Drouin West

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 330 people in Drouin West. Of these 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Drouin West was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.1% of the population.

Of people in Drouin West aged 15 years and over, 55.0% were married and 9.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Drouin West, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Drouin West 24.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.0% were in primary school, 31.6% in secondary school and 17.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Drouin West, 11.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.9% 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 Drouin West were English 35.4%, Australian 33.8%, Scottish 10.3%, Irish 6.3% 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 Drouin West (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Drouin West, 85.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.7%, Serbia 1.3%, Scotland 0.9% and Germany 0.9%.

In Drouin West, 69.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Drouin West, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.4%, England 7.3%, Netherlands 2.2%, Scotland 1.9% and Serbia 1.3%.

In Drouin West, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.1%, England 7.4%, Scotland 3.5%, Netherlands 1.3% and Serbia 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Drouin West were No Religion, so described 47.0%, Anglican 12.5%, Catholic 11.3%, Not stated 8.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.4%. In Drouin West, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (51.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Drouin West 92.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Serbian 1.2% and German 0.9%.

Employment

There were 175 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Drouin West. Of these 53.1% were employed full time, 37.7% were employed part-time and 1.7% 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 Drouin West, 15.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Drouin West included Managers 22.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 20.2%, Labourers 16.1%, Professionals 15.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 3.6% and Sales Workers 3.6%.

Of the employed people in Drouin West, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 11.8%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.7%, Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 3.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4% and Health and Fitness Centres and Gymnasia Operation 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Drouin West was $498.

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

In Drouin West, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 63.0%, Worked at home 19.8%, Walked only 4.9% and Car, as passenger 2.5%. On the day, 1.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Drouin West, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.9% provided care for children and 13.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.4% 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 Drouin West, 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Drouin West, 44.7% were couple families with children, 46.8% were couple families without children and 8.5% were one parent families.

In Drouin West, 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Drouin West, of couple families with children, 18.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 21.1% 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 Drouin West, 90.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.6% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Drouin West, 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 Drouin West, of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 7.2% had 2 bedrooms and 51.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 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 Drouin West, 56.2% were owned outright, 36.4% were owned with a mortgage and 7.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Drouin West, of all households, 80.5% were family households, 19.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Drouin West, 19.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.3% 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 Drouin West, 18.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 44.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Drouin West, 86.7% 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 Drouin West, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% 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 Drouin West, 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 Drouin West, 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)