Southern Brook

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 193 people in Southern Brook of these 53.4% were male and 46.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Southern Brook was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.8% of the population.

Of people in Southern Brook aged 15 years and over, 59.2% were married and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Southern Brook was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In Southern Brook, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Southern Brook was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

In Southern Brook 23.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.0% were in primary school, 21.7% in secondary school and 21.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Southern Brook were Australian 33.1%, English 32.0%, Irish 14.9%, Scottish 6.0% and German 2.8%.

In Southern Brook, 86.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.6%, France 1.5%, New Zealand 1.5%, South Eastern Europe (includes Yugoslavia) 1.5% and Tanzania 1.5%.

In Southern Brook, 77.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Southern Brook were Anglican 31.4%, Catholic 26.8%, No Religion 21.6%, Uniting Church 4.6% and Buddhism 2.6%.

In Southern Brook 93.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were French 1.5% and Polish 1.5%.

Employment

There were 111 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Southern Brook. Of these 71.2% were employed full time, 21.6% were employed part-time and 4.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Southern Brook, 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 62.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The most common occupations in Southern Brook included Managers 41.3%, Professionals 13.5%, Labourers 12.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 2.9% and Sales Workers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Southern Brook, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 30.8%, Metal Ore Mining 3.7%, Local Government Administration 3.7%, Other Mining Support Services 2.8% and Printing and Printing Support Services 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Southern Brook was $481.

In Southern Brook, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.5%, Bus 3.8%, Car, as passenger 2.9%, Truck 2.9% and Other 2.9%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 51.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Southern Brook, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.2% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 35.3% 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 Southern Brook, 27.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Southern Brook, 42.6% were couple families with children, 57.4% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Southern Brook, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,633 and those without children was $900.

Employment status of couple families

In Southern Brook, of couple families with children, 16.4% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 32.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Southern Brook, 80.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Southern Brook, 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 Southern Brook, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.6% had 2 bedrooms and 47.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Southern Brook, 52.9% were owned outright, 31.4% were owned with a mortgage and 15.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Southern Brook, of all households, 77.1% were family households, 22.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Southern Brook, 30.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.0% 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 Southern Brook, 16.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 47.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Southern Brook, 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 Southern Brook, 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 Southern Brook, 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.