Yarragon South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 262 people in Yarragon South of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Yarragon South was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.1% of the population.

Of people in Yarragon South aged 15 years and over, 62.0% were married and 15.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Yarragon South was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Yarragon South, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Yarragon South was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 52 years.

In Yarragon South 31.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.8% were in primary school, 26.8% in secondary school and 14.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Yarragon South were English 37.4%, Australian 26.6%, Irish 9.4%, Scottish 7.1% and German 6.9%.

In Yarragon South, 80.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.1%, Germany 3.4%, Netherlands 1.1%, Papua New Guinea 1.1% and Scotland 1.1%.

In Yarragon South, 67.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Yarragon South were No Religion 41.8%, Catholic 14.9%, Anglican 11.5%, Presbyterian and Reformed 5.0% and Uniting Church 4.6%.

In Yarragon South 85.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Other Southern European Languages, nec 1.9%, Italian 1.5%, German 1.1%, Dutch 1.1% and French 1.1%.

Employment

There were 129 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yarragon South. Of these 56.6% were employed full time, 35.7% were employed part-time and 3.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Yarragon South, 15.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Yarragon South was 51 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Yarragon South included Professionals 27.8%, Managers 19.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Labourers 7.1%, Sales Workers 5.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in Yarragon South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 9.4%, Medical Services 6.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.9%, School Education 3.9% and Sports and Physical Recreation Activities 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yarragon South was $551.

In Yarragon South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.8%, Car, as passenger 3.9%, Walked only 3.1%, Truck 2.3% and Car as driver, other 2.3%. On the day, 5.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Yarragon South, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.8% provided care for children and 10.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 35.2% 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 Yarragon South, 29.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Yarragon South, 31.6% were couple families with children, 59.5% were couple families without children and 8.9% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Yarragon South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,083 and those without children was $1,208.

Employment status of couple families

In Yarragon South, of couple families with children, 25.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 14.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Yarragon South, 96.9% 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 Yarragon South, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 26.0% had 2 bedrooms and 44.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Yarragon South, 53.7% were owned outright, 35.8% were owned with a mortgage and 10.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Yarragon South, of all households, 78.1% were family households, 18.8% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

In Yarragon South, 25.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 18.9% 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 Yarragon South, 27.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Yarragon South, 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 Yarragon South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Yarragon 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 $1,625.