8.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.4% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	38	--	41	--	40	--
Employed part-time	36	--	40	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas) was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

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

Occupation Chart

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

Median weekly incomes	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	517	--	561	--	577	--
Family	1,353	--	1,477	--	1,481	--
Household	1,209	--	1,237	--	1,234	--
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The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas) was $517.

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

Unpaid work	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	48,299	61.6	3,839,135	68.7	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	21,676	27.6	1,537,775	27.5	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	8,842	11.3	638,615	11.4	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	8,203	10.5	942,085	16.9	3,090,874	17.8

In Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 61.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.6% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	15,694	20.0	1,226,912	22.0	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	17,202	21.9	1,391,598	24.9	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	7,860	10.0	660,872	11.8	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	7,542	9.6	559,753	10.0	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), 21.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	7,781	29.5	669,019	36.6	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	13,375	50.7	831,850	45.5	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	4,632	17.6	297,904	16.3	901,637	15.9
Other family	600	2.3	30,780	1.7	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), 50.7% were couple families with children, 29.5% were couple families without children and 17.6% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	15.9	--	17.0	--	17.6
Female	--	84.1	--	83.0	--	82.4

In Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas) 15.9% of single parents were male and 84.1% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Families without children	2,014	--	2,120	--	2,081	--
Families with children	2,256	--	2,370	--	2,310	--
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In Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,256 and those without children was $2,014.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	4,694	22.2	327,626	21.8	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	571	2.7	54,280	3.6	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	3,292	15.6	306,829	20.4	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	4,463	21.1	239,315	15.9	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	1,304	6.2	83,287	5.5	251,191	5.4
Both not working	4,481	21.2	308,233	20.5	899,598	19.2
Other	1,242	5.9	89,812	6.0	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	1,113	5.3	91,486	6.1	314,529	6.7

In Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), of couple families, 22.2% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 15.6% 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	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	33,013	94.7	2,471,299	90.3	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	1,851	5.3	265,338	9.7	934,470	10.7

In Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), 94.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.3% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	20,343	61.6	1,717,699	69.5	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	4,713	14.3	263,926	10.7	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	7,871	23.8	465,189	18.8	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	70	0.2	21,140	0.9	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), 61.6% were separate houses, 14.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 23.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	134	0.4	18,042	0.7	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	1,121	3.4	137,467	5.6	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	10,158	30.8	555,253	22.5	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	13,542	41.0	986,995	39.9	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	7,402	22.4	726,049	29.4	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	656	2.0	47,491	1.9	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	2.9	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.8	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 30.8% had 2 bedrooms and 41.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	9,577	29.0	820,006	33.2	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	10,811	32.7	824,292	33.4	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	11,481	34.8	743,050	30.1	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	255	0.8	20,418	0.8	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	887	2.7	63,530	2.6	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), 29.0% were owned outright, 32.7% were owned with a mortgage and 34.8% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Family households	25,225	76.4	1,777,400	71.9	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	6,901	20.9	599,149	24.2	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	885	2.7	94,746	3.8	321,007	4.1

In Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), of all households, 76.4% were family households, 20.9% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

Household income	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	23.8	--	24.2	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	9.4	--	12.3	--	11.2
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In Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), 23.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 9.4% 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	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median rent	330	--	300	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	85.8	--	88.4	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	14.2	--	11.6	--	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	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	2,058	--	1,993	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	87.4	--	89.5	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	12.6	--	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	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
None	4,003	12.1	258,153	10.4	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	13,417	40.6	933,953	37.8	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	10,377	31.4	840,655	34.0	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	4,135	12.5	360,074	14.6	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	1,080	3.3	78,462	3.2	234,292	3.0

In Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), 40.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	815	--	172,620	--	548,368	--
Male	385	47.2	85,080	49.3	270,331	49.3
Female	430	52.8	87,540	50.7	278,037	50.7
Median age	24	--	21	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), there were 815 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 385 (or 47.2%) were male and 430 (or 52.8%) were female. The median age was 24 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Holroyd (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	3.1	--	3.1	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.2	--	1.2	--	1.2	--
Median household income	1,091	--	941	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,091.

Mortgage and rent	Holroyd (C)	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	293	--	200	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	2,167	--	1,673	--	1,647	--

In Holroyd (C) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $293 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.