Larpent

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 193 people in Larpent of these 56.0% were male and 44.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Larpent was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.8% of the population.

Of people in Larpent aged 15 years and over, 56.0% were married and 10.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Larpent was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Larpent, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Larpent was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Larpent 25.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.4% were in primary school, 30.6% in secondary school and 12.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Larpent were English 30.9%, Australian 26.1%, Irish 16.5%, Scottish 14.5% and Italian 2.0%.

In Larpent, 89.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.1% and New Zealand 1.5%.

In Larpent, 91.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Larpent were Catholic 32.8%, Anglican 16.9%, Uniting Church 15.4%, No Religion 12.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.6%.

In Larpent 93.9% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 104 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Larpent. Of these 60.6% were employed full time, 30.8% were employed part-time and 4.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Larpent, 8.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Larpent was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 53 years.

The most common occupations in Larpent included Managers 37.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Labourers 13.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.8%, Sales Workers 7.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.8%, Professionals 2.9% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Larpent, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 32.4%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 7.8%, School Education 5.9%, Local Government Administration 4.9% and Hospitals 4.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Larpent was $570.

In Larpent, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 47.1%, Walked only 6.7%, Car, as passenger 3.8%, Truck 2.9% and Car as driver, car as passenger 2.9%. 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 51.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Larpent, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.4% provided care for children and 15.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.2% 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 Larpent, 19.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Larpent, 42.6% were couple families with children, 40.7% were couple families without children and 16.7% were one parent families.

In Larpent 63.6% of single parents were male and 36.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Larpent, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,083 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Larpent, of couple families with children, 18.2% had both partners employed full-time, 11.4% had both employed part-time and 15.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Larpent, 90.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Larpent, 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 Larpent, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.6% had 2 bedrooms and 57.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Larpent, 43.2% were owned outright, 31.1% were owned with a mortgage and 20.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Larpent, of all households, 76.3% were family households, 23.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Larpent, 32.3% 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 Larpent, 20.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Larpent, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Larpent, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Larpent, 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.