2124462

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 258 people in 2124462 of these 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in 2124462 was 27 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.1% of the population.

Of people in 2124462 aged 15 years and over, 50.0% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in 2124462 was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 19 years.

In 2124462, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.0% 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 2124462 was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In 2124462 34.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.2% were in primary school, 40.0% in secondary school and 20.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in 2124462 were Australian 26.2%, English 16.2%, Italian 11.3%, German 5.2% and Scottish 4.2%.

In 2124462, 70.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.3%, Philippines 3.1%, Sri Lanka 3.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.3% and Argentina 1.2%.

In 2124462, 45.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 46.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in 2124462 were Catholic 46.1%, No Religion 14.2%, Anglican 12.2%, Islam 4.3% and Buddhism 3.9%.

In 2124462 70.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 4.3%, Arabic 3.9%, Sinhalese 3.9%, Samoan 3.9% and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 2.8%.

Employment

There were 137 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in 2124462. Of these 63.5% were employed full time, 27.0% were employed part-time and 3.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in 2124462, 7.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in 2124462 was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 21 years.

The most common occupations in 2124462 included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.8%, Labourers 13.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Sales Workers 11.3%, Professionals 8.3% and Managers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in 2124462, the most common responses for industry of employment included Depository Financial Intermediation 7.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.9%, Road Freight Transport 3.7%, Central Government Administration 3.7% and Hardware, Building and Garden Supplies Retailing 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in 2124462 was $523.

In 2124462, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.8%, Train 8.9%, Car, as passenger 3.7%, Truck 2.2% and Other 2.2%. On the day, 10.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In 2124462, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.6% provided care for children and 10.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.0% 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 2124462, 17.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in 2124462, 65.7% were couple families with children, 14.9% were couple families without children and 19.4% were one parent families.

In 2124462 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In 2124462, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,146 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In 2124462, of couple families with children, 30.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 20.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In 2124462, 90.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in 2124462, 86.8% were separate houses, 13.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In 2124462, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 4.1% had 2 bedrooms and 56.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 3.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in 2124462, 26.7% were owned outright, 45.3% were owned with a mortgage and 24.0% were rented.

Household composition

In 2124462, of all households, 81.6% were family households, 14.5% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

In 2124462, 8.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.8% 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 2124462, 36.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In 2124462, 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 18 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 2124462, 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 2124462, 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.