Somerset Dam

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 266 people in Somerset Dam of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Somerset Dam was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.3% of the population.

Of people in Somerset Dam aged 15 years and over, 42.3% were married and 19.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Somerset Dam was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Somerset Dam, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Somerset Dam was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Somerset Dam 20.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.2% were in primary school, 21.8% in secondary school and 10.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Somerset Dam were English 38.2%, Australian 29.1%, Irish 8.0%, Scottish 7.5% and German 6.1%.

In Somerset Dam, 80.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.9%, New Zealand 3.0%, India 1.5%, Scotland 1.5% and Singapore 1.1%.

In Somerset Dam, 80.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Somerset Dam were Anglican 27.1%, No Religion 21.8%, Catholic 15.0%, Uniting Church 7.1% and Lutheran 4.1%.

In Somerset Dam 92.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 104 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Somerset Dam. Of these 53.8% were employed full time, 20.2% were employed part-time and 9.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Somerset Dam, 8.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Somerset Dam was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Somerset Dam included Managers 25.6%, Labourers 17.8%, Professionals 13.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9%, Sales Workers 8.9% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.7%.

Of the employed people in Somerset Dam, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 9.7%, Dairy Cattle Farming 5.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.3%, Other Crop Growing 3.2% and Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Somerset Dam was $403.

In Somerset Dam, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 52.2%, Other 7.6%, Truck 4.3%, Walked only 4.3% and Car, as passenger 3.3%. 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 58.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Somerset Dam, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.7% provided care for children and 7.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.4% 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 Somerset Dam, 25.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Somerset Dam, 32.9% were couple families with children, 46.6% were couple families without children and 16.4% were one parent families.

In Somerset Dam 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Somerset Dam, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,291 and those without children was $1,583.

Employment status of couple families

In Somerset Dam, of couple families with children, 23.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 10.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Somerset Dam, 52.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 47.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Somerset Dam, 100.0% 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 Somerset Dam, of occupied private dwellings 6.2% had 1 bedroom, 26.8% had 2 bedrooms and 39.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Somerset Dam, 40.5% were owned outright, 22.5% were owned with a mortgage and 31.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Somerset Dam, of all households, 65.1% were family households, 30.3% were single person households and 4.6% were group households.

In Somerset Dam, 33.7% 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 Somerset Dam, 39.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Somerset Dam, there were 8 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 37.5%) were male and 5 (or 62.5%) were female. The median age was 28 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 Somerset Dam, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Somerset Dam, 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.