Darkwood

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 243 people in Darkwood of these 44.4% were male and 55.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Darkwood was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.1% of the population.

Of people in Darkwood aged 15 years and over, 29.1% were married and 32.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Darkwood was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 37 years.

In Darkwood, of people aged 15 years and over, 28.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 22.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Darkwood was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 52 years.

In Darkwood 35.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.9% were in primary school, 11.5% in secondary school and 23.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Darkwood were English 26.4%, Australian 24.9%, Scottish 11.7%, Irish 11.4% and German 5.3%.

In Darkwood, 77.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.7%, England 1.6%, Germany 1.6%, Scotland 1.6% and Canada 1.2%.

In Darkwood, 58.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Darkwood were No Religion 47.5%, Anglican 10.2%, Christian, nfd 6.1%, Catholic 5.3% and Buddhism 4.1%.

In Darkwood 89.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 2.0%, French 1.2%, Italian 1.2%, Polish 1.2% and Vietnamese 1.2%.

Employment

There were 92 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Darkwood. Of these 34.8% were employed full time, 39.1% were employed part-time and 22.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Darkwood, 18.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Darkwood was 53 years and for people who were employed part-time was 51 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Darkwood were Professionals 40.6%, Managers 20.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.3% and Labourers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Darkwood, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 14.7%, Hospitals 7.4%, Grocery, Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling 5.9%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 5.9% and Legal and Accounting Services 5.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Darkwood was $373.

In Darkwood, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 56.5%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Motorbike/scooter 4.3% and Walked only 4.3%. 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 62.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Darkwood, of people aged 15 years and over, 85.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.0% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 43.6% 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 Darkwood, 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 27.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Darkwood, 22.4% were couple families with children, 37.3% were couple families without children and 40.3% were one parent families.

In Darkwood 11.1% of single parents were male and 88.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Darkwood, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $4,500 and those without children was $700.

Employment status of couple families

In Darkwood, of couple families with children, 7.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 7.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Darkwood, 66.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 33.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Darkwood, 75.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 24.5% were other dwellings.

In Darkwood, of occupied private dwellings 15.8% had 1 bedroom, 35.6% had 2 bedrooms and 28.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Darkwood, 47.5% were owned outright, 13.9% were owned with a mortgage and 32.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Darkwood, of all households, 61.4% were family households, 35.6% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

In Darkwood, 51.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.5% 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 Darkwood, 50.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 5.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Darkwood, there were 8 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5 (or 62.5%) were male and 3 (or 37.5%) were female. The median age was 55 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 Darkwood, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $350.

In Darkwood, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.