2006 Census Data Comparison of Public and Private Tenants in Redfern and Waterloo

2006 Census data relating to Redfern and Waterloo

Variable	Public Housing		Private Housing		Source*
Variable	Redfern	Waterloo	Redfern	Waterloo
Total residents	1502	2888	3283	2358	B01
Total households	1058	1736	1201	892	B31d
Median age of persons	59	54	37	37	B02
Average number of persons per bedroom	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	B02
Median family income (weekly)	451	447	1879	1576	B02
Median household income (weekly)	237	246	1217	1116	B02
Median housing loan repayment (monthly)			2222	2058	B02
Average household size	1.4	1.6	2	1.7	B02
Median individual income (weekly)	215	213	658	706	B02
Median rent (weekly)	63	70	320	302	B02
0-5 years	1.8%	3.8%	3.2%	3.7%	B04
6-12 years	2.4%	4.9%	2.3%	3.0%	B04
65 years and over	39.6%	31.2%	13.6%	17.7%	B04
85 years and over	3.3%	2.4%	1.0%	1.7%	B04
Indigenous persons	6.7%	9.5%	2.0%	2.7%	B01
Unemployment rate	29.6%	24.4%	5.3%	4.8%	B41
No motor vehicle in household	80.8%	72.9%	35.3%	30.7%	B29
Single person households	69.1%	61.2%	39.8%	50.4%	B30
Overseas born	22.9%	22.8%	7.5%	9.2%	B09
Language other than English at home	44.4%	48.6%	23.6%	17.3%	B12
Voluntary work	12.0%	8.6%	12.5%	8.0%	B18
No internet connection	74.2%	68.4%	25.2%	26.0%	B35

* 2006 Census Basic Community Profile table references

Please note that this is derived from a ‘special run’ by the ABS specifically for Housing NSW, in which public and Aboriginal housing is disaggregated from the general population. The data will therefore not be directly comparable to data derived from the ABS website or other publicly accessible sources.

This information was supplied to REDWatch by David Lilley from Housing NSW on 22 Nov 2010