Samson
6163
Highlights
- Samson Recreation Centre
- Sir Frederick Samson Park (pictured)
Schools
Samson Primary School, Seton Catholic College
Quick stats
Information is based on 2016 census data unless otherwise stated:
Population: 1,921 (Source Reiwa, 2020)
Number of private dwellings: 784
Average people per household: 2.6
Median weekly household income: $1,4604
Median monthly mortgage repayments: $2,000
Median weekly rent: $400
Average motor vehicles per dwelling: 2.0
Age composition
The median age of people in Samson was 45 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 14.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.6% of the population.
Ancestry
The most common ancestries in Samson were English 27.4%, Australian 23.4%, Italian 12.3%, Irish 7.9% and Scottish 6.4%.
65.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.3%, Italy 4.7%, New Zealand 1.6%, Portugal 1.5% and Scotland 1.4%.
Language
In Samson, 77.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 7.0%, Portuguese 1.6%, Croatian 1.1%, Japanese 0.7% and Filipino 0.7%.
Employment
992 people reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night. Of these 52.1% were employed full time, 36.2% were employed part-time and 5.8% were unemployed.
Occupation
The most common occupations in Samson included Professionals 22.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, and Managers 10.5%.
Household composition
Of the 707 households in Samson, 76.1% were family households, 19.9% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.
Families
Of the families in Samson, 43.7% were couple families with children, 42.1% were couple families without children and 12.8% were one parent families.
Precinct groups
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