Dingley Village

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 10,073 people were usually resident in Dingley Village: of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 18.9% of people usually resident in Dingley Village were children aged 0-14 years, and 27.7% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 40 years.

In the 2006 Census, 91.1% of people usually resident in Dingley Village were Australian citizens, 21.4% were born overseas and 0.4% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 59.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Dingley Village were married, 8.7% were either separated or divorced, 5.5% were widowed and 26.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 74.1% of people usually resident in Dingley Village, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.7%, India 1.5%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 1.1% and Sri Lanka 1.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Dingley Village were Catholic 29.6%, Anglican 20.4%, No Religion 17.3%, Uniting Church 5.4% and Eastern Orthodox 4.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Dingley Village were Greek 2.9%, Italian 1.4%, Vietnamese 0.8%, Turkish 0.7% and Cantonese 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 83.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 5,452 people aged 15 years and over in Dingley Village were in the labour force. Of these 61.4% worked full-time, 30.8% worked part-time, 2.8% were away from work, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.5% were unemployed. 2,470 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Dingley Village were Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.9%, Professionals 18.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Managers 13.6%, Sales Workers 12.8%, Labourers 7.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Dingley Village, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3%, Hospitals 3.0%, Building Installation Services 2.6% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Dingley Village, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $523, the median family income was $1,361 and the median household income was $1,189.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 2,903 families in Dingley Village: of these 34.3% were couple families without children, 53.0% were couple families with children, 11.8% were one parent families and 0.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 3,623 occupied private dwellings were counted in Dingley Village.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Dingley Village, 83.9% were separate houses, 11.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats, units or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Dingley Village, 45.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 41.5% were owned with a mortgage and 9.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Dingley Village, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 59.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 36.9% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Dingley Village, the median weekly rent was $221. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,430. The average people per household was 2.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Dingley Village, 79.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 17.5% were single (or lone) person households and 1.2% were group households.