Leeton

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 6,828 people were usually resident in Leeton: of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Of the total population 5.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 23.4% of people usually resident in Leeton were children aged 0-14 years, and 26.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.

In the 2006 Census, 90.9% of people usually resident in Leeton were Australian citizens, 7.3% were born overseas and 0.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 51.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Leeton were married, 10.4% were either separated or divorced, 8.3% were widowed and 29.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 86.2% of people usually resident in Leeton, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were Italy 2.1%, England 1.0%, New Zealand 0.8%, India 0.4% and Fiji 0.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Leeton were Catholic 37.4%, Anglican 22.9%, No Religion 8.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 7.8% and Uniting Church 6.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Leeton were Italian 3.4%, Punjabi 0.6%, Cantonese 0.3%, Bengali 0.2% and Fijian 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,053 people aged 15 years and over in Leeton were in the labour force. Of these 62.0% worked full-time, 25.5% worked part-time, 4.4% were away from work, 2.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.2% were unemployed. 1,866 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Leeton were Labourers 18.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9%, Professionals 13.8%, Managers 13.0%, Sales Workers 8.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.7% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.3%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Leeton, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 8.3%, Grain Mill and Cereal Product Manufacturing 7.9%, Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 4.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0% and Local Government Administration 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Leeton, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $423, the median family income was $1,054 and the median household income was $814.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,784 families in Leeton: of these 36.3% were couple families without children, 43.7% were couple families with children, 18.3% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 2,646 occupied private dwellings were counted in Leeton.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Leeton, 82.8% were separate houses, 3.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.9% were flats, units or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Leeton, 34.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 29.1% were owned with a mortgage and 29.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Leeton, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 50.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 21.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 25.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Leeton, the median weekly rent was $150. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083. 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 Leeton, 66.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.8% were single (or lone) person households and 1.7% were group households.