Longwarry North

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 215 people in Longwarry North. Of these 54.7% were male and 45.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Longwarry North was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.6% of the population.

Of people in Longwarry North aged 15 years and over, 49.5% were married and 8.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Longwarry North, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Longwarry North 22.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.3% were in primary school, 34.1% in secondary school and 6.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Longwarry North, 13.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Longwarry North were English 35.5%, Australian 29.8%, Irish 12.2%, Scottish 5.7% and German 4.2%.

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

In Longwarry North, 75.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.7%, South Africa 2.4%, New Zealand 1.9%, Germany 1.4% and Italy 1.4%.

In Longwarry North, 58.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Longwarry North, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 66.7%, England 12.9%, South Africa 3.5%, Ireland 3.0% and Germany 2.0%.

In Longwarry North, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 64.5%, England 10.5%, Scotland 3.6%, South Africa 3.6% and New Zealand 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Longwarry North were No Religion, so described 34.0%, Anglican 20.9%, Catholic 20.9%, Not stated 14.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.7%. In Longwarry North, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Longwarry North 87.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 1.4%.

Employment

There were 105 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Longwarry North. Of these 50.5% were employed full time, 33.3% were employed part-time and 4.8% 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 Longwarry North, 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Longwarry North included Managers 20.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.0%, Labourers 14.0%, Professionals 12.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.0%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.0%.

Of the employed people in Longwarry North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Combined Primary and Secondary Education 13.3%, Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 13.3%, Dairy Cattle Farming 8.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.9% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Longwarry North was $546.

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

In Longwarry North, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 67.3%, Worked at home 12.9%, Car, as passenger 5.0% and Truck 3.0%. 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 71.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Longwarry North, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.2% provided care for children and 5.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.4% 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 Longwarry North, 19.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Longwarry North, 39.3% were couple families with children, 48.2% were couple families without children and 12.5% were one parent families.

In Longwarry North, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Longwarry North, of couple families with children, 18.5% had both partners employed full-time, 11.1% had both employed part-time and 16.7% 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 Longwarry North, 94.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.1% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Longwarry North, 85.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 14.7% were other dwellings.

In Longwarry North, of occupied private dwellings 10.8% had 1 bedroom, 21.6% had 2 bedrooms and 36.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. 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 Longwarry North, 44.7% were owned outright, 27.6% were owned with a mortgage and 27.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Longwarry North, of all households, 73.1% were family households, 26.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Longwarry North, 30.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.5% 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 Longwarry North, 21.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 50.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Longwarry North, 67.5% 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 Longwarry North, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 39 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 Longwarry North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 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 Longwarry 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)