Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 394 people were usually resident in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire): of these 47.0% were male and 53.0% were female. Of the total population 2.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.3% of people usually resident in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire) were children aged 0-14 years, and 26.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.

In the 2006 Census, 92.6% of people usually resident in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire) were Australian citizens, 10.2% were born overseas and 1.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 55.0% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire) were married, 10.6% were either separated or divorced, 5.1% were widowed and 28.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 85.8% of people usually resident in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were United States of America 2.0%, England 1.8%, Denmark 1.0%, New Zealand 1.0% and Germany 1.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire) were No Religion 20.6%, Anglican 19.5%, Catholic 17.3%, Uniting Church 17.0% and Christian, nfd 4.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire) were French 0.8% and Danish 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.2%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 187 people aged 15 years and over in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire) were in the labour force. Of these 53.5% worked full-time, 35.8% worked part-time, 1.6% were away from work, 1.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.5% were unemployed. 116 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire) were Labourers 20.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.5%, Sales Workers 18.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.6%, Professionals 11.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.4% and Managers 5.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire), the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.4%, Pharmaceutical and Other Store-Based Retailing 5.8%, Adult, Community and Other Education 4.6%, Building Completion Services 4.6% and Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 4.0%.

In the 2006 Census in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $387, the median family income was $854 and the median household income was $768.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 119 families in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire): of these 41.2% were couple families without children, 39.5% were couple families with children, 19.3% 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 156 occupied private dwellings were counted in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire), 98.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire), 37.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 39.1% were owned with a mortgage and 23.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 38.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 41.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire), the median weekly rent was $175. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,040. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Victory Heights (Cooloola Shire), 76.3% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.8% were single (or lone) person households and 3.2% were group households.