Dunolly (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 638 people in Dunolly (L) of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Dunolly (L) was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 33.9% of the population.

Of people in Dunolly (L) aged 15 years and over, 42.5% were married and 19.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Dunolly (L) was 64 years and the median age of people never married was 42 years.

In Dunolly (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 43.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Dunolly (L) was 64 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Dunolly (L) 20.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.2% were in primary school, 26.0% in secondary school and 13.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Dunolly (L) were English 36.2%, Australian 30.2%, Irish 10.9%, Scottish 7.6% and German 3.1%.

In Dunolly (L), 84.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.4%, Scotland 0.8%, New Zealand 0.6%, Czech Republic 0.5% and Egypt 0.5%.

In Dunolly (L), 76.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Dunolly (L) were No Religion 26.1%, Anglican 23.9%, Catholic 14.2%, Uniting Church 13.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.1%.

In Dunolly (L) 96.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 0.8% and German 0.5%.

Employment

There were 174 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dunolly (L). Of these 42.5% were employed full time, 39.7% were employed part-time and 12.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Dunolly (L), 21.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Dunolly (L) was 54 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in Dunolly (L) included Managers 18.2%, Labourers 16.9%, Sales Workers 13.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.4%, Professionals 7.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in Dunolly (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.1%, Hospitals 5.1%, Other Social Assistance Services 5.1%, Local Government Administration 4.5% and School Education 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dunolly (L) was $342.

In Dunolly (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.1%, Walked only 5.8%, Truck 2.6%, Car, as passenger 1.9% and Other 1.9%. On the day, 1.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 60.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Dunolly (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 64.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.8% provided care for children and 14.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.9% 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 Dunolly (L), 21.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Dunolly (L), 27.3% were couple families with children, 53.4% were couple families without children and 17.4% were one parent families.

In Dunolly (L) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Dunolly (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,291 and those without children was $1,583.

Employment status of couple families

In Dunolly (L), of couple families with children, 9.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 6.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Dunolly (L), 78.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Dunolly (L), 85.4% were separate houses, 0.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.1% were flats, units or apartments and 6.5% were other dwellings.

In Dunolly (L), of occupied private dwellings 10.6% had 1 bedroom, 28.0% had 2 bedrooms and 45.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Dunolly (L), 49.8% were owned outright, 23.4% were owned with a mortgage and 19.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Dunolly (L), of all households, 48.9% were family households, 49.2% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Dunolly (L), 61.7% 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 Dunolly (L), 46.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Dunolly (L), there were 10 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 7 (or 70.0%) were male and 3 (or 30.0%) were female. The median age was 15 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 Dunolly (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.6, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $700.

In Dunolly (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.