Trafalgar South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 195 people in Trafalgar South of these 53.3% were male and 46.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Trafalgar South was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.3% of the population.

Of people in Trafalgar South aged 15 years and over, 69.9% were married and 8.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Trafalgar South was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 20 years.

In Trafalgar South, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Trafalgar South was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 55 years.

In Trafalgar South 25.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.8% were in primary school, 36.7% in secondary school and 6.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Trafalgar South were English 29.0%, Australian 27.2%, Irish 12.7%, Scottish 9.8% and Dutch 4.7%.

In Trafalgar South, 84.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.1%, Canada 1.5%, Germany 1.5%, Italy 1.5% and Malaysia 1.5%.

In Trafalgar South, 64.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Trafalgar South were No Religion 29.0%, Catholic 21.8%, Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 6.2% and Christian, nfd 5.7%.

In Trafalgar South 96.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 1.5% and Italian 1.5%.

Employment

There were 104 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Trafalgar South. Of these 57.7% were employed full time, 33.7% were employed part-time and 3.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Trafalgar South, 14.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Trafalgar South was 50 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Trafalgar South included Managers 28.4%, Professionals 20.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.8%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.9%, Labourers 5.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Trafalgar South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 11.7%, Dairy Cattle Farming 6.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.8%, Hospitals 5.8% and Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 4.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Trafalgar South was $538.

In Trafalgar South, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 60.8%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Walked only 3.9% and Truck 2.9%. 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 64.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Trafalgar South, of people aged 15 years and over, 85.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.9% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.9% 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 Trafalgar South, 33.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Trafalgar South, 41.7% were couple families with children, 53.3% were couple families without children and 5.0% were one parent families.

In Trafalgar South 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Trafalgar South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,416 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Trafalgar South, of couple families with children, 22.0% had both partners employed full-time, 18.6% had both employed part-time and 20.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Trafalgar South, 80.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Trafalgar 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 Trafalgar South, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.1% had 2 bedrooms and 48.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Trafalgar South, 48.7% were owned outright, 34.2% were owned with a mortgage and 13.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Trafalgar South, of all households, 81.3% were family households, 18.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Trafalgar South, 17.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 13.4% 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 Trafalgar South, 19.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Trafalgar 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 41 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 Trafalgar 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 Trafalgar 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.