Snowy River (A)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 7,508 people in Snowy River (A) of these 53.4% were male and 46.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Snowy River (A) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.0% of the population.

Of people in Snowy River (A) aged 15 years and over, 46.8% were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Snowy River (A) was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Snowy River (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Snowy River (A) was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In Snowy River (A) 34.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.7% were in primary school, 19.5% in secondary school and 13.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Snowy River (A) were Australian 28.8%, English 28.0%, Irish 8.9%, Scottish 7.7% and German 3.3%.

In Snowy River (A), 74.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.6%, New Zealand 1.2%, Germany 0.9%, Scotland 0.5% and Austria 0.5%.

In Snowy River (A), 67.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Snowy River (A) were No Religion 24.5%, Catholic 22.5%, Anglican 21.9%, Uniting Church 3.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.4%.

In Snowy River (A) 82.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.1%, French 0.4%, Italian 0.4%, Mandarin 0.3% and Dutch 0.2%.

Employment

There were 3,953 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Snowy River (A). Of these 65.1% were employed full time, 27.1% were employed part-time and 2.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Snowy River (A), 8.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Snowy River (A) was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in Snowy River (A) included Managers 21.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Professionals 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.6%, Labourers 10.2%, Sales Workers 9.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Snowy River (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 15.2%, Sports and Physical Recreation Activities 6.8%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 6.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.7% and School Education 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Snowy River (A) was $634.

In Snowy River (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 53.1%, Walked only 10.9%, Car, as passenger 6.2%, Other 1.8% and Train, car as driver 1.0%. On the day, 2.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Snowy River (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.0% provided care for children and 9.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.4% 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 Snowy River (A), 25.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Snowy River (A), 44.7% were couple families with children, 43.1% were couple families without children and 11.2% were one parent families.

In Snowy River (A) 21.1% of single parents were male and 78.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Snowy River (A), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,953 and those without children was $1,647.

Employment status of couple families

In Snowy River (A), of couple families with children, 31.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 23.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Snowy River (A), 63.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 36.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Snowy River (A), 75.3% were separate houses, 10.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.4% were flats, units or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

In Snowy River (A), of occupied private dwellings 4.7% had 1 bedroom, 16.9% had 2 bedrooms and 41.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Snowy River (A), 37.5% were owned outright, 31.9% were owned with a mortgage and 25.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Snowy River (A), of all households, 69.1% were family households, 26.4% were single person households and 4.5% were group households.

In Snowy River (A), 23.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 7.5% 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 Snowy River (A), 28.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Snowy River (A), there were 76 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 45 (or 59.2%) were male and 31 (or 40.8%) were female. The median age was 27 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 Snowy River (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,166.

In Snowy River (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $235 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,700.