Yarrawonga (NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 550 people in Yarrawonga (NSW) of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Yarrawonga (NSW) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.2% of the population.

Of people in Yarrawonga (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 50.4% were married and 16.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Yarrawonga (NSW) was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

In Yarrawonga (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Yarrawonga (NSW) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 61 years.

In Yarrawonga (NSW) 34.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 14.6% were in primary school, 20.8% in secondary school and 7.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Yarrawonga (NSW) were English 32.0%, Australian 30.9%, Irish 6.8%, Scottish 3.8% and German 2.8%.

In Yarrawonga (NSW), 72.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.8%, Germany 1.1%, Austria 0.9%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 0.7% and Malta 0.7%.

In Yarrawonga (NSW), 72.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Yarrawonga (NSW) were Anglican 30.7%, Catholic 21.6%, No Religion 13.5%, Presbyterian and Reformed 4.5% and Uniting Church 3.5%.

In Yarrawonga (NSW) 81.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.5%, Italian 1.1% and Cantonese 0.5%.

Employment

There were 165 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yarrawonga (NSW). Of these 58.8% were employed full time, 28.5% were employed part-time and 7.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Yarrawonga (NSW), 5.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Yarrawonga (NSW) was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Yarrawonga (NSW) included Labourers 19.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 15.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Sales Workers 10.8%, Managers 10.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9% and Professionals 7.0%.

Of the employed people in Yarrawonga (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 10.2%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 8.9%, Residential Care Services 4.5%, Building Installation Services 3.8% and Beverage Manufacturing 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yarrawonga (NSW) was $340.

In Yarrawonga (NSW), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 64.1%, Car, as passenger 3.2%, Truck 3.2% and Walked only 2.6%. 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 71.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Yarrawonga (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.7% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.9% 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 Yarrawonga (NSW), 19.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Yarrawonga (NSW), 37.4% were couple families with children, 48.9% were couple families without children and 13.7% were one parent families.

In Yarrawonga (NSW) 44.4% of single parents were male and 55.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Yarrawonga (NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,937 and those without children was $1,083.

Employment status of couple families

In Yarrawonga (NSW), of couple families with children, 6.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 12.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Yarrawonga (NSW), 76.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Yarrawonga (NSW), 98.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.6% were other dwellings.

In Yarrawonga (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 9.3% had 1 bedroom, 19.8% had 2 bedrooms and 35.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Yarrawonga (NSW), 60.0% were owned outright, 31.1% were owned with a mortgage and 7.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Yarrawonga (NSW), of all households, 69.8% were family households, 25.8% were single person households and 4.4% were group households.

In Yarrawonga (NSW), 40.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.5% 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 Yarrawonga (NSW), 33.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Yarrawonga (NSW), there were 18 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 8 (or 44.4%) were male and 10 (or 55.6%) were female. The median age was 20 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 Yarrawonga (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $500.

In Yarrawonga (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.