Fernvale (NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 238 people in Fernvale (NSW) of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Fernvale (NSW) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.8% of the population.

Of people in Fernvale (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 56.1% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Fernvale (NSW) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Fernvale (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Fernvale (NSW) was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 61 years.

In Fernvale (NSW) 29.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.6% were in primary school, 23.9% in secondary school and 16.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Fernvale (NSW) were English 35.5%, Australian 27.8%, Irish 9.6%, Scottish 6.5% and German 3.4%.

In Fernvale (NSW), 81.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.3%, Belgium 1.3%, Germany 1.3%, India 1.3% and Japan 1.3%.

In Fernvale (NSW), 73.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Fernvale (NSW) were No Religion 24.4%, Anglican 21.8%, Catholic 17.6%, Uniting Church 4.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.8%.

In Fernvale (NSW) 87.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Japanese 1.7%, French 1.3%, Maltese 1.3%, Russian 1.3% and Thai 1.3%.

Employment

There were 107 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fernvale (NSW). Of these 49.5% were employed full time, 35.5% were employed part-time and 6.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Fernvale (NSW), 14.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 31.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Fernvale (NSW) was 53 years and for people who were employed part-time was 49 years.

The most common occupations in Fernvale (NSW) included Managers 17.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.7%, Professionals 13.7%, Sales Workers 12.7%, Labourers 12.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.8%.

Of the employed people in Fernvale (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7.8%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 3.9%, Cement, Lime, Plaster and Concrete Product Manufacturing 3.9%, Building Completion Services 3.9% and Accommodation 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fernvale (NSW) was $463.

In Fernvale (NSW), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 69.6%, Train 4.9% and Car, as passenger 3.9%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Fernvale (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.4% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.5% 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 Fernvale (NSW), 19.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 20.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Fernvale (NSW), 38.6% were couple families with children, 42.9% were couple families without children and 18.6% were one parent families.

In Fernvale (NSW) 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Fernvale (NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,281 and those without children was $1,333.

Employment status of couple families

In Fernvale (NSW), of couple families with children, 8.3% had both partners employed full-time, 8.3% had both employed part-time and 26.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Fernvale (NSW), 88.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Fernvale (NSW), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Fernvale (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.2% had 2 bedrooms and 51.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Fernvale (NSW), 48.1% were owned outright, 32.1% were owned with a mortgage and 16.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Fernvale (NSW), of all households, 85.4% were family households, 11.0% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Fernvale (NSW), 17.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.6% 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 Fernvale (NSW), 21.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Fernvale (NSW), there were 9 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 66.7%) were male and 3 (or 33.3%) were female. The median age was 30 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 Fernvale (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $350.

In Fernvale (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $290 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.