Yarrawonga Park

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 380 people in Yarrawonga Park. Of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Yarrawonga Park was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.0% of the population.

Of people in Yarrawonga Park aged 15 years and over, 47.6% were married and 14.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Yarrawonga Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Yarrawonga Park 23.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.9% were in primary school, 18.8% in secondary school and 11.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Yarrawonga Park, 9.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Yarrawonga Park were English 33.8%, Australian 31.8%, Scottish 10.0%, Irish 6.2% and German 3.3%.

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 Yarrawonga Park (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Yarrawonga Park, 89.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.4% and Thailand 0.8%.

In Yarrawonga Park, 69.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Yarrawonga Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 77.5%, England 4.2%, New Zealand 1.3%, South Africa 1.3% and South Eastern Europe, nfd 1.0%.

In Yarrawonga Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.3%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 2.4%, United States of America 1.6% and Wales 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Yarrawonga Park were No Religion, so described 33.8%, Anglican 23.5%, Catholic 14.8%, Not stated 10.6% and Seventh-day Adventist 5.3%. In Yarrawonga Park, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Yarrawonga Park 92.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Hungarian 0.8% and Thai 0.8%.

Employment

There were 175 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yarrawonga Park. Of these 61.1% were employed full time, 27.4% were employed part-time and 6.9% 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 Yarrawonga Park, 11.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Yarrawonga Park included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.6%, Professionals 16.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.7%, Labourers 12.1%, Managers 10.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.1% and Sales Workers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in Yarrawonga Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Social Assistance Services 6.2%, Road Freight Transport 5.4%, Coal Mining 4.7%, Non-Residential Building Construction 4.7% and Child Care Services 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yarrawonga Park was $611.

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

In Yarrawonga Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 80.4%, Car, as passenger 3.3%, Worked at home 2.6%, Train 2.0% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 6.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 84.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Yarrawonga Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.8% provided care for children and 15.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.4% 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 Yarrawonga Park, 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Yarrawonga Park, 29.3% were couple families with children, 44.0% were couple families without children and 24.1% were one parent families.

In Yarrawonga Park, 12.0% of single parents were male and 88.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Yarrawonga Park, of couple families with children, 17.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 19.5% 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 Yarrawonga Park, 75.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 24.7% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Yarrawonga Park, 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 Yarrawonga Park, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 12.8% had 2 bedrooms and 53.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.4 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 Yarrawonga Park, 34.3% were owned outright, 45.0% were owned with a mortgage and 20.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Yarrawonga Park, of all households, 79.3% were family households, 20.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Yarrawonga Park, 16.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.8% 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 Yarrawonga Park, 34.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Yarrawonga Park, 79.0% 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 Yarrawonga Park, 36.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 63.6% were female. The median age was 21 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 Yarrawonga Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,312.

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

In Yarrawonga Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $273 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)