3121804

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 301 people in 3121804 of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in 3121804 was 58 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 7.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 32.9% of the population.

Of people in 3121804 aged 15 years and over, 50.5% were married and 21.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in 3121804 was 61 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In 3121804, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in 3121804 was 59 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In 3121804 14.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.7% were in primary school, 13.3% in secondary school and 20.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in 3121804 were English 31.1%, Australian 27.9%, Scottish 10.3%, Irish 10.3% and German 3.9%.

In 3121804, 86.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.3%, England 2.0%, Netherlands 1.7%, Papua New Guinea 1.3% and Northern Ireland 1.0%.

In 3121804, 75.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in 3121804 were Anglican 25.0%, Catholic 24.0%, No Religion 16.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 11.0% and Uniting Church 8.7%.

In 3121804 95.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Japanese 1.0%.

Employment

There were 136 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in 3121804. Of these 61.8% were employed full time, 27.9% were employed part-time and 3.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in 3121804, 7.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in 3121804 was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 54 years.

The most common occupations in 3121804 included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.2%, Labourers 13.4%, Managers 10.2%, Professionals 10.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.4% and Sales Workers 7.1%.

Of the employed people in 3121804, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.5%, Residential Care Services 5.5%, Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 3.9%, Building Completion Services 3.9% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in 3121804 was $469.

In 3121804, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.5%, Walked only 7.9%, Car, as passenger 5.5%, Truck 2.4% and Train, bus, ferry 2.4%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In 3121804, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.7% provided care for children and 9.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.8% 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 3121804, 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in 3121804, 17.5% were couple families with children, 71.1% were couple families without children and 11.3% were one parent families.

In 3121804 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In 3121804, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,321 and those without children was $2,562.

Employment status of couple families

In 3121804, of couple families with children, 11.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 12.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In 3121804, 65.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 34.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in 3121804, 93.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 6.7% were other dwellings.

In 3121804, of occupied private dwellings 10.0% had 1 bedroom, 30.0% had 2 bedrooms and 43.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in 3121804, 54.3% were owned outright, 23.8% were owned with a mortgage and 17.9% were rented.

Household composition

In 3121804, of all households, 65.3% were family households, 31.3% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

In 3121804, 42.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.2% 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 3121804, 42.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In 3121804, there were 10 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 40.0%) were male and 6 (or 60.0%) were female. The median age was 60 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 3121804, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,291.

In 3121804, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $310 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.