Latrobe

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,843 people were usually resident in Latrobe: of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 6.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.0% of people usually resident in Latrobe were children aged 0-14 years, and 29.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 39 years.

In the 2006 Census, 92.4% of people usually resident in Latrobe were Australian citizens, 7.4% were born overseas and 0.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 49.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Latrobe were married, 12.3% were either separated or divorced, 8.7% were widowed and 29.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 87.0% of people usually resident in Latrobe, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.2%, New Zealand 0.8%, Scotland 0.5%, India 0.5% and Germany 0.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Latrobe were Anglican 26.7%, No Religion 21.7%, Catholic 20.3%, Uniting Church 6.9% and Baptist 3.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Latrobe were Hindi 0.3%, German 0.3%, Tagalog 0.2%, Spanish 0.2% and Dutch 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.5%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,241 people aged 15 years and over in Latrobe were in the labour force. Of these 55.7% worked full-time, 27.4% worked part-time, 5.1% were away from work, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.0% were unemployed. 919 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Latrobe were Technicians and Trades Workers 19.3%, Labourers 18.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.9%, Professionals 10.8%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3% and Managers 8.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Latrobe, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.0%, Hospitals 4.2%, Road Freight Transport 3.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Latrobe, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $354, the median family income was $881 and the median household income was $694.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 802 families in Latrobe: of these 38.5% were couple families without children, 39.9% were couple families with children, 20.2% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 1,129 occupied private dwellings were counted in Latrobe.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Latrobe, 84.8% were separate houses, 5.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.7% were flats, units or apartments and 2.3% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Latrobe, 35.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 30.7% were owned with a mortgage and 26.7% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Latrobe, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 17.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 30.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 47.5% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Latrobe, the median weekly rent was $120. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $860. The average people per household was 2.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Latrobe, 69.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.7% were group households.