New Residence

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 113 people in New Residence of these 46.9% were male and 53.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in New Residence was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.5% of the population.

Of people in New Residence aged 15 years and over, 56.8% were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in New Residence was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 33 years.

In New Residence, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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

In New Residence 30.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 66.7% were in primary school, 25.0% in secondary school and 8.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in New Residence were Australian 28.1%, English 26.8%, German 19.6%, Scottish 6.5% and Irish 5.2%.

In New Residence, 88.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.5%, Netherlands 2.7%, Philippines 2.7% and United States of America 2.7%.

In New Residence, 78.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in New Residence were Lutheran 32.1%, Catholic 31.2%, No Religion 14.3%, Anglican 7.1% and Uniting Church 7.1%.

In New Residence 92.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 2.6%, Italian 2.6% and Tagalog 2.6%.

Employment

There were 55 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in New Residence. Of these 54.5% were employed full time, 30.9% were employed part-time and 9.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in New Residence, 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in New Residence was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 63 years.

The only other responses for occupation in New Residence were Managers 47.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Professionals 5.9% and Labourers 5.9%.

Of the employed people in New Residence, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 29.4%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 21.6%, Residential Building Construction 9.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 9.8% and Road Freight Transport 7.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in New Residence was $383.

In New Residence, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 58.8%, Car, as passenger 7.8% and Walked only 7.8%. 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 61.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In New Residence, of people aged 15 years and over, 83.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.3% provided care for children and 9.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.3% 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 New Residence, 20.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 20.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in New Residence, 48.5% were couple families with children, 42.4% were couple families without children and 9.1% were one parent families.

In New Residence 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In New Residence, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,833 and those without children was $1,125.

Employment status of couple families

In New Residence, of couple families with children, 21.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 37.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In New Residence, 69.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 30.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in New Residence, 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 New Residence, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 18.4% had 2 bedrooms and 26.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 3.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in New Residence, 55.3% were owned outright, 26.3% were owned with a mortgage and 18.4% were rented.

Household composition

In New Residence, of all households, 84.2% were family households, 15.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In New Residence, 41.7% 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 New Residence, 18.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In New Residence, 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 New Residence, 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 New Residence, 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.