Yinnar South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 668 people in Yinnar South of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Yinnar South was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.7% of the population.

Of people in Yinnar South aged 15 years and over, 55.9% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Yinnar South was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Yinnar South, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Yinnar South was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Yinnar South 28.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.7% were in primary school, 32.3% in secondary school and 18.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Yinnar South were English 33.7%, Australian 31.5%, Irish 7.8%, Scottish 6.3% and German 4.1%.

In Yinnar South, 88.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, Germany 1.3%, Netherlands 0.9%, Malta 0.6% and New Zealand 0.6%.

In Yinnar South, 73.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Yinnar South were No Religion 33.7%, Catholic 21.7%, Anglican 17.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 5.8% and Uniting Church 3.4%.

In Yinnar South 95.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 0.6%, Italian 0.6%, Maltese 0.6%, Mandarin 0.6% and French 0.4%.

Employment

There were 381 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yinnar South. Of these 54.3% were employed full time, 34.6% were employed part-time and 4.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Yinnar South, 14.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Yinnar South was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Yinnar South included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.3%, Professionals 19.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.2%, Managers 13.1%, Labourers 10.3%, Sales Workers 8.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.7%.

Of the employed people in Yinnar South, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.3%, Electricity Generation 5.0%, Tertiary Education 5.0%, Central Government Administration 4.7% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yinnar South was $623.

In Yinnar South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.8%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Walked only 1.4%, Truck 1.1% and Car as driver, car as passenger 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 74.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Yinnar South, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.0% provided care for children and 13.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.9% 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 Yinnar South, 27.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Yinnar South, 49.5% were couple families with children, 40.5% were couple families without children and 6.5% were one parent families.

In Yinnar South 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Yinnar South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,150 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Yinnar South, of couple families with children, 15.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 28.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Yinnar South, 87.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Yinnar South, 98.7% were separate houses, 1.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Yinnar South, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 5.1% had 2 bedrooms and 46.0% 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 Yinnar South, 40.0% were owned outright, 46.4% were owned with a mortgage and 7.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Yinnar South, of all households, 83.1% were family households, 16.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Yinnar South, 16.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.8% 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 Yinnar South, 19.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Yinnar South, there were 14 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 42.9%) were male and 8 (or 57.1%) were female. The median age was 16 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 Yinnar 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 $1,708.

In Yinnar South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.