3128506

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 559 people in 3128506 of these 52.2% were male and 47.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.2% of the population.

The median age of people in 3128506 was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.6% of the population.

Of people in 3128506 aged 15 years and over, 39.0% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in 3128506 was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In 3128506, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in 3128506 was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

In 3128506 29.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.8% were in primary school, 22.0% in secondary school and 18.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in 3128506 were English 32.4%, Australian 28.6%, Irish 7.9%, German 7.2% and Scottish 5.5%.

In 3128506, 79.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.4%, New Zealand 3.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.4%, South Africa 1.1% and Indonesia 0.7%.

In 3128506, 70.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in 3128506 were Catholic 23.9%, Anglican 21.6%, No Religion 20.1%, Uniting Church 6.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.8%.

In 3128506 89.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.4%, Maori (New Zealand) 1.1%, Dutch 0.7%, Filipino 0.7% and Japanese 0.7%.

Employment

There were 238 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in 3128506. Of these 66.4% were employed full time, 18.5% were employed part-time and 8.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in 3128506, 6.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in 3128506 was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in 3128506 included Labourers 18.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Professionals 10.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.1%, Sales Workers 7.3% and Managers 6.4%.

Of the employed people in 3128506, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1%, Residential Care Services 4.1%, Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 3.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.7% and School Education 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in 3128506 was $471.

In 3128506, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.6%, Car, as passenger 9.2%, Walked only 3.7%, Truck 1.8% and Train, bus 1.8%. On the day, 8.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In 3128506, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.2% provided care for children and 14.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.4% 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 3128506, 24.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in 3128506, 38.6% were couple families with children, 33.8% were couple families without children and 27.6% were one parent families.

In 3128506 10.5% of single parents were male and 89.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In 3128506, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,071 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In 3128506, of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 15.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In 3128506, 91.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in 3128506, 96.4% were separate houses, 3.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In 3128506, of occupied private dwellings 2.1% had 1 bedroom, 15.8% had 2 bedrooms and 62.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in 3128506, 28.6% were owned outright, 25.0% were owned with a mortgage and 43.8% were rented.

Household composition

In 3128506, of all households, 71.4% were family households, 26.0% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In 3128506, 23.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.4% 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 3128506, 40.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In 3128506, there were 42 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 21 (or 50.0%) were male and 21 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 30 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 3128506, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

In 3128506, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.