Southern Mallee (DC)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,100 people in Southern Mallee (DC) of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Southern Mallee (DC) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.8% of the population.

Of people in Southern Mallee (DC) aged 15 years and over, 54.3% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Southern Mallee (DC) was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Southern Mallee (DC), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Southern Mallee (DC) was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

In Southern Mallee (DC) 24.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.4% were in primary school, 26.0% in secondary school and 6.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Southern Mallee (DC) were Australian 34.9%, English 29.0%, German 10.8%, Scottish 6.8% and Irish 6.4%.

In Southern Mallee (DC), 87.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.9%, New Zealand 1.1%, South Africa 1.0%, Ireland 0.8% and Taiwan 0.5%.

In Southern Mallee (DC), 83.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Southern Mallee (DC) were Uniting Church 29.2%, No Religion 21.9%, Lutheran 14.3%, Catholic 11.4% and Anglican 8.0%.

In Southern Mallee (DC) 93.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.7%, Mandarin 0.7%, Filipino 0.5%, Polish 0.2% and Sinhalese 0.2%.

Employment

There were 1,073 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Southern Mallee (DC). Of these 62.7% were employed full time, 28.5% were employed part-time and 2.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Southern Mallee (DC), 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 56.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Southern Mallee (DC) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Southern Mallee (DC) included Managers 41.2%, Labourers 12.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.0%, Professionals 8.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.9% and Sales Workers 5.7%.

Of the employed people in Southern Mallee (DC), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 30.3%, Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 9.8%, School Education 4.4%, Local Government Administration 3.2% and Hospitals 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Southern Mallee (DC) was $480.

In Southern Mallee (DC), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.9%, Walked only 9.5%, Car, as passenger 5.5%, Other 2.5% and Truck 1.0%. 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 55.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Southern Mallee (DC), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.3% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 39.9% 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 Southern Mallee (DC), 24.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Southern Mallee (DC), 41.8% were couple families with children, 48.0% were couple families without children and 9.5% were one parent families.

In Southern Mallee (DC) 26.3% of single parents were male and 73.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Southern Mallee (DC), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,528 and those without children was $1,369.

Employment status of couple families

In Southern Mallee (DC), of couple families with children, 26.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 31.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Southern Mallee (DC), 78.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Southern Mallee (DC), 97.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

In Southern Mallee (DC), of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 13.4% had 2 bedrooms and 58.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Southern Mallee (DC), 48.4% were owned outright, 24.8% were owned with a mortgage and 22.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Southern Mallee (DC), of all households, 66.2% were family households, 31.9% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Southern Mallee (DC), 33.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.4% 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 Southern Mallee (DC), 27.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Southern Mallee (DC), there were 35 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 17 (or 48.6%) were male and 18 (or 51.4%) were female. The median age was 10 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 Southern Mallee (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.1, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $779.

In Southern Mallee (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,192.