Tyntynder

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 234 people in Tyntynder of these 53.4% were male and 46.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Tyntynder was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.0% of the population.

Of people in Tyntynder aged 15 years and over, 57.5% were married and 16.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Tyntynder was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Tyntynder, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Tyntynder was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

In Tyntynder 28.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.0% were in primary school, 18.6% in secondary school and 17.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Tyntynder were Australian 36.1%, English 24.3%, Irish 8.1%, Italian 6.2% and Scottish 5.0%.

In Tyntynder, 91.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 1.3%, Italy 1.3% and South Africa 1.3%.

In Tyntynder, 84.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Tyntynder were No Religion 30.0%, Catholic 20.6%, Anglican 16.3%, Uniting Church 12.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.7%.

In Tyntynder 92.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 1.3%.

Employment

There were 110 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tyntynder. Of these 60.0% were employed full time, 28.2% were employed part-time and 2.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Tyntynder, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Tyntynder was 51 years and for people who were employed part-time was 35 years.

The most common occupations in Tyntynder included Managers 24.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 20.5%, Professionals 13.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.8%, Labourers 9.8%, Sales Workers 8.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.0% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Tyntynder, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 8.8%, Road Freight Transport 7.1%, Dairy Cattle Farming 5.3%, Building Installation Services 5.3% and Automotive Repair and Maintenance 5.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tyntynder was $450.

In Tyntynder, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.2%, Car, as passenger 7.1%, Truck 2.7%, Motorbike/scooter 2.7% and Taxi, car as driver 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 62.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Tyntynder, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.9% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.3% 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 Tyntynder, 21.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Tyntynder, 42.9% were couple families with children, 42.9% were couple families without children and 14.3% were one parent families.

In Tyntynder 60.0% of single parents were male and 40.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Tyntynder, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,583 and those without children was $900.

Employment status of couple families

In Tyntynder, of couple families with children, 15.5% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 20.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Tyntynder, 78.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Tyntynder, 83.5% were separate houses, 10.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 5.9% were other dwellings.

In Tyntynder, of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 7.1% had 2 bedrooms and 52.9% 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 Tyntynder, 45.9% were owned outright, 40.0% were owned with a mortgage and 14.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Tyntynder, of all households, 68.6% were family households, 27.9% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

In Tyntynder, 31.4% 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 Tyntynder, 19.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Tyntynder, there were 7 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 57.1%) were male and 3 (or 42.9%) were female. The median age was 68 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 Tyntynder, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Tyntynder, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,972.