Dennington

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,171 people were usually resident in Dennington: of these 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 26.2% of people usually resident in Dennington were children aged 0-14 years, and 16.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 31 years.

In the 2006 Census, 95.0% of people usually resident in Dennington were Australian citizens, 3.8% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 53.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Dennington were married, 10.5% were either separated or divorced, 2.2% were widowed and 34.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 93.5% of people usually resident in Dennington, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 1.3%, New Zealand 0.5%, Papua New Guinea 0.3%, United States of America 0.3% and Sri Lanka 0.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Dennington were Catholic 41.8%, No Religion 21.3%, Anglican 10.6%, Presbyterian and Reformed 8.6% and Uniting Church 4.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common response for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Dennington was Sinhalese 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 97.3%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 619 people aged 15 years and over in Dennington were in the labour force. Of these 60.9% worked full-time, 26.8% worked part-time, 3.7% were away from work, 3.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.2% were unemployed. 212 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Dennington were Technicians and Trades Workers 19.4%, Labourers 17.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Sales Workers 12.1%, Managers 9.5%, Professionals 9.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.2% and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Dennington, the most common responses for industry of employment included Grocery, Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling 5.6%, Road Freight Transport 4.6%, Hospitals 4.6%, Dairy Product Manufacturing 4.4% and Residential Building Construction 3.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Dennington, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $469, the median family income was $1,108 and the median household income was $1,051.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 325 families in Dennington: of these 31.1% were couple families without children, 53.8% were couple families with children, 11.7% were one parent families and 3.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 410 occupied private dwellings were counted in Dennington.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Dennington, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Dennington, 29.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 51.7% were owned with a mortgage and 13.7% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Dennington, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 64.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 26.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Dennington, the median weekly rent was $230. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,192. The average people per household was 2.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Dennington, 78.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 16.8% were single (or lone) person households and 2.7% were group households.