Sandon (Vic.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 186 people in Sandon (Vic.) of these 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Sandon (Vic.) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.8% of the population.

Of people in Sandon (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 54.1% were married and 15.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Sandon (Vic.) was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 39 years.

In Sandon (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.1% 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 Sandon (Vic.) was 61 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 46 years.

In Sandon (Vic.) 35.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.9% were in primary school, 14.9% in secondary school and 14.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Sandon (Vic.) were English 25.2%, Australian 21.7%, Scottish 16.1%, Irish 12.2% and German 3.8%.

In Sandon (Vic.), 76.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.3%, Germany 2.1%, France 1.6%, Northern Ireland 1.6% and Scotland 1.6%.

In Sandon (Vic.), 76.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Sandon (Vic.) were No Religion 39.6%, Catholic 23.5%, Anglican 15.0%, Uniting Church 5.3% and Baptist 2.1%.

In Sandon (Vic.) 87.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.6% and French 1.6%.

Employment

There were 87 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sandon (Vic.). Of these 52.9% were employed full time, 31.0% were employed part-time and 3.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Sandon (Vic.), 16.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Sandon (Vic.) was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Sandon (Vic.) were Managers 38.2%, Professionals 18.0%, Labourers 13.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.7% and Sales Workers 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Sandon (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 19.3%, Personal Care Services 5.7%, Agricultural Product Wholesaling 4.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.5% and Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sandon (Vic.) was $385.

In Sandon (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 47.7%, Walked only 4.5%, Bus 3.4%, Car, as passenger 3.4% and Truck 3.4%. On the day, 4.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Sandon (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.3% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 34.6% 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 Sandon (Vic.), 25.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Sandon (Vic.), 32.0% were couple families with children, 56.0% were couple families without children and 12.0% were one parent families.

In Sandon (Vic.) 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Sandon (Vic.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,062 and those without children was $959.

Employment status of couple families

In Sandon (Vic.), of couple families with children, 22.0% had both partners employed full-time, 7.3% had both employed part-time and 12.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Sandon (Vic.), 67.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 33.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Sandon (Vic.), 92.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.9% were other dwellings.

In Sandon (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 5.3% had 1 bedroom, 17.3% had 2 bedrooms and 49.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Sandon (Vic.), 58.1% were owned outright, 27.0% were owned with a mortgage and 9.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Sandon (Vic.), of all households, 64.0% were family households, 32.0% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

In Sandon (Vic.), 35.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.0% 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 Sandon (Vic.), 26.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Sandon (Vic.), 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 Sandon (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Sandon (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.