Georges Plains

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 248 people in Georges Plains. Of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Georges Plains was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.9% of the population.

Of people in Georges Plains aged 15 years and over, 58.2% were married and 8.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Georges Plains, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Georges Plains 42.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.1% were in primary school, 17.3% in secondary school and 14.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Georges Plains, 9.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Georges Plains were Australian 32.6%, English 23.0%, Irish 10.9%, Scottish 5.6% and German 4.3%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Georges Plains (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Georges Plains, 73.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.6%, England 1.6% and South Africa 1.2%.

In Georges Plains, 64.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Georges Plains, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 76.1%, England 1.7% and Germany 1.3%.

In Georges Plains, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.9%, England 3.3%, New Zealand 2.1%, Papua New Guinea 1.2% and Germany 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Georges Plains were Catholic 28.8%, Not stated 23.2%, Anglican 19.6%, No Religion, so described 13.2% and Uniting Church 7.2%. In Georges Plains, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (80.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Georges Plains 79.2% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 106 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Georges Plains. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 39.6% were employed part-time and 7.5% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Georges Plains, 7.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Georges Plains included Managers 18.4%, Professionals 17.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.2%, Sales Workers 10.2%, Labourers 10.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.1%.

Of the employed people in Georges Plains, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 14.9%, Meat Processing 8.5%, Concreting Services 8.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.5% and Sheep Farming (Specialised) 6.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Georges Plains was $785.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Georges Plains, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 74.5%, Worked at home 10.6%, Truck 5.3% and Car, as passenger 3.2%. 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 79.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Georges Plains, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.5% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Georges Plains, 23.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Georges Plains, 47.3% were couple families with children, 40.0% were couple families without children and 12.7% were one parent families.

In Georges Plains, 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Georges Plains, of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 40.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Georges Plains, 92.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.9% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Georges Plains, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Georges Plains, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 11.9% had 2 bedrooms and 40.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 3 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Georges Plains, 40.8% were owned outright, 45.1% were owned with a mortgage and 14.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Georges Plains, of all households, 84.6% were family households, 15.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Georges Plains, 16.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Georges Plains, 9.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Georges Plains, 71.6% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Georges Plains, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 22 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Georges Plains, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Georges Plains, 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.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)