Yeagarup

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 248 people in Yeagarup of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Yeagarup was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.8% of the population.

Of people in Yeagarup aged 15 years and over, 61.5% were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Yeagarup was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Yeagarup, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Yeagarup was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 56 years.

In Yeagarup 25.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.9% were in primary school, 35.6% in secondary school and 13.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Yeagarup were English 35.1%, Australian 22.1%, Irish 9.3%, Scottish 7.4% and Italian 5.4%.

In Yeagarup, 66.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 12.0%, Zimbabwe 2.8%, Italy 1.6%, Afghanistan 1.2% and Germany 1.2%.

In Yeagarup, 42.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 38.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Yeagarup were Catholic 28.9%, Anglican 25.7%, No Religion 20.5%, Uniting Church 2.8% and Baptist 2.4%.

In Yeagarup 87.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.2%, Dari 1.2%, Tagalog 1.2%, Cantonese 1.2% and Japanese 1.2%.

Employment

There were 152 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yeagarup. Of these 63.2% were employed full time, 26.3% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Yeagarup, 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 56.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Yeagarup was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Yeagarup included Managers 49.0%, Professionals 11.3%, Labourers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.6%, Sales Workers 5.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.3% and Technicians and Trades Workers 2.6%.

Of the employed people in Yeagarup, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 23.5%, Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 19.6%, Grocery, Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling 3.3%, School Education 3.3% and Other Construction Services 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yeagarup was $589.

In Yeagarup, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 37.0%, Walked only 18.2%, Car, as passenger 2.6% and Bus 1.9%. 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 38.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Yeagarup, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 10.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.0% 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 Yeagarup, 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Yeagarup, 35.4% were couple families with children, 51.9% were couple families without children and 12.7% were one parent families.

In Yeagarup 27.3% of single parents were male and 72.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Yeagarup, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Yeagarup, of couple families with children, 37.5% had both partners employed full-time, 12.5% had both employed part-time and 20.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Yeagarup, 65.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 34.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Yeagarup, 96.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

In Yeagarup, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 17.4% had 2 bedrooms and 41.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Yeagarup, 44.6% were owned outright, 29.3% were owned with a mortgage and 22.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Yeagarup, of all households, 82.6% were family households, 17.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Yeagarup, 22.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.4% 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 Yeagarup, 24.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Yeagarup, 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 Yeagarup, 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 $2,900.

In Yeagarup, 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.