Tanjil South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 698 people in Tanjil South of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Tanjil South was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2% of the population.

Of people in Tanjil South aged 15 years and over, 59.2% were married and 8.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Tanjil South was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Tanjil South, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Tanjil South was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Tanjil South 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.5% were in primary school, 29.5% in secondary school and 14.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Tanjil South were Australian 34.2%, English 32.9%, Scottish 7.3%, Irish 5.2% and German 3.0%.

In Tanjil South, 84.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, Germany 0.9%, Austria 0.4%, Czech Republic 0.4% and Italy 0.4%.

In Tanjil South, 71.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Tanjil South were Anglican 30.6%, No Religion 22.2%, Catholic 18.9%, Presbyterian and Reformed 4.6% and Uniting Church 4.6%.

In Tanjil South 92.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 0.6%, Spanish 0.4%, Serbian 0.4% and Polish 0.4%.

Employment

There were 374 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tanjil South. Of these 54.0% were employed full time, 29.4% were employed part-time and 5.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Tanjil South, 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Tanjil South was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Tanjil South included Managers 25.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.8%, Professionals 13.0%, Labourers 9.0%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Tanjil South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 8.5%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.9%, School Education 5.1%, Hospitals 4.2% and Tertiary Education 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tanjil South was $488.

In Tanjil South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.3%, Car, as passenger 5.9%, Walked only 2.3%, Motorbike/scooter 1.1% and Car as driver, truck, motorbike/scooter 1.1%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Tanjil South, 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, 29.7% provided care for children and 19.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.8% 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 Tanjil South, 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 19.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Tanjil South, 42.4% were couple families with children, 44.9% were couple families without children and 10.6% were one parent families.

In Tanjil South 14.3% of single parents were male and 85.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Tanjil South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,583 and those without children was $1,944.

Employment status of couple families

In Tanjil South, of couple families with children, 19.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 26.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Tanjil South, 89.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Tanjil South, 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 Tanjil South, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.1% had 2 bedrooms and 46.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Tanjil South, 53.8% were owned outright, 31.6% were owned with a mortgage and 12.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Tanjil South, of all households, 73.6% were family households, 24.8% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

In Tanjil South, 29.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.8% 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 Tanjil South, 18.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Tanjil South, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 3 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 46 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 Tanjil South, 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 Tanjil South, 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.