Corryong

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,228 people were usually resident in Corryong: of these 46.9% were male and 53.1% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 18.8% of people usually resident in Corryong were children aged 0-14 years, and 39.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 45 years.

In the 2006 Census, 92.6% of people usually resident in Corryong were Australian citizens, 8.1% were born overseas and 0.3% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 53.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Corryong were married, 8.6% were either separated or divorced, 13.2% were widowed and 24.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 86.5% of people usually resident in Corryong, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 2.1%, Netherlands 1.1%, Germany 1.1%, New Zealand 0.6% and Zimbabwe 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Corryong were Anglican 31.6%, Catholic 18.2%, No Religion 15.4%, Uniting Church 10.5% and Baptist 4.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Corryong were German 0.9%, Sinhalese 0.2%, Croatian 0.2%, Dutch 0.2% and Italian 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.5%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 470 people aged 15 years and over in Corryong were in the labour force. Of these 53.4% worked full-time, 33.4% worked part-time, 4.5% were away from work, 3.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.1% were unemployed. 468 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Corryong were Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Professionals 15.2%, Labourers 15.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Managers 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.0% and Sales Workers 7.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Corryong, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 10.3%, Hospitals 6.7%, Road Freight Transport 4.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.0% and Electricity Generation 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census in Corryong, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $326, the median family income was $824 and the median household income was $580.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 298 families in Corryong: of these 43.0% were couple families without children, 43.0% were couple families with children, 14.1% 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 497 occupied private dwellings were counted in Corryong.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Corryong, 95.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Corryong, 42.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.6% were owned with a mortgage and 25.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Corryong, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 21.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 19.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 52.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Corryong, the median weekly rent was $100. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $650. The average people per household was 2.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Corryong, 60.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 37.4% were single (or lone) person households and 1.8% were group households.