Fredericksfield

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 295 people in Fredericksfield of these 52.5% were male and 47.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Fredericksfield was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.7% of the population.

Of people in Fredericksfield aged 15 years and over, 66.1% were married and 5.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Fredericksfield was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 19 years.

In Fredericksfield, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Fredericksfield was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Fredericksfield 30.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.1% were in primary school, 28.4% in secondary school and 10.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Fredericksfield were Australian 24.8%, English 24.8%, Italian 18.9%, Irish 8.1% and Scottish 7.9%.

In Fredericksfield, 87.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 2.0%, England 1.0%, France 1.0%, New Zealand 1.0% and Philippines 1.0%.

In Fredericksfield, 74.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Fredericksfield were Catholic 42.2%, Uniting Church 15.6%, Anglican 15.0%, No Religion 7.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 7.5%.

In Fredericksfield 89.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 3.7%, French 1.4%, Thai 1.4% and Filipino 1.0%.

Employment

There were 153 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fredericksfield. Of these 63.4% were employed full time, 26.8% were employed part-time and 2.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Fredericksfield, 9.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Fredericksfield was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in Fredericksfield included Managers 32.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.6%, Labourers 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.6%, Professionals 6.6% and Sales Workers 3.3%.

Of the employed people in Fredericksfield, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Crop Growing 29.6%, School Education 7.2%, Sugar and Confectionery Manufacturing 4.6%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 3.9% and Residential Care Services 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fredericksfield was $578.

In Fredericksfield, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 59.2%, Car, as passenger 7.2%, Truck 7.2% and Walked only 3.3%. 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 64.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Fredericksfield, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.0% provided care for children and 13.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.9% 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 Fredericksfield, 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Fredericksfield, 53.6% were couple families with children, 41.7% were couple families without children and 4.8% were one parent families.

In Fredericksfield 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Fredericksfield, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,687 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Fredericksfield, of couple families with children, 21.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 21.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Fredericksfield, 63.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 36.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Fredericksfield, 97.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.9% were other dwellings.

In Fredericksfield, of occupied private dwellings 2.9% had 1 bedroom, 16.2% had 2 bedrooms and 43.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Fredericksfield, 53.8% were owned outright, 21.7% were owned with a mortgage and 21.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Fredericksfield, of all households, 78.1% were family households, 21.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Fredericksfield, 21.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 13.1% 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 Fredericksfield, 23.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Fredericksfield, there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 50.0%) were male and 3 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 35 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 Fredericksfield, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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