South-West Coast (Western Victoria)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 60,497 people in South-West Coast (Western Victoria) of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in South-West Coast (Western Victoria) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.9% of the population.

Of people in South-West Coast (Western Victoria) aged 15 years and over, 49.9% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in South-West Coast (Western Victoria) was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in South-West Coast (Western Victoria) was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria) 29.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.6% were in primary school, 24.6% in secondary school and 16.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South-West Coast (Western Victoria) were Australian 32.0%, English 30.0%, Irish 12.5%, Scottish 8.6% and German 3.4%.

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria), 87.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.0%, New Zealand 1.3%, Netherlands 0.4%, Scotland 0.4% and Philippines 0.3%.

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria), 82.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in South-West Coast (Western Victoria) were Catholic 28.9%, No Religion 23.7%, Anglican 12.7%, Uniting Church 7.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 7.5%.

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria) 93.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.2%, Dutch 0.2%, German 0.1%, Italian 0.1% and Arabic 0.1%.

Employment

There were 29,989 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South-West Coast (Western Victoria). Of these 55.7% were employed full time, 32.8% were employed part-time and 4.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in South-West Coast (Western Victoria), 13.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in South-West Coast (Western Victoria) was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in South-West Coast (Western Victoria) included Professionals 16.4%, Managers 15.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Labourers 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Sales Workers 10.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.6%.

Of the employed people in South-West Coast (Western Victoria), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.0%, Hospitals 5.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.7%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 3.9% and Dairy Cattle Farming 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South-West Coast (Western Victoria) was $520.

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.9%, Car, as passenger 5.9%, Walked only 4.7%, Bicycle 0.9% and Truck 0.9%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.7% provided care for children and 11.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.0% 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 South-West Coast (Western Victoria), 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South-West Coast (Western Victoria), 42.0% were couple families with children, 40.5% were couple families without children and 16.1% were one parent families.

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria) 16.8% of single parents were male and 83.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,940 and those without children was $1,717.

Employment status of couple families

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria), of couple families with children, 19.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 26.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria), 86.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in South-West Coast (Western Victoria), 87.3% were separate houses, 4.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria), of occupied private dwellings 2.9% had 1 bedroom, 17.9% had 2 bedrooms and 52.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in South-West Coast (Western Victoria), 37.3% were owned outright, 32.7% were owned with a mortgage and 26.5% were rented.

Household composition

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria), of all households, 69.5% were family households, 27.4% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria), 28.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.5% 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 South-West Coast (Western Victoria), 33.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria), there were 1,007 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 502 (or 49.9%) were male and 505 (or 50.1%) were female. The median age was 20 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 South-West Coast (Western Victoria), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $802.

In South-West Coast (Western Victoria), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $159 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,266.