Triabunna (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 766 people in Triabunna (L) of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Triabunna (L) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.0% of the population.

Of people in Triabunna (L) aged 15 years and over, 49.1% were married and 12.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Triabunna (L) was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Triabunna (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Triabunna (L) was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Triabunna (L) 27.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.5% were in primary school, 20.7% in secondary school and 7.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Triabunna (L) were Australian 38.6%, English 38.3%, Irish 5.7%, Scottish 4.2% and German 2.8%.

In Triabunna (L), 89.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, New Zealand 1.0%, Philippines 0.7%, Germany 0.5% and Austria 0.4%.

In Triabunna (L), 86.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Triabunna (L) were Anglican 50.0%, No Religion 18.1%, Catholic 15.2%, Uniting Church 3.3% and Jehovah's Witnesses 2.3%.

In Triabunna (L) 94.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Tagalog 0.7% and German 0.5%.

Employment

There were 275 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Triabunna (L). Of these 44.7% were employed full time, 33.8% were employed part-time and 12.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Triabunna (L), 13.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Triabunna (L) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The most common occupations in Triabunna (L) included Labourers 22.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.0%, Managers 11.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.5%, Professionals 7.1% and Sales Workers 4.6%.

Of the employed people in Triabunna (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Aquaculture 10.4%, Accommodation 9.1%, Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Part Manufacturing 5.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.0% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Triabunna (L) was $361.

In Triabunna (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.9%, Car, as passenger 9.2%, Walked only 7.1%, Other 2.1% and Truck 1.7%. 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 72.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Triabunna (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 59.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.1% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.4% 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 Triabunna (L), 19.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Triabunna (L), 39.3% were couple families with children, 42.2% were couple families without children and 15.6% were one parent families.

In Triabunna (L) 11.1% of single parents were male and 88.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Triabunna (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,357 and those without children was $1,041.

Employment status of couple families

In Triabunna (L), of couple families with children, 5.3% had both partners employed full-time, 1.8% had both employed part-time and 14.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Triabunna (L), 85.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Triabunna (L), 91.3% were separate houses, 1.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.7% were flats, units or apartments and 2.7% were other dwellings.

In Triabunna (L), of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 17.0% had 2 bedrooms and 63.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Triabunna (L), 43.8% were owned outright, 25.1% were owned with a mortgage and 27.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Triabunna (L), of all households, 68.3% were family households, 29.7% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

In Triabunna (L), 41.0% 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 Triabunna (L), 31.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Triabunna (L), there were 57 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 33 (or 57.9%) were male and 24 (or 42.1%) were female. The median age was 20 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 Triabunna (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,042.

In Triabunna (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,156.