Ophir

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 150 people in Ophir of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Ophir was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.4% of the population.

Of people in Ophir aged 15 years and over, 52.1% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Ophir was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 20 years.

In Ophir, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Ophir was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In Ophir 27.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.4% were in primary school, 42.9% in secondary school and 28.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Ophir were English 39.5%, Australian 37.0%, Irish 8.5%, German 4.5% and Scottish 4.0%.

In Ophir, 91.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.0% and Sweden 2.0%.

In Ophir, 81.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Ophir were Anglican 28.0%, Catholic 28.0%, No Religion 16.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 4.7% and Uniting Church 4.0%.

In Ophir 91.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 2.7%.

Employment

There were 84 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ophir. Of these 59.5% were employed full time, 33.3% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Ophir, 16.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Ophir was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Ophir included Clerical and Administrative Workers 20.7%, Managers 16.1%, Professionals 14.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Sales Workers 8.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.9% and Labourers 4.6%.

Of the employed people in Ophir, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.6%, Metal Ore Mining 3.4%, Construction Material Mining 3.4%, Bakery Product Manufacturing 3.4% and Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Part Manufacturing 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ophir was $485.

In Ophir, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 65.5%, Car, as passenger 4.6% and Walked only 3.4%. 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 71.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Ophir, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.2% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.2% 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 Ophir, 25.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Ophir, 37.2% were couple families with children, 39.5% were couple families without children and 23.3% were one parent families.

In Ophir 42.9% of single parents were male and 57.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Ophir, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,937 and those without children was $1,224.

Employment status of couple families

In Ophir, of couple families with children, 38.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 35.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Ophir, 86.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Ophir, 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 Ophir, of occupied private dwellings 14.5% had 1 bedroom, 14.5% had 2 bedrooms and 23.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Ophir, 43.9% were owned outright, 40.4% were owned with a mortgage and 15.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Ophir, of all households, 72.7% were family households, 27.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Ophir, 36.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.0% 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 Ophir, 26.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Ophir, there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 50.0%) were male and 3 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 26 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 Ophir, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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