Leongatha North

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 138 people in Leongatha North. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Leongatha North was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.4% of the population.

Of people in Leongatha North aged 15 years and over, 64.7% were married and 5.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Leongatha North, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Leongatha North 34.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.9% were in primary school, 25.0% in secondary school and 18.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Leongatha North, 8.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.9% 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 Leongatha North were English 36.5%, Australian 31.5%, Scottish 10.5%, Irish 8.3% and Dutch 2.8%.

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 Leongatha North (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Leongatha North, 92.9% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Leongatha North, 79.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Leongatha North, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 90.5%, Denmark 2.4% and Italy 2.4%.

In Leongatha North, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 82.0%, England 8.6% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Leongatha North were No Religion, so described 45.0%, Catholic 18.3%, Anglican 16.8%, Not stated 10.7% and Uniting Church 3.8%. In Leongatha North, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (50.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Leongatha North 87.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Mandarin 5.0%.

Employment

There were 68 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Leongatha North. Of these 54.4% were employed full time, 45.6% 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 Leongatha North, 19.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Leongatha North included Managers 28.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.7%, Professionals 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.6%, Sales Workers 7.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.7% and Labourers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Leongatha North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 25.0%, Secondary Education 18.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 9.4%, Clubs (Hospitality) 9.4% and Banking 9.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Leongatha North was $657.

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In Leongatha North, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 70.7%, Worked at home 13.8%, Other 5.2% and Walked only 5.2%. 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 67.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Leongatha North, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.9% provided care for children and 12.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 33.0% 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 Leongatha North, 22.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 21.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Leongatha North, 43.2% were couple families with children, 45.9% were couple families without children and 10.8% were one parent families.

In Leongatha North, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Leongatha North, of couple families with children, 21.6% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 43.2% 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 Leongatha North, 82.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Leongatha North, 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 Leongatha North, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 5.8% had 2 bedrooms and 50.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Leongatha North, 50.0% were owned outright, 31.5% were owned with a mortgage and 18.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Leongatha North, of all households, 83.7% were family households, 16.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Leongatha North, 22.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.1% 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 Leongatha North, 16.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 50.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Leongatha North, 84.0% 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 Leongatha North, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

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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 Leongatha North, 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 Leongatha North, 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)