Nanutarra

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,710 people in Nanutarra of these 81.9% were male and 18.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Nanutarra was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 1.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 1.3% of the population.

Of people in Nanutarra aged 15 years and over, 38.7% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Nanutarra was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Nanutarra, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Nanutarra was 60 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 24 years.

In Nanutarra 28.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 1.9% were in primary school, 0.6% in secondary school and 10.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Nanutarra were English 26.7%, Australian 19.0%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 7.0% and German 2.5%.

In Nanutarra, 49.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 9.2%, England 6.7%, Scotland 1.3%, Ireland 1.2% and Philippines 0.9%.

In Nanutarra, 46.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 41.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Nanutarra were No Religion 26.3%, Catholic 18.5%, Anglican 14.0%, Presbyterian and Reformed 2.6% and Uniting Church 2.3%.

In Nanutarra 68.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Yindjibarndi 1.3%, Dutch 0.6%, Spanish 0.4%, Italian 0.4% and Tagalog 0.4%.

Employment

There were 1,237 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nanutarra. Of these 88.6% were employed full time, 4.1% were employed part-time and 0.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Nanutarra, 2.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 87.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Nanutarra was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

The most common occupations in Nanutarra included Technicians and Trades Workers 30.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 21.8%, Labourers 19.2%, Professionals 11.0%, Managers 7.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 1.9% and Sales Workers 0.4%.

Of the employed people in Nanutarra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 23.3%, Metal Ore Mining 7.2%, Land Development and Site Preparation Services 6.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.6% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 6.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Nanutarra was $2,000.

In Nanutarra, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 31.8%, Bus 31.4%, Other 11.3%, Car, as driver 7.7% and Car, as passenger 4.6%. On the day, 36.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 12.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Nanutarra, of people aged 15 years and over, 20.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 11.6% provided care for children and 2.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 7.9% 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 Nanutarra, 6.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 1.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 1.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Nanutarra, 34.5% were couple families with children, 51.7% were couple families without children and 13.8% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Nanutarra, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $633 and those without children was $500.

Employment status of couple families

In Nanutarra, of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 16.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Nanutarra, 64.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 35.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Nanutarra, 45.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 37.8% were other dwellings.

In Nanutarra, of occupied private dwellings 7.9% had 1 bedroom, 13.2% had 2 bedrooms and 36.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Nanutarra, 27.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 51.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Nanutarra, of all households, 69.4% were family households, 30.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Nanutarra, 56.7% 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 Nanutarra, 27.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Nanutarra, there were 68 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 43 (or 63.2%) were male and 25 (or 36.8%) were female. The median age was 23 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 Nanutarra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $500.

In Nanutarra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $35 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.