Darnum (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 346 people in Darnum (L) of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Darnum (L) was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.3% of the population.

Of people in Darnum (L) aged 15 years and over, 54.2% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Darnum (L) was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Darnum (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Darnum (L) was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

In Darnum (L) 34.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.0% were in primary school, 24.4% in secondary school and 13.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Darnum (L) were Australian 36.4%, English 32.8%, Scottish 9.0%, Irish 6.6% and Dutch 4.1%.

In Darnum (L), 84.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.4%, New Zealand 1.7%, Cook Islands 0.9%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 0.9% and Lithuania 0.9%.

In Darnum (L), 75.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Darnum (L) were No Religion 28.7%, Anglican 17.8%, Catholic 14.9%, Uniting Church 8.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 7.8%.

In Darnum (L) 95.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Maori (New Zealand) 0.9%.

Employment

There were 165 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Darnum (L). Of these 59.4% were employed full time, 37.6% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Darnum (L), 13.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Darnum (L) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

The most common occupations in Darnum (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 16.9%, Professionals 13.9%, Labourers 12.7%, Managers 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Sales Workers 9.0% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.2%.

Of the employed people in Darnum (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.7%, Road Freight Transport 6.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.8% and Dairy Product Manufacturing 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Darnum (L) was $528.

In Darnum (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 72.0%, Car, as passenger 5.5%, Truck 3.7% and Train 2.4%. On the day, 1.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Darnum (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 76.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.4% provided care for children and 9.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.9% 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 Darnum (L), 28.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Darnum (L), 51.1% were couple families with children, 34.0% were couple families without children and 11.7% were one parent families.

In Darnum (L) 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Darnum (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,375 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Darnum (L), of couple families with children, 14.8% had both partners employed full-time, 6.2% had both employed part-time and 30.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Darnum (L), 85.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Darnum (L), 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 Darnum (L), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 7.8% had 2 bedrooms and 56.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Darnum (L), 36.2% were owned outright, 52.6% were owned with a mortgage and 11.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Darnum (L), of all households, 80.3% were family households, 19.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Darnum (L), 19.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.8% 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 Darnum (L), 25.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Darnum (L), 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 Darnum (L), 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 Darnum (L), 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.