250,000 to 999,999

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 478,107 people in 250,000 to 999,999 of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in 250,000 to 999,999 was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.5% of the population.

Of people in 250,000 to 999,999 aged 15 years and over, 46.0% were married and 13.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in 250,000 to 999,999 was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In 250,000 to 999,999, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in 250,000 to 999,999 was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

In 250,000 to 999,999 29.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.7% were in primary school, 18.9% in secondary school and 21.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in 250,000 to 999,999 were English 29.9%, Australian 24.0%, Irish 7.8%, Scottish 7.2% and German 3.5%.

In 250,000 to 999,999, 64.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 8.7%, England 5.6%, South Africa 1.2%, Japan 0.8% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.7%.

In 250,000 to 999,999, 50.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 35.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in 250,000 to 999,999 were Catholic 23.5%, No Religion 22.3%, Anglican 20.8%, Uniting Church 4.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.6%.

In 250,000 to 999,999 83.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Japanese 1.0%, Mandarin 0.9%, Korean 0.6%, Cantonese 0.5% and Italian 0.5%.

Employment

There were 241,872 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in 250,000 to 999,999. Of these 56.1% were employed full time, 31.2% were employed part-time and 7.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in 250,000 to 999,999, 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in 250,000 to 999,999 was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in 250,000 to 999,999 included Professionals 17.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.5%, Sales Workers 12.9%, Managers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0%, Labourers 9.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.1%.

Of the employed people in 250,000 to 999,999, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.3%, School Education 4.2%, Hospitals 3.3%, Accommodation 3.0% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in 250,000 to 999,999 was $570.

In 250,000 to 999,999, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.1%, Car, as passenger 5.6%, Walked only 2.8%, Bus 1.8% and Truck 1.0%. On the day, 4.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In 250,000 to 999,999, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.0% 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, 14.8% 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 250,000 to 999,999, 26.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in 250,000 to 999,999, 40.8% were couple families with children, 40.4% were couple families without children and 17.2% were one parent families.

In 250,000 to 999,999 16.6% of single parents were male and 83.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In 250,000 to 999,999, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,125 and those without children was $1,895.

Employment status of couple families

In 250,000 to 999,999, of couple families with children, 21.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 21.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In 250,000 to 999,999, 87.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in 250,000 to 999,999, 59.3% were separate houses, 19.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 20.2% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

In 250,000 to 999,999, of occupied private dwellings 5.0% had 1 bedroom, 21.5% had 2 bedrooms and 38.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in 250,000 to 999,999, 26.2% were owned outright, 34.2% were owned with a mortgage and 36.4% were rented.

Household composition

In 250,000 to 999,999, of all households, 70.7% were family households, 23.2% were single person households and 6.1% were group households.

In 250,000 to 999,999, 23.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.3% 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 250,000 to 999,999, 36.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In 250,000 to 999,999, there were 5,985 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 2,964 (or 49.5%) were male and 3,021 (or 50.5%) were female. The median age was 21 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 250,000 to 999,999, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,154.

In 250,000 to 999,999, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.