Korong Vale

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 248 people in Korong Vale of these 55.6% were male and 44.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Korong Vale was 60 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.9% of the population.

Of people in Korong Vale aged 15 years and over, 51.9% were married and 19.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Korong Vale was 62 years and the median age of people never married was 50 years.

In Korong Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 2.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Korong Vale was 62 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Korong Vale 22.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.9% were in primary school, 10.3% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Korong Vale were English 35.4%, Australian 32.5%, Irish 9.6%, Scottish 8.4% and German 1.9%.

In Korong Vale, 75.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.6%, Croatia 1.2%, Germany 1.2%, Hungary 1.2% and Malta 1.2%.

In Korong Vale, 69.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Korong Vale were No Religion 23.4%, Catholic 21.4%, Anglican 21.0%, Uniting Church 9.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.4%.

In Korong Vale 91.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Dutch 1.6%.

Employment

There were 56 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Korong Vale. Of these 62.5% were employed full time, 21.4% were employed part-time and 7.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Korong Vale, 14.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Korong Vale was 56 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Korong Vale were Managers 39.6%, Labourers 12.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.3%, Professionals 6.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.2% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.2%.

Of the employed people in Korong Vale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 31.2%, Construction Material Mining 6.2%, Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 6.2%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 6.2% and Road Passenger Transport 6.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Korong Vale was $309.

In Korong Vale, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 41.7%, Car, as passenger 6.2% and Other 6.2%. 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 45.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Korong Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 12.4% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.4% 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 Korong Vale, 18.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Korong Vale, 24.6% were couple families with children, 52.2% were couple families without children and 17.4% were one parent families.

In Korong Vale 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Korong Vale, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $0 and those without children was $900.

Employment status of couple families

In Korong Vale, of couple families with children, 16.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.4% had both employed part-time and 0.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Korong Vale, 75.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 24.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Korong Vale, 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 Korong Vale, of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 18.9% had 2 bedrooms and 64.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 1.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Korong Vale, 61.8% were owned outright, 26.4% were owned with a mortgage and 5.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Korong Vale, of all households, 56.4% were family households, 39.1% were single person households and 4.5% were group households.

In Korong Vale, 64.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Korong Vale, 37.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Korong Vale, there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 6 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 56 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 Korong Vale, 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 Korong Vale, 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.