Strathdownie

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 231 people in Strathdownie of these 51.9% were male and 48.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Strathdownie was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.7% of the population.

Of people in Strathdownie aged 15 years and over, 67.0% were married and 5.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Strathdownie was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Strathdownie, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Strathdownie was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 50 years.

In Strathdownie 30.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.9% were in primary school, 25.7% in secondary school and 4.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Strathdownie were Australian 32.5%, English 30.7%, Scottish 14.9%, Irish 9.3% and German 4.6%.

In Strathdownie, 92.3% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.6%, Germany 1.3%, Netherlands 1.3% and New Zealand 1.3%.

In Strathdownie, 86.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Strathdownie were No Religion 29.0%, Catholic 16.9%, Uniting Church 15.6%, Anglican 15.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 11.3%.

In Strathdownie 96.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.3% and Maori (New Zealand) 1.3%.

Employment

There were 115 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Strathdownie. Of these 72.2% were employed full time, 20.9% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Strathdownie, 7.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 68.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Strathdownie was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 56 years.

The most common occupations in Strathdownie included Managers 57.3%, Professionals 8.2%, Labourers 8.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 2.7% and Sales Workers 2.7%.

Of the employed people in Strathdownie, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 57.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%, Other Personal Services 3.6%, Forestry and Logging 2.7% and Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Strathdownie was $644.

In Strathdownie, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 34.2%, Walked only 6.3%, Other 3.6%, Car, as passenger 2.7% and Truck 2.7%. 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 39.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Strathdownie, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.3% provided care for children and 9.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 41.2% 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 Strathdownie, 28.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Strathdownie, 45.5% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 4.5% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Strathdownie, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $900 and those without children was $2,399.

Employment status of couple families

In Strathdownie, of couple families with children, 27.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 20.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Strathdownie, 72.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Strathdownie, 87.5% were separate houses, 12.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Strathdownie, of occupied private dwellings 3.7% had 1 bedroom, 9.8% had 2 bedrooms and 52.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Strathdownie, 63.0% were owned outright, 13.6% were owned with a mortgage and 23.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Strathdownie, of all households, 82.7% were family households, 17.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Strathdownie, 15.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.3% 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 Strathdownie, 18.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 39.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Strathdownie, 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 49 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 Strathdownie, 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 $2,250.

In Strathdownie, 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.