Tacoma South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 265 people in Tacoma South of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Tacoma South was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.8% of the population.

Of people in Tacoma South aged 15 years and over, 51.4% were married and 16.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Tacoma South was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Tacoma South, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Tacoma South was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Tacoma South 34.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.6% were in primary school, 30.0% in secondary school and 20.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Tacoma South were English 35.1%, Australian 29.3%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 8.7% and German 3.3%.

In Tacoma South, 84.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.8%, New Zealand 1.9%, Hungary 1.1% and Papua New Guinea 1.1%.

In Tacoma South, 75.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Tacoma South were Catholic 34.0%, Anglican 29.8%, No Religion 19.6%, Uniting Church 3.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.6%.

In Tacoma South 93.2% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 134 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tacoma South. Of these 62.7% were employed full time, 29.1% were employed part-time and 3.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Tacoma South, 14.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Tacoma South was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 27 years.

The most common occupations in Tacoma South included Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Professionals 14.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Managers 11.8%, Sales Workers 10.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.9% and Labourers 7.9%.

Of the employed people in Tacoma South, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 7.9%, State Government Administration 5.5%, Hospitals 5.5%, Residential Care Services 4.7% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tacoma South was $529.

In Tacoma South, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 70.9%, Train 3.9%, Car, as passenger 3.9% and Train, car as passenger 3.1%. On the day, 4.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Tacoma South, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.8% provided care for children and 14.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.2% 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 Tacoma South, 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Tacoma South, 43.6% were couple families with children, 32.1% were couple families without children and 19.2% were one parent families.

In Tacoma South 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Tacoma South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,583 and those without children was $2,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Tacoma South, of couple families with children, 25.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 22.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Tacoma South, 87.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Tacoma South, 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 Tacoma South, of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 8.2% had 2 bedrooms and 41.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Tacoma South, 32.1% were owned outright, 56.0% were owned with a mortgage and 8.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Tacoma South, of all households, 87.1% were family households, 12.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Tacoma South, 25.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 17.3% 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 Tacoma South, 24.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Tacoma South, there were 12 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 8 (or 66.7%) were male and 4 (or 33.3%) were female. The median age was 53 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 Tacoma South, 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 $0.

In Tacoma South, 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.