Dinner Plain

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 230 people in Dinner Plain. Of these 45.9% were male and 54.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Dinner Plain was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.3% of the population.

Of people in Dinner Plain aged 15 years and over, 42.5% were married and 16.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Dinner Plain, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Dinner Plain 57.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 9.4% were in primary school, 8.7% in secondary school and 2.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Dinner Plain, 11.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Dinner Plain were English 18.6%, Australian 16.5%, Scottish 7.0%, Irish 4.2% and German 3.5%.

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 Dinner Plain (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Dinner Plain, 44.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, Austria 1.8%, Thailand 1.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.4% and Taiwan 1.4%.

In Dinner Plain, 30.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Dinner Plain, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 38.3%, New Zealand 2.3%, England 1.9%, Austria 1.9% and Canada 1.9%.

In Dinner Plain, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 41.3%, England 3.4%, Germany 1.4%, Netherlands 1.4% and Greece 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Dinner Plain were Not stated 45.5%, No Religion, so described 33.3%, Anglican 7.8%, Catholic 6.1% and Uniting Church 3.9%. In Dinner Plain, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (58.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Dinner Plain 48.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Mandarin 2.7%, French 1.3%, Czech 1.3% and Cantonese 1.3%.

Employment

There were 91 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dinner Plain. Of these 64.8% were employed full time, 26.4% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Dinner Plain, 9.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Dinner Plain included Managers 24.5%, Labourers 22.3%, Professionals 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.2%.

Of the employed people in Dinner Plain, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 27.9%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 25.0%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 8.8%, Sports and Physical Recreation Instruction 5.9% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dinner Plain was $917.

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

In Dinner Plain, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 34.4%, Walked only 23.7%, Bus 17.2%, Worked at home 11.8% and Car, as passenger 6.5%. On the day, 17.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 39.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Dinner Plain, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.8% provided care for children and 3.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.5% 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 Dinner Plain, 16.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Dinner Plain, 39.4% were couple families with children, 42.4% were couple families without children and 18.2% were one parent families.

In Dinner Plain, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Dinner Plain, of couple families with children, 29.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 12.5% 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 Dinner Plain, 30.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 69.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Dinner Plain, 79.5% were separate houses, 20.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Dinner Plain, of occupied private dwellings 7.3% had 1 bedroom, 12.2% had 2 bedrooms and 41.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Dinner Plain, 19.0% were owned outright, 42.9% were owned with a mortgage and 26.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Dinner Plain, of all households, 78.0% were family households, 14.6% were single person households and 7.3% were group households.

In Dinner Plain, 7.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 23.1% 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 Dinner Plain, 40.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Dinner Plain, 73.3% 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 Dinner Plain, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Dinner Plain, 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 Dinner Plain, 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)