South Arm (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 576 people in South Arm (L) of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

The median age of people in South Arm (L) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.9% of the population.

Of people in South Arm (L) aged 15 years and over, 52.5% were married and 16.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in South Arm (L) was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In South Arm (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in South Arm (L) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In South Arm (L) 29.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.3% were in primary school, 16.2% in secondary school and 21.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Arm (L) were Australian 34.2%, English 32.5%, Irish 11.5%, Scottish 6.3% and German 1.8%.

In South Arm (L), 84.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.8%, New Zealand 1.4%, Germany 0.5%, Ireland 0.5% and Papua New Guinea 0.5%.

In South Arm (L), 77.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in South Arm (L) were No Religion 30.3%, Anglican 28.4%, Catholic 20.5%, Christian, nfd 2.6% and Uniting Church 2.4%.

In South Arm (L) 93.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.5%, French 0.5% and Mandarin 0.5%.

Employment

There were 266 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Arm (L). Of these 58.6% were employed full time, 27.4% were employed part-time and 7.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in South Arm (L), 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in South Arm (L) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in South Arm (L) included Professionals 18.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.9%, Managers 14.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Labourers 6.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in South Arm (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 8.1%, School Education 6.9%, Hospitals 5.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.0% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Arm (L) was $564.

In South Arm (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.9%, Car, as passenger 6.1%, Car as driver, car as passenger 1.6%, Bus 1.2% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 3.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Arm (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 84.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.4% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.1% 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 South Arm (L), 35.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Arm (L), 34.9% were couple families with children, 48.2% were couple families without children and 16.9% were one parent families.

In South Arm (L) 32.0% of single parents were male and 68.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In South Arm (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,562 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In South Arm (L), of couple families with children, 22.0% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 22.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In South Arm (L), 73.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 26.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Arm (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 South Arm (L), of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 22.9% had 2 bedrooms and 51.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Arm (L), 38.7% were owned outright, 41.8% were owned with a mortgage and 16.9% were rented.

Household composition

In South Arm (L), of all households, 71.6% were family households, 28.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In South Arm (L), 24.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.7% 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 South Arm (L), 30.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In South Arm (L), there were 14 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 8 (or 57.1%) were male and 6 (or 42.9%) were female. The median age was 37 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 South Arm (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $833.

In South Arm (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $275 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,235.