Korong Vale

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 168 people in Korong Vale. Of these 53.5% were male and 46.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Korong Vale was 58 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 38.6% of the population.

Of people in Korong Vale aged 15 years and over, 40.9% were married and 16.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Korong Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 34.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Korong Vale 27.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.5% were in primary school, 20.5% in secondary school and 9.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Korong Vale, 6.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Korong Vale were Australian 36.5%, English 23.7%, Scottish 11.4%, Irish 7.6% and Hungarian 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 Korong Vale (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Korong Vale, 77.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Croatia 1.9%.

In Korong Vale, 64.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Korong Vale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.6%, England 3.2%, Scotland 3.2%, South Eastern Europe, nfd 2.5% and Croatia 1.9%.

In Korong Vale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.2%, Scotland 3.1%, South Eastern Europe, nfd 2.5%, England 1.9% and Croatia 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Korong Vale were No Religion, so described 33.7%, Not stated 18.1%, Anglican 15.1%, Catholic 10.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 9.0%. In Korong Vale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Korong Vale 80.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Hungarian 4.2%.

Employment

There were 29 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Korong Vale. Of these 48.3% were employed full time, 10.3% were employed part-time and 31.0% 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 Korong Vale, 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 75.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Korong Vale were Managers 70.0% and Labourers 30.0%.

Of the employed people in Korong Vale, there were no responses for industry of employment.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Korong Vale was $373.

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

In Korong Vale, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 53.3%, Worked at home 26.7% and Bicycle 20.0%. 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 66.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Korong Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.6% provided care for children and 15.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.7% 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 Korong Vale, 14.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Korong Vale, 23.5% were couple families with children, 58.8% were couple families without children and 17.6% were one parent families.

In Korong Vale, 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Korong Vale, of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Korong Vale, 76.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.3% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Korong Vale, 95.7% 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 Korong Vale, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 22.7% had 2 bedrooms and 60.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 1.9 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 Korong Vale, 58.3% were owned outright, 23.6% were owned with a mortgage and 18.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Korong Vale, of all households, 46.4% were family households, 49.3% were single person households and 4.3% were group households.

In Korong Vale, 58.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Korong Vale, 38.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Korong Vale, 60.6% 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 Korong Vale, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 13 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 Korong Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 1 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 Korong Vale, 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)