1137915

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 488 people in 1137915 of these 43.6% were male and 56.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in 1137915 was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.9% of the population.

Of people in 1137915 aged 15 years and over, 43.7% were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in 1137915 was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In 1137915, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in 1137915 was 47 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In 1137915 30.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 15.2% were in primary school, 9.9% in secondary school and 20.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in 1137915 were Australian 12.8%, English 10.8%, Greek 10.6%, Chinese 8.3% and Italian 5.0%.

In 1137915, 46.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Greece 4.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.1%, Philippines 3.1%, Lebanon 2.9% and Nepal 2.7%.

In 1137915, 24.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 66.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in 1137915 were Catholic 25.1%, Eastern Orthodox 19.5%, No Religion 13.3%, Anglican 8.0% and Hinduism 5.5%.

In 1137915 39.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 10.5%, Arabic 6.2%, Spanish 3.9%, Cantonese 3.9% and Macedonian 3.1%.

Employment

There were 239 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in 1137915. Of these 62.8% were employed full time, 26.8% were employed part-time and 3.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in 1137915, 6.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in 1137915 was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 34 years.

The most common occupations in 1137915 included Professionals 25.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 21.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%, Labourers 9.2%, Sales Workers 7.5%, Managers 6.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in 1137915, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 8.3%, Legal and Accounting Services 6.6%, School Education 3.5%, Hospitals 3.5% and Allied Health Services 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in 1137915 was $590.

In 1137915, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 43.0%, Train 25.0%, Walked only 6.6%, Car, as passenger 4.4% and Train, bus 3.5%. On the day, 33.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 46.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In 1137915, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.0% provided care for children and 8.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 7.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in 1137915, 22.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in 1137915, 42.2% were couple families with children, 37.1% were couple families without children and 20.7% were one parent families.

In 1137915 16.0% of single parents were male and 84.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In 1137915, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,312 and those without children was $1,949.

Employment status of couple families

In 1137915, of couple families with children, 27.2% had both partners employed full-time, 5.4% had both employed part-time and 19.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In 1137915, 94.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in 1137915, 27.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 72.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In 1137915, of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 64.5% had 2 bedrooms and 23.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in 1137915, 30.7% were owned outright, 25.0% were owned with a mortgage and 39.2% were rented.

Household composition

In 1137915, of all households, 63.0% were family households, 35.3% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

In 1137915, 23.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 7.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In 1137915, 50.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In 1137915, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In 1137915, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In 1137915, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.