Thargomindah (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 206 people in Thargomindah (L) of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 16.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Thargomindah (L) was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.7% of the population.

Of people in Thargomindah (L) aged 15 years and over, 41.9% were married and 9.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Thargomindah (L) was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Thargomindah (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 31.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Thargomindah (L) was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In Thargomindah (L) 27.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.4% were in primary school, 12.3% in secondary school and 15.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Thargomindah (L) were Australian 40.7%, English 26.6%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 6.8% and German 3.0%.

In Thargomindah (L), 91.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 1.5%, Ireland 1.5% and Thailand 1.5%.

In Thargomindah (L), 91.4% 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 Thargomindah (L) were Catholic 34.1%, Anglican 32.7%, No Religion 15.1%, Uniting Church 2.9% and Buddhism 1.5%.

In Thargomindah (L) 93.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Thai 1.5%.

Employment

There were 106 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Thargomindah (L). Of these 79.2% were employed full time, 16.0% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Thargomindah (L), 3.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Thargomindah (L) was 35 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Thargomindah (L) included Machinery Operators And Drivers 19.8%, Managers 17.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.3%, Labourers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.9%, Professionals 2.7% and Sales Workers 2.7%.

Of the employed people in Thargomindah (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 36.4%, Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 7.3%, School Education 7.3%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 4.5% and Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Thargomindah (L) was $734.

In Thargomindah (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 43.1%, Walked only 33.0%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Truck 4.6% and Other 3.7%. 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 46.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Thargomindah (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 41.4% provided care for children and 8.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.7% 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 Thargomindah (L), 29.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Thargomindah (L), 51.9% were couple families with children, 42.6% were couple families without children and 5.6% were one parent families.

In Thargomindah (L) 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Thargomindah (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,375 and those without children was $2,583.

Employment status of couple families

In Thargomindah (L), of couple families with children, 33.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 6.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Thargomindah (L), 73.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 26.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Thargomindah (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 Thargomindah (L), of occupied private dwellings 4.3% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 67.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Thargomindah (L), 37.1% were owned outright, 20.0% were owned with a mortgage and 42.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Thargomindah (L), of all households, 72.9% were family households, 27.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Thargomindah (L), 19.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.3% 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 Thargomindah (L), 38.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Thargomindah (L), there were 37 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 17 (or 45.9%) were male and 20 (or 54.1%) were female. The median age was 32 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 Thargomindah (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

In Thargomindah (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $105 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $397.