Denison (Nelson)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 21,636 people in Denison (Nelson) of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Denison (Nelson) was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.2% of the population.

Of people in Denison (Nelson) aged 15 years and over, 47.9% were married and 9.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Denison (Nelson) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In Denison (Nelson), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Denison (Nelson) was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Denison (Nelson) 35.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.6% were in primary school, 18.0% in secondary school and 43.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Denison (Nelson) were English 30.0%, Australian 26.1%, Irish 7.9%, Scottish 7.7% and Chinese 4.6%.

In Denison (Nelson), 70.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.5%, Malaysia 1.6%, New Zealand 1.3% and South Africa 1.1%.

In Denison (Nelson), 55.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Denison (Nelson) were No Religion 36.1%, Anglican 21.6%, Catholic 15.4%, Uniting Church 3.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.2%.

In Denison (Nelson) 80.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.7%, Arabic 1.1%, Greek 1.1%, Cantonese 0.9% and Korean 0.8%.

Employment

There were 10,999 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Denison (Nelson). Of these 51.7% were employed full time, 37.4% were employed part-time and 5.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Denison (Nelson), 15.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Denison (Nelson) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in Denison (Nelson) included Professionals 38.1%, Managers 14.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.5%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Labourers 5.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.7%.

Of the employed people in Denison (Nelson), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.7%, School Education 6.6%, State Government Administration 6.2%, Tertiary Education 5.6% and Hospitals 4.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Denison (Nelson) was $630.

In Denison (Nelson), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.5%, Car, as passenger 7.9%, Walked only 7.4%, Bus 4.7% and Bicycle 1.5%. On the day, 5.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Denison (Nelson), of people aged 15 years and over, 76.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.9% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.1% 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 Denison (Nelson), 30.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Denison (Nelson), 41.8% were couple families with children, 45.7% were couple families without children and 10.9% were one parent families.

In Denison (Nelson) 16.3% of single parents were male and 83.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Denison (Nelson), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,816 and those without children was $2,253.

Employment status of couple families

In Denison (Nelson), of couple families with children, 18.9% had both partners employed full-time, 6.2% had both employed part-time and 23.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Denison (Nelson), 89.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Denison (Nelson), 76.6% were separate houses, 6.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 16.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

In Denison (Nelson), of occupied private dwellings 6.5% had 1 bedroom, 21.7% had 2 bedrooms and 36.6% 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 Denison (Nelson), 40.1% were owned outright, 30.1% were owned with a mortgage and 26.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Denison (Nelson), of all households, 66.6% were family households, 25.8% were single person households and 7.6% were group households.

In Denison (Nelson), 21.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 15.5% 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 Denison (Nelson), 37.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Denison (Nelson), there were 202 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 101 (or 50.0%) were male and 101 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 23 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 Denison (Nelson), 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 $1,520.

In Denison (Nelson), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.