South Yunderup

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,235 people in South Yunderup of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in South Yunderup was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.2% of the population.

Of people in South Yunderup aged 15 years and over, 63.4% were married and 12.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in South Yunderup was 60 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In South Yunderup, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in South Yunderup was 59 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In South Yunderup 23.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.1% were in primary school, 20.2% in secondary school and 10.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Yunderup were English 36.5%, Australian 30.2%, Irish 7.2%, Scottish 6.9% and German 2.4%.

In South Yunderup, 69.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 12.0%, New Zealand 3.3%, Scotland 1.3%, South Africa 1.1% and Germany 0.6%.

In South Yunderup, 53.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 30.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in South Yunderup were Anglican 30.9%, No Religion 23.6%, Catholic 18.7%, Uniting Church 4.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.8%.

In South Yunderup 91.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.4%, Afrikaans 0.4%, Dutch 0.1%, Greek 0.1% and Maltese 0.1%.

Employment

There were 981 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Yunderup. Of these 55.1% were employed full time, 30.8% were employed part-time and 6.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in South Yunderup, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in South Yunderup was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 49 years.

The most common occupations in South Yunderup included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Professionals 13.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.9%, Managers 10.8%, Sales Workers 10.1%, Labourers 8.9% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.9%.

Of the employed people in South Yunderup, the most common responses for industry of employment included Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 5.4%, School Education 4.9%, Metal Ore Mining 4.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.1% and Road Freight Transport 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Yunderup was $517.

In South Yunderup, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.5%, Car, as passenger 5.0%, Train, car as driver 1.9%, Walked only 1.9% and Other 1.8%. On the day, 6.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Yunderup, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.8% provided care for children and 9.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.4% 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 South Yunderup, 23.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Yunderup, 32.4% were couple families with children, 59.3% were couple families without children and 7.8% were one parent families.

In South Yunderup 16.0% of single parents were male and 84.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In South Yunderup, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,421 and those without children was $1,974.

Employment status of couple families

In South Yunderup, of couple families with children, 13.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 17.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In South Yunderup, 66.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 33.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Yunderup, 96.9% were separate houses, 1.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.6% were flats, units or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

In South Yunderup, of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 4.9% had 2 bedrooms and 40.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Yunderup, 42.5% were owned outright, 35.1% were owned with a mortgage and 19.3% were rented.

Household composition

In South Yunderup, of all households, 78.2% were family households, 20.4% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In South Yunderup, 23.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.7% 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 South Yunderup, 28.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In South Yunderup, there were 23 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 8 (or 34.8%) were male and 15 (or 65.2%) were female. The median age was 15 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 South Yunderup, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,099.

In South Yunderup, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $340 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.