Upper Lansdowne

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 565 people in Upper Lansdowne. Of these 53.0% were male and 47.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Upper Lansdowne was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.9% of the population.

Of people in Upper Lansdowne aged 15 years and over, 52.4% were married and 14.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Upper Lansdowne, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Upper Lansdowne 25.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.5% were in primary school, 24.6% in secondary school and 13.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Upper Lansdowne, 6.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Upper Lansdowne were Australian 32.6%, English 32.1%, Irish 8.8%, Scottish 6.0% and Dutch 3.2%.

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 Upper Lansdowne (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Upper Lansdowne, 84.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.6%, Netherlands 1.4%, Scotland 0.5%, Germany 0.5% and Malta 0.5%.

In Upper Lansdowne, 68.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Upper Lansdowne, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.9%, England 5.9%, Netherlands 2.3%, Austria 1.3% and Scotland 1.1%.

In Upper Lansdowne, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.4%, England 6.0%, Netherlands 2.2%, Germany 1.1% and Malta 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Upper Lansdowne were No Religion, so described 34.6%, Anglican 20.6%, Catholic 18.6%, Not stated 8.8% and Uniting Church 5.3%. In Upper Lansdowne, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Upper Lansdowne 92.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Dutch 0.5%.

Employment

There were 239 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Upper Lansdowne. Of these 45.2% were employed full time, 37.2% were employed part-time and 7.9% 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 Upper Lansdowne, 14.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Upper Lansdowne included Managers 18.3%, Labourers 15.5%, Professionals 14.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.7%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.1%.

Of the employed people in Upper Lansdowne, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 8.1%, Primary Education 5.4%, Road Freight Transport 4.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.7% and Aged Care Residential Services 4.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Upper Lansdowne was $474.

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

In Upper Lansdowne, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.9%, Worked at home 5.9%, Car, as passenger 3.0%, Truck 3.0% and Car as driver, car as passenger 1.5%. 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 76.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Upper Lansdowne, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.6% provided care for children and 14.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.6% 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 Upper Lansdowne, 25.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Upper Lansdowne, 37.3% were couple families with children, 50.9% were couple families without children and 11.8% were one parent families.

In Upper Lansdowne, 17.4% of single parents were male and 82.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Upper Lansdowne, of couple families with children, 12.2% had both partners employed full-time, 7.9% had both employed part-time and 12.9% 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 Upper Lansdowne, 87.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.9% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Lansdowne, 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 Upper Lansdowne, of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 14.8% had 2 bedrooms and 45.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 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 Upper Lansdowne, 49.8% were owned outright, 32.7% were owned with a mortgage and 15.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Upper Lansdowne, of all households, 76.8% were family households, 20.7% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

In Upper Lansdowne, 22.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.6% 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 Upper Lansdowne, 26.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Upper Lansdowne, 77.1% 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 Upper Lansdowne, 54.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.5% were female. The median age was 47 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 Upper Lansdowne, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $849.

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

In Upper Lansdowne, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $650.

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