Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 285 people in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld) of these 54.7% were male and 45.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.7% of the population.

Of people in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld) aged 15 years and over, 65.6% were married and 8.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld) was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld) was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld) 25.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.3% were in primary school, 18.8% in secondary school and 11.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld) were English 36.9%, Australian 29.2%, Scottish 10.2%, Irish 10.2% and German 6.1%.

In Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), 90.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.5%, England 1.8%, Germany 1.1%, Scotland 1.1% and Switzerland 1.1%.

In Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), 83.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld) were Anglican 27.0%, Catholic 23.0%, No Religion 11.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 8.2% and Uniting Church 7.4%.

In Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld) 95.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.4%.

Employment

There were 161 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld). Of these 66.5% were employed full time, 23.6% were employed part-time and 1.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 64.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld) was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld) included Managers 52.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.3%, Professionals 7.3%, Labourers 6.7%, Sales Workers 4.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.0% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 2.0%.

Of the employed people in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 43.0%, Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 4.6%, Other Crop Growing 4.0%, Other Livestock Farming 3.3% and School Education 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld) was $420.

In Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 32.2%, Walked only 5.3%, Car, as passenger 3.3%, Bus 2.0% and Other 2.0%. On the day, 2.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 38.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.8% provided care for children and 17.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 39.6% 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 Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), 20.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), 46.7% were couple families with children, 48.0% were couple families without children and 5.3% were one parent families.

In Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld) 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,050 and those without children was $1,166.

Employment status of couple families

In Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), of couple families with children, 29.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 29.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), 88.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), 95.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 4.1% were other dwellings.

In Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 10.4% had 2 bedrooms and 32.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), 54.2% were owned outright, 24.0% were owned with a mortgage and 18.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), of all households, 78.6% were family households, 17.3% were single person households and 4.1% were group households.

In Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), 28.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.8% 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 Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), 24.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 45.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), 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 Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), 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 Ironpot (South Burnett - Qld), 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.