Tottenham (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 299 people in Tottenham (L) of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Tottenham (L) was 57 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 37.2% of the population.

Of people in Tottenham (L) aged 15 years and over, 47.7% were married and 17.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Tottenham (L) was 70 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Tottenham (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Tottenham (L) was 72 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

In Tottenham (L) 17.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.0% were in primary school, 24.0% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Tottenham (L) were Australian 36.8%, English 36.3%, Irish 9.6%, Scottish 8.0% and German 2.7%.

In Tottenham (L), 90.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.3%, Netherlands 1.0%, Scotland 1.0%, Singapore 1.0% and South Africa 1.0%.

In Tottenham (L), 87.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Tottenham (L) were Anglican 32.7%, Catholic 19.0%, Presbyterian and Reformed 12.3%, No Religion 10.3% and Uniting Church 7.7%.

In Tottenham (L) 93.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Dutch 1.0%.

Employment

There were 112 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tottenham (L). Of these 55.4% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 11.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Tottenham (L), 8.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Tottenham (L) was 37 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Tottenham (L) included Managers 22.0%, Professionals 18.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 14.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.0%, Labourers 6.0% and Sales Workers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in Tottenham (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 14.0%, School Education 11.0%, Hospitals 11.0%, Electricity Distribution 4.0% and Land Development and Site Preparation Services 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tottenham (L) was $356.

In Tottenham (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 57.0%, Walked only 10.0%, Car, as passenger 5.0% and Bus 4.0%. 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 62.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Tottenham (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 62.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.7% provided care for children and 13.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.5% 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 Tottenham (L), 22.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Tottenham (L), 21.3% were couple families with children, 58.4% were couple families without children and 15.7% were one parent families.

In Tottenham (L) 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Tottenham (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,062 and those without children was $1,791.

Employment status of couple families

In Tottenham (L), of couple families with children, 12.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 13.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Tottenham (L), 79.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Tottenham (L), 95.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Tottenham (L), of occupied private dwellings 9.5% had 1 bedroom, 17.6% had 2 bedrooms and 50.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Tottenham (L), 47.6% were owned outright, 17.0% were owned with a mortgage and 30.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Tottenham (L), of all households, 57.7% were family households, 40.3% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

In Tottenham (L), 48.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.3% 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 Tottenham (L), 41.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Tottenham (L), there were 15 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 8 (or 53.3%) were male and 7 (or 46.7%) were female. The median age was 13 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 Tottenham (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3, with 1.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $833.

In Tottenham (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $99 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $597.