Cudal (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 339 people in Cudal (L) of these 52.5% were male and 47.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Cudal (L) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.6% of the population.

Of people in Cudal (L) aged 15 years and over, 52.1% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Cudal (L) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Cudal (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Cudal (L) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In Cudal (L) 25.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.2% were in primary school, 18.8% in secondary school and 11.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cudal (L) were Australian 38.1%, English 31.6%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 5.2% and German 2.5%.

In Cudal (L), 86.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.7%, England 1.5%, Scotland 1.2%, Cambodia 0.9% and Germany 0.9%.

In Cudal (L), 81.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Cudal (L) were Anglican 37.6%, Catholic 20.7%, No Religion 18.6%, Uniting Church 8.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.3%.

In Cudal (L) 93.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.9%, Croatian 0.9%, Arabic 0.9% and Khmer 0.9%.

Employment

There were 149 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cudal (L). Of these 61.7% were employed full time, 16.8% were employed part-time and 9.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Cudal (L), 9.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Cudal (L) was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 32 years.

The most common occupations in Cudal (L) included Labourers 23.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.7%, Professionals 11.2%, Managers 8.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.0% and Sales Workers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in Cudal (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 10.3%, Automotive Repair and Maintenance 5.1%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 2.9%, Electricity Transmission 2.9% and School Education 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cudal (L) was $446.

In Cudal (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 70.1%, Car, as passenger 5.2%, Walked only 5.2% and Bus 2.2%. 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 75.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cudal (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.3% provided care for children and 7.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.6% 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 Cudal (L), 27.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cudal (L), 40.8% were couple families with children, 41.8% were couple families without children and 14.3% were one parent families.

In Cudal (L) 30.8% of single parents were male and 69.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Cudal (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,178 and those without children was $1,874.

Employment status of couple families

In Cudal (L), of couple families with children, 18.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 12.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Cudal (L), 90.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Cudal (L), 91.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.1% were flats, units or apartments and 3.6% were other dwellings.

In Cudal (L), of occupied private dwellings 10.9% had 1 bedroom, 15.2% had 2 bedrooms and 48.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Cudal (L), 40.6% were owned outright, 31.2% were owned with a mortgage and 22.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Cudal (L), of all households, 66.7% were family households, 30.5% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Cudal (L), 36.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.2% 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 Cudal (L), 26.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Cudal (L), there were 12 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 50.0%) were male and 6 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 22 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 Cudal (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,233.

In Cudal (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.