Diamantina (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 283 people in Diamantina (S) of these 54.8% were male and 45.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 25.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Diamantina (S) was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.7% of the population.

Of people in Diamantina (S) aged 15 years and over, 40.0% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Diamantina (S) was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Diamantina (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 46.6% 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 Diamantina (S) was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

In Diamantina (S) 15.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.2% were in primary school, 13.3% in secondary school and 8.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Diamantina (S) were Australian 40.4%, English 22.2%, Irish 11.5%, Scottish 6.7% and German 6.7%.

In Diamantina (S), 86.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Ireland 2.1%, New Zealand 1.8%, England 1.4%, Italy 1.4% and Scotland 1.1%.

In Diamantina (S), 83.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Diamantina (S) were Catholic 23.9%, No Religion 22.5%, Anglican 19.7%, Uniting Church 11.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.0%.

In Diamantina (S) 94.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.4% and German 1.1%.

Employment

There were 189 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Diamantina (S). Of these 80.4% were employed full time, 9.5% were employed part-time and 3.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Diamantina (S), 4.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 2.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 78.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Diamantina (S) was 37 years and for people who were employed part-time was 56 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Diamantina (S) were Labourers 25.3%, Managers 19.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 14.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.0%, Professionals 10.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.6% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.5%.

Of the employed people in Diamantina (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 33.2%, Local Government Administration 19.8%, Accommodation 8.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.7% and Electricity Distribution 2.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Diamantina (S) was $679.

In Diamantina (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 36.4%, Car, as driver 25.1%, Car, as passenger 7.5%, Truck 3.2% and Other 3.2%. 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 34.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Diamantina (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.8% provided care for children and 4.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.5% 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 Diamantina (S), 20.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Diamantina (S), 44.8% were couple families with children, 44.8% were couple families without children and 5.2% were one parent families.

In Diamantina (S) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Diamantina (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,791 and those without children was $1,187.

Employment status of couple families

In Diamantina (S), of couple families with children, 36.5% had both partners employed full-time, 5.8% had both employed part-time and 11.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Diamantina (S), 75.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 24.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Diamantina (S), 86.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 5.9% were other dwellings.

In Diamantina (S), of occupied private dwellings 5.0% had 1 bedroom, 25.7% had 2 bedrooms and 47.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Diamantina (S), 16.5% were owned outright, 5.8% were owned with a mortgage and 72.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Diamantina (S), of all households, 57.4% were family households, 38.6% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

In Diamantina (S), 24.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.7% 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 Diamantina (S), 40.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 14.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Diamantina (S), there were 67 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 39 (or 58.2%) were male and 28 (or 41.8%) were female. The median age was 46 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 Diamantina (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.1, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $831.

In Diamantina (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $108 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.