North Scottsdale

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 173 people in North Scottsdale of these 54.9% were male and 45.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in North Scottsdale was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.0% of the population.

Of people in North Scottsdale aged 15 years and over, 68.7% were married and 5.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in North Scottsdale was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 18 years.

In North Scottsdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in North Scottsdale was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In North Scottsdale 25.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.5% were in primary school, 13.6% in secondary school and 6.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Scottsdale were Australian 40.2%, English 31.2%, Irish 5.8%, Scottish 4.0% and Japanese 2.2%.

In North Scottsdale, 90.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Canada 2.4%, England 2.4% and United States of America 2.4%.

In North Scottsdale, 82.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in North Scottsdale were Anglican 35.5%, No Religion 23.3%, Presbyterian and Reformed 7.0%, Catholic 5.2% and Uniting Church 3.5%.

In North Scottsdale 95.9% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 82 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Scottsdale. Of these 52.4% were employed full time, 28.0% were employed part-time and 12.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in North Scottsdale, 20.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in North Scottsdale was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 57 years.

The most common occupations in North Scottsdale included Managers 27.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.2%, Labourers 16.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 13.5%, Professionals 5.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.1% and Sales Workers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in North Scottsdale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 15.3%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 11.1%, Land Development and Site Preparation Services 8.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.3% and School Education 8.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Scottsdale was $370.

In North Scottsdale, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 43.8%, Walked only 15.1%, Truck 4.1% and Car as driver, truck 4.1%. 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 43.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Scottsdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.8% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.1% 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 North Scottsdale, 20.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 25.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Scottsdale, 46.2% were couple families with children, 48.1% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In North Scottsdale, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,291 and those without children was $766.

Employment status of couple families

In North Scottsdale, of couple families with children, 18.0% had both partners employed full-time, 6.0% had both employed part-time and 10.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In North Scottsdale, 77.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Scottsdale, 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 North Scottsdale, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.5% had 2 bedrooms and 62.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Scottsdale, 42.2% were owned outright, 37.5% were owned with a mortgage and 15.6% were rented.

Household composition

In North Scottsdale, of all households, 79.4% were family households, 20.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In North Scottsdale, 46.3% 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 North Scottsdale, 31.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In North Scottsdale, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 20 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 North Scottsdale, 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 North Scottsdale, 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.