Reedy Flat

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 175 people in Reedy Flat of these 54.9% were male and 45.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Reedy Flat was 53 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.3% of the population.

Of people in Reedy Flat aged 15 years and over, 51.6% were married and 14.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Reedy Flat was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 36 years.

In Reedy Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Reedy Flat was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

In Reedy Flat 17.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.3% were in primary school, 33.3% in secondary school and 9.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Reedy Flat were English 36.7%, Australian 29.5%, Scottish 13.9%, Irish 12.2% and Dutch 1.3%.

In Reedy Flat, 89.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.7%, Ireland 1.7%, Netherlands 1.7%, New Zealand 1.7% and Papua New Guinea 1.7%.

In Reedy Flat, 82.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Reedy Flat were No Religion 32.2%, Anglican 23.7%, Catholic 9.6%, Uniting Church 8.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.2%.

In Reedy Flat 96.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian) 1.7%.

Employment

There were 101 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Reedy Flat. Of these 62.4% were employed full time, 24.8% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Reedy Flat, 18.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 57.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Reedy Flat was 56 years and for people who were employed part-time was 59 years.

The most common occupations in Reedy Flat included Managers 37.2%, Professionals 17.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.6%, Labourers 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.3% and Sales Workers 3.2%.

Of the employed people in Reedy Flat, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 38.7%, Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 7.5%, School Education 7.5%, Residential Care Services 7.5% and Beverage Manufacturing 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Reedy Flat was $420.

In Reedy Flat, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 41.9%, Bus 4.3%, Motorbike/scooter 4.3%, Other 4.3% and Car as driver, truck 4.3%. On the day, 3.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 46.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Reedy Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 12.0% provided care for children and 8.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 34.0% 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 Reedy Flat, 28.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Reedy Flat, 27.7% were couple families with children, 59.6% were couple families without children and 12.8% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Reedy Flat, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $0 and those without children was $1,125.

Employment status of couple families

In Reedy Flat, of couple families with children, 30.0% had both partners employed full-time, 7.5% had both employed part-time and 15.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Reedy Flat, 59.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 40.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Reedy Flat, 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 Reedy Flat, of occupied private dwellings 3.8% had 1 bedroom, 13.9% had 2 bedrooms and 49.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 1.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Reedy Flat, 48.1% were owned outright, 24.7% were owned with a mortgage and 19.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Reedy Flat, of all households, 50.6% were family households, 45.7% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Reedy Flat, 43.3% 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 Reedy Flat, 26.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Reedy Flat, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) 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 Reedy Flat, 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 $250.

In Reedy Flat, 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.