Towrang

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 314 people in Towrang of these 55.1% were male and 44.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Towrang was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.2% of the population.

Of people in Towrang aged 15 years and over, 62.2% were married and 8.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Towrang was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Towrang, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Towrang was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In Towrang 23.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.0% were in primary school, 23.4% in secondary school and 16.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Towrang were Australian 32.3%, English 30.4%, Irish 10.9%, Scottish 6.4% and Italian 3.6%.

In Towrang, 85.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.6%, New Zealand 1.6%, Algeria 1.0%, Germany 1.0% and Scotland 1.0%.

In Towrang, 81.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Towrang were Anglican 30.4%, Catholic 29.1%, No Religion 12.5%, Uniting Church 8.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.9%.

In Towrang 92.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.3%.

Employment

There were 139 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Towrang. Of these 62.6% were employed full time, 27.3% were employed part-time and 2.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Towrang, 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Towrang was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 51 years.

The most common occupations in Towrang included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.5%, Professionals 15.8%, Managers 15.0%, Labourers 13.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.0% and Sales Workers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Towrang, the most common responses for industry of employment included Public Order and Safety Services 6.7%, Road Freight Transport 3.7%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 3.0%, Motor Vehicle Parts and Tyre Retailing 3.0% and Hardware, Building and Garden Supplies Retailing 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Towrang was $454.

In Towrang, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 71.2%, Truck 4.5% and Car, as passenger 3.0%. 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 73.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Towrang, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.9% provided care for children and 15.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.8% 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 Towrang, 20.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Towrang, 32.3% were couple families with children, 61.3% were couple families without children and 6.5% were one parent families.

In Towrang 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Towrang, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,150 and those without children was $1,375.

Employment status of couple families

In Towrang, of couple families with children, 17.2% had both partners employed full-time, 6.9% had both employed part-time and 12.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Towrang, 76.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Towrang, 97.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

In Towrang, of occupied private dwellings 2.4% had 1 bedroom, 11.4% had 2 bedrooms and 41.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Towrang, 47.2% were owned outright, 29.3% were owned with a mortgage and 15.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Towrang, of all households, 75.8% were family households, 21.8% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In Towrang, 30.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.7% 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 Towrang, 20.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Towrang, there were 11 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 8 (or 72.7%) were male and 3 (or 27.3%) were female. The median age was 54 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 Towrang, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

In Towrang, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500.