Cavendish

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 454 people were usually resident in Cavendish: of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Of the total population 0.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 22.2% of people usually resident in Cavendish were children aged 0-14 years, and 25.6% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 39 years.

In the 2006 Census, 94.7% of people usually resident in Cavendish were Australian citizens, 2.9% were born overseas and 2.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 64.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Cavendish were married, 8.8% were either separated or divorced, 5.1% were widowed and 20.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 90.7% of people usually resident in Cavendish, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 2.2% and New Zealand 1.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Cavendish were Uniting Church 29.7%, Catholic 15.2%, No Religion 15.2%, Anglican 12.1% and Lutheran 8.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common response for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Cavendish was French 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 232 people aged 15 years and over in Cavendish were in the labour force. Of these 62.9% worked full-time, 24.6% worked part-time, 5.6% were away from work, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.3% were unemployed. 101 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Cavendish were Managers 43.7%, Labourers 13.1%, Professionals 9.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.9%, Sales Workers 5.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.1%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Cavendish, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 43.2%, State Government Administration 4.5%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 3.2%, Pharmaceutical and Other Store-Based Retailing 2.7% and School Education 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Cavendish, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $456, the median family income was $1,111 and the median household income was $1,039.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 126 families in Cavendish: of these 42.1% were couple families without children, 49.2% were couple families with children, 8.7% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 167 occupied private dwellings were counted in Cavendish.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Cavendish, 96.4% were separate houses, 1.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Cavendish, 50.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 25.7% were owned with a mortgage and 16.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Cavendish, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 14.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 82.1% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Cavendish, the median weekly rent was $53. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $964. The average people per household was 2.7 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Cavendish, 75.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.4% were single (or lone) person households and 1.8% were group households.