Central Darling (A)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,991 people in Central Darling (A) of these 52.5% were male and 47.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 38.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Central Darling (A) was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.2% of the population.

Of people in Central Darling (A) aged 15 years and over, 36.0% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Central Darling (A) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 33 years.

In Central Darling (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 34.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Central Darling (A) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Central Darling (A) 28.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.2% were in primary school, 21.0% in secondary school and 7.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Central Darling (A) were Australian 32.5%, English 20.7%, Australian Aboriginal 19.1%, Irish 5.9% and Scottish 5.3%.

In Central Darling (A), 88.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 1.3%, England 1.1%, Germany 0.3%, United States of America 0.3% and Italy 0.3%.

In Central Darling (A), 87.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Central Darling (A) were Catholic 37.9%, Anglican 18.8%, No Religion 16.8%, Uniting Church 6.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.6%.

In Central Darling (A) 90.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Paakantyi 0.9%, Italian 0.3%, Tongan 0.3%, German 0.2% and French 0.2%.

Employment

There were 879 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Central Darling (A). Of these 63.4% were employed full time, 20.6% were employed part-time and 10.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Central Darling (A), 9.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Central Darling (A) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Central Darling (A) included Managers 29.0%, Labourers 22.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.9%, Professionals 13.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.3% and Sales Workers 1.6%.

Of the employed people in Central Darling (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 27.3%, School Education 10.4%, Local Government Administration 5.8%, Public Order and Safety Services 4.1% and Accommodation 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Central Darling (A) was $387.

In Central Darling (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 37.8%, Walked only 22.0%, Car, as passenger 6.2%, Other 2.5% and Motorbike/scooter 1.9%. On the day, 1.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 43.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Central Darling (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.3% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.8% 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 Central Darling (A), 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Central Darling (A), 33.2% were couple families with children, 40.1% were couple families without children and 24.0% were one parent families.

In Central Darling (A) 22.6% of single parents were male and 77.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Central Darling (A), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,542 and those without children was $1,521.

Employment status of couple families

In Central Darling (A), of couple families with children, 25.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 11.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Central Darling (A), 69.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 30.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Central Darling (A), 82.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.6% were flats, units or apartments and 5.6% were other dwellings.

In Central Darling (A), of occupied private dwellings 9.2% had 1 bedroom, 19.6% had 2 bedrooms and 35.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Central Darling (A), 37.9% were owned outright, 9.6% were owned with a mortgage and 42.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Central Darling (A), of all households, 61.3% were family households, 36.1% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In Central Darling (A), 37.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.9% 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 Central Darling (A), 37.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Central Darling (A), there were 760 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 364 (or 47.9%) were male and 396 (or 52.1%) were female. The median age was 26 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 Central Darling (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $754.

In Central Darling (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $672.