Esk

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,166 people were usually resident in Esk: of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Of the total population 0.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 16.7% of people usually resident in Esk were children aged 0-14 years, and 40.7% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 49 years.

In the 2006 Census, 90.1% of people usually resident in Esk were Australian citizens, 16.6% were born overseas and 1.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 52.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Esk were married, 17.9% were either separated or divorced, 7.4% were widowed and 22.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 77.1% of people usually resident in Esk, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 7.4%, New Zealand 2.2%, Scotland 1.3%, Netherlands 1.2% and Germany 1.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Esk were Anglican 23.8%, No Religion 18.3%, Catholic 15.5%, Uniting Church 8.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Esk were Dutch 0.7%, Urdu 0.6%, Italian 0.5%, German 0.3% and Filipino 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 405 people aged 15 years and over in Esk were in the labour force. Of these 54.8% worked full-time, 31.9% worked part-time, 3.7% were away from work, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.9% were unemployed. 521 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Esk were Labourers 19.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.0%, Managers 13.4%, Professionals 11.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.2%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Esk, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 8.3%, Accommodation 5.9%, Road Freight Transport 4.8%, School Education 4.6% and Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 4.3%.

In the 2006 Census in Esk, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $280, the median family income was $642 and the median household income was $548.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 335 families in Esk: of these 54.3% were couple families without children, 28.7% were couple families with children, 16.1% were one parent families and 0.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 532 occupied private dwellings were counted in Esk.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Esk, 88.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.3% were flats, units or apartments and 10.2% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Esk, 47.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.6% were owned with a mortgage and 25.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Esk, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 42.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 6.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 48.5% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Esk, the median weekly rent was $150. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $800. 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 Esk, 63.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.2% were single (or lone) person households and 3.2% were group households.