North Isis

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 484 people in North Isis of these 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in North Isis was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.9% of the population.

Of people in North Isis aged 15 years and over, 55.7% were married and 16.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in North Isis was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In North Isis, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in North Isis was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In North Isis 23.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.2% were in primary school, 22.8% in secondary school and 11.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Isis were English 31.8%, Australian 28.4%, German 7.7%, Irish 7.6% and Scottish 7.3%.

In North Isis, 78.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.1%, New Zealand 2.1%, Nepal 1.4%, Germany 0.8% and France 0.6%.

In North Isis, 73.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in North Isis were No Religion 23.3%, Anglican 19.6%, Catholic 16.5%, Uniting Church 10.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.3%.

In North Isis 89.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Nepali 1.6%, German 1.2%, Italian 1.0%, French 0.6% and Lao 0.6%.

Employment

There were 229 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Isis. Of these 57.6% were employed full time, 28.8% were employed part-time and 7.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in North Isis, 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in North Isis was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 52 years.

The most common occupations in North Isis included Managers 24.9%, Labourers 23.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.1%, Professionals 6.7%, Sales Workers 6.2% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in North Isis, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 12.4%, Other Crop Growing 7.6%, Sugar and Confectionery Manufacturing 4.3%, Local Government Administration 4.3% and Hospitals 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Isis was $397.

In North Isis, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.5%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Bus 1.4%, Truck 1.4% and Bicycle 1.4%. On the day, 3.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Isis, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.3% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.3% 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 North Isis, 25.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Isis, 31.0% were couple families with children, 56.3% were couple families without children and 10.6% were one parent families.

In North Isis 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In North Isis, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,583.

Employment status of couple families

In North Isis, of couple families with children, 18.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 10.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In North Isis, 87.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Isis, 85.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 14.9% were other dwellings.

In North Isis, of occupied private dwellings 10.2% had 1 bedroom, 16.7% had 2 bedrooms and 44.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Isis, 48.9% were owned outright, 30.6% were owned with a mortgage and 17.2% were rented.

Household composition

In North Isis, of all households, 72.3% were family households, 22.9% were single person households and 4.8% were group households.

In North Isis, 33.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.2% 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 North Isis, 31.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In North Isis, there were 9 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 33.3%) were male and 6 (or 66.7%) were female. The median age was 60 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 North Isis, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,750.

In North Isis, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.