3140811

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 248 people in 3140811 of these 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.6% of the population.

The median age of people in 3140811 was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.7% of the population.

Of people in 3140811 aged 15 years and over, 45.7% were married and 14.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in 3140811 was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In 3140811, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in 3140811 was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In 3140811 24.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.9% were in primary school, 20.3% in secondary school and 20.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in 3140811 were Australian 47.8%, English 29.0%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 4.5% and German 3.9%.

In 3140811, 91.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were India 1.6%, New Zealand 1.6%, Canada 1.2% and Wales 1.2%.

In 3140811, 84.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in 3140811 were Catholic 30.6%, Anglican 27.0%, No Religion 12.5%, Uniting Church 12.5% and Jehovah's Witnesses 4.0%.

In 3140811 98.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 121 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in 3140811. Of these 61.2% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 2.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in 3140811, 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in 3140811 was 32 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

The most common occupations in 3140811 included Community and Personal Service Workers 18.3%, Labourers 17.5%, Professionals 12.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.5%, Managers 10.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.8%, Sales Workers 10.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.5%.

Of the employed people in 3140811, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 10.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7.4%, Local Government Administration 7.4%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 4.9% and Accommodation 4.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in 3140811 was $492.

In 3140811, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 61.2%, Walked only 13.2%, Car, as passenger 7.4% and Truck 2.5%. 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 67.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In 3140811, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.1% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.5% 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 3140811, 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in 3140811, 37.0% were couple families with children, 49.3% were couple families without children and 13.7% were one parent families.

In 3140811 42.9% of single parents were male and 57.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In 3140811, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,410 and those without children was $2,143.

Employment status of couple families

In 3140811, of couple families with children, 12.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 30.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In 3140811, 78.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in 3140811, 84.4% were separate houses, 10.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In 3140811, of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 33.0% had 2 bedrooms and 47.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in 3140811, 36.4% were owned outright, 25.5% were owned with a mortgage and 32.7% were rented.

Household composition

In 3140811, of all households, 64.0% were family households, 33.3% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In 3140811, 36.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.8% 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 3140811, 43.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In 3140811, there were 15 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 10 (or 66.7%) were male and 5 (or 33.3%) were female. The median age was 15 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 3140811, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $700.

In 3140811, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $329.