Loveday

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,071 people were usually resident in Loveday: of these 54.2% were male and 45.8% were female. Of the total population 1.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 22.3% of people usually resident in Loveday were children aged 0-14 years, and 23.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 39 years.

In the 2006 Census, 94.2% of people usually resident in Loveday were Australian citizens, 9.5% were born overseas and 0.6% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 54.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Loveday were married, 10.4% were either separated or divorced, 4.2% were widowed and 30.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 85.9% of people usually resident in Loveday, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were Greece 2.4%, England 2.2%, Germany 0.9%, New Zealand 0.7% and Hungary 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Loveday were No Religion 34.3%, Catholic 15.4%, Uniting Church 12.2%, Anglican 9.9% and Eastern Orthodox 9.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Loveday were Greek 7.0%, Italian 0.7%, Punjabi 0.4%, Polish 0.3% and Swahili 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.6%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 564 people aged 15 years and over in Loveday were in the labour force. Of these 59.9% worked full-time, 27.0% worked part-time, 4.8% were away from work, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.3% were unemployed. 253 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Loveday were Managers 24.2%, Labourers 20.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.5%, Professionals 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.9% and Sales Workers 7.1%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Loveday, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 19.3%, Beverage Manufacturing 7.1%, Hospitals 5.4%, Road Freight Transport 4.3% and School Education 3.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Loveday, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $425, the median family income was $1,083 and the median household income was $914.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 313 families in Loveday: of these 38.3% were couple families without children, 47.3% were couple families with children, 13.1% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 404 occupied private dwellings were counted in Loveday.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Loveday, 97.5% were separate houses, 0.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Loveday, 35.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 45.0% were owned with a mortgage and 15.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Loveday, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 25.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 65.1% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Loveday, the median weekly rent was $120. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $867. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Loveday, 77.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.3% were single (or lone) person households and 0.0% were group households.