Narbethong (Vic.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 474 people in Narbethong (Vic.) of these 52.5% were male and 47.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Narbethong (Vic.) was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.8% of the population.

Of people in Narbethong (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 56.3% were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Narbethong (Vic.) was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In Narbethong (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Narbethong (Vic.) was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Narbethong (Vic.) 21.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.6% were in primary school, 18.9% in secondary school and 11.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Narbethong (Vic.) were English 33.8%, Australian 23.4%, Scottish 11.2%, Irish 8.8% and German 4.2%.

In Narbethong (Vic.), 78.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.4%, New Zealand 2.3%, Netherlands 0.8%, Singapore 0.8% and South Eastern Europe (includes Yugoslavia) 0.8%.

In Narbethong (Vic.), 63.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Narbethong (Vic.) were No Religion 36.2%, Anglican 19.5%, Catholic 17.4%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3.6% and Uniting Church 3.4%.

In Narbethong (Vic.) 92.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.6%, Serbian 0.6%, Polish 0.6%, Filipino 0.6% and Korean 0.6%.

Employment

There were 254 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Narbethong (Vic.). Of these 54.7% were employed full time, 35.8% were employed part-time and 2.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Narbethong (Vic.), 11.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Narbethong (Vic.) was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 52 years.

The most common occupations in Narbethong (Vic.) included Managers 23.5%, Labourers 18.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Professionals 10.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.2%, Sales Workers 7.0% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.6%.

Of the employed people in Narbethong (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 11.5%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 6.6%, Residential Building Construction 4.1%, Road Freight Transport 4.1% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Narbethong (Vic.) was $457.

In Narbethong (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 42.7%, Walked only 12.0%, Car, as passenger 3.3%, Truck 1.7% and Other 1.7%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 47.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Narbethong (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 75.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.0% provided care for children and 8.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.3% 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 Narbethong (Vic.), 31.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Narbethong (Vic.), 34.4% were couple families with children, 58.8% were couple families without children and 6.9% were one parent families.

In Narbethong (Vic.) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Narbethong (Vic.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,145 and those without children was $1,375.

Employment status of couple families

In Narbethong (Vic.), of couple families with children, 19.2% had both partners employed full-time, 9.2% had both employed part-time and 25.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Narbethong (Vic.), 69.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 30.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Narbethong (Vic.), 96.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.6% were flats, units or apartments and 2.1% were other dwellings.

In Narbethong (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 7.0% had 1 bedroom, 20.9% had 2 bedrooms and 45.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Narbethong (Vic.), 48.9% were owned outright, 26.1% were owned with a mortgage and 21.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Narbethong (Vic.), of all households, 70.7% were family households, 27.2% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

In Narbethong (Vic.), 38.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.3% 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 Narbethong (Vic.), 24.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Narbethong (Vic.), there were 5 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 52 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 Narbethong (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Narbethong (Vic.), 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.