3146707

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 405 people in 3146707 of these 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.7% of the population.

The median age of people in 3146707 was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.7% of the population.

Of people in 3146707 aged 15 years and over, 44.4% were married and 13.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in 3146707 was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In 3146707, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in 3146707 was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

In 3146707 32.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.7% were in primary school, 29.0% in secondary school and 22.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in 3146707 were Australian 29.7%, English 26.5%, Scottish 9.7%, Irish 8.9% and Italian 3.6%.

In 3146707, 84.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were South Africa 1.7%, Nepal 1.0%, Colombia 0.7%, England 0.7% and Greece 0.7%.

In 3146707, 71.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in 3146707 were Catholic 25.4%, Anglican 21.0%, No Religion 17.8%, Presbyterian and Reformed 5.9% and Uniting Church 5.2%.

In 3146707 89.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 1.7%, Indo-Aryan, nec 1.5%, Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 1.2%, Greek 0.7% and Spanish 0.7%.

Employment

There were 211 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in 3146707. Of these 57.3% were employed full time, 32.2% were employed part-time and 5.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in 3146707, 13.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in 3146707 was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

The most common occupations in 3146707 included Professionals 20.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.7%, Labourers 13.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 10.6%, Managers 8.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.1%.

Of the employed people in 3146707, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.6%, State Government Administration 5.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.5%, Hospitals 4.0% and Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in 3146707 was $666.

In 3146707, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.6%, Car, as passenger 8.6%, Bicycle 4.0%, Truck 2.0% and Motorbike/scooter 2.0%. On the day, 1.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In 3146707, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.4% provided care for children and 7.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.9% 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 3146707, 27.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in 3146707, 50.9% were couple families with children, 25.5% were couple families without children and 20.9% were one parent families.

In 3146707 12.5% of single parents were male and 87.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In 3146707, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,542 and those without children was $2,750.

Employment status of couple families

In 3146707, of couple families with children, 23.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 21.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In 3146707, 96.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in 3146707, 95.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In 3146707, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 3.7% had 2 bedrooms and 54.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in 3146707, 25.9% were owned outright, 34.5% were owned with a mortgage and 37.4% were rented.

Household composition

In 3146707, of all households, 78.6% were family households, 13.6% were single person households and 7.9% were group households.

In 3146707, 15.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 16.0% 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 3146707, 36.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In 3146707, there were 26 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 14 (or 53.8%) were male and 12 (or 46.2%) were female. The median age was 4 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 3146707, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.4, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $833.

In 3146707, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $340 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.