Cawongla

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 221 people in Cawongla of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Cawongla was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.0% of the population.

Of people in Cawongla aged 15 years and over, 38.9% were married and 20.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Cawongla was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 36 years.

In Cawongla, of people aged 15 years and over, 35.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Cawongla was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 47 years.

In Cawongla 30.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.5% were in primary school, 26.5% in secondary school and 17.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cawongla were English 33.5%, Australian 29.4%, Irish 11.6%, German 7.7% and Scottish 4.8%.

In Cawongla, 75.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 5.0%, England 3.2%, Germany 3.2%, United States of America 2.3% and Papua New Guinea 1.8%.

In Cawongla, 60.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Cawongla were No Religion 28.1%, Catholic 19.9%, Anglican 14.5%, Uniting Church 5.9% and Buddhism 4.5%.

In Cawongla 91.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 3.2% and Dutch 1.4%.

Employment

There were 110 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cawongla. Of these 55.5% were employed full time, 29.1% were employed part-time and 10.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Cawongla, 10.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 16.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Cawongla was 54 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Cawongla included Professionals 25.8%, Labourers 18.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.4%, Managers 6.2%, Sales Workers 4.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Cawongla, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 8.2%, Grocery, Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling 7.2%, Hospitals 6.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.1% and Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 4.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cawongla was $403.

In Cawongla, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 71.6%, Car, as passenger 6.3% and Walked only 6.3%. 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 81.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cawongla, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.3% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.6% 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 Cawongla, 38.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cawongla, 38.3% were couple families with children, 35.0% were couple families without children and 26.7% were one parent families.

In Cawongla 26.7% of single parents were male and 73.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Cawongla, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,292 and those without children was $2,083.

Employment status of couple families

In Cawongla, of couple families with children, 44.2% had both partners employed full-time, 9.3% had both employed part-time and 7.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Cawongla, 87.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Cawongla, 93.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 6.4% were other dwellings.

In Cawongla, of occupied private dwellings 8.5% had 1 bedroom, 20.2% had 2 bedrooms and 39.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Cawongla, 38.3% were owned outright, 31.9% were owned with a mortgage and 25.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Cawongla, of all households, 59.6% were family households, 35.1% were single person households and 5.3% were group households.

In Cawongla, 43.7% 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 Cawongla, 34.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Cawongla, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 3 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Cawongla, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,750.

In Cawongla, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.