Lower Norton

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 231 people in Lower Norton. Of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Lower Norton was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.3% of the population.

Of people in Lower Norton aged 15 years and over, 68.6% were married and 9.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Lower Norton, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lower Norton 30.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 47.8% were in primary school, 24.6% in secondary school and 7.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lower Norton, 11.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 14.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lower Norton were Australian 34.8%, English 28.4%, Scottish 13.7%, German 7.9% and Irish 5.2%.

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 Lower Norton (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lower Norton, 94.7% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Lower Norton, 84.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 1.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lower Norton, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 88.8%, New Zealand 1.7% and England 1.3%.

In Lower Norton, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 91.1%, New Zealand 1.3% and Scotland 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Lower Norton were No Religion, so described 25.3%, Uniting Church 19.7%, Catholic 16.6%, Not stated 12.2% and Anglican 10.9%. In Lower Norton, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lower Norton 93.3% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 126 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lower Norton. Of these 56.3% were employed full time, 35.7% were employed part-time and 2.4% 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 Lower Norton, 12.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lower Norton included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.3%, Managers 16.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Professionals 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Labourers 9.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Lower Norton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.9%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 5.1%, Local Government Administration 5.1%, Primary Education 5.1% and Other Grain Growing 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lower Norton was $732.

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

In Lower Norton, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 69.7%, Worked at home 9.8%, Car, as passenger 5.7% and Walked only 2.5%. 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 75.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lower Norton, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 39.7% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 39.5% 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 Lower Norton, 29.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lower Norton, 60.0% were couple families with children, 34.5% were couple families without children and 5.5% were one parent families.

In Lower Norton, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lower Norton, of couple families with children, 25.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 41.8% 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 Lower Norton, 85.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Norton, 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 Lower Norton, of occupied private dwellings 4.7% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 39.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Norton, 40.0% were owned outright, 55.7% were owned with a mortgage and 4.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Lower Norton, of all households, 85.3% were family households, 14.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Lower Norton, 18.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.3% 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 Lower Norton, 12.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 45.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lower Norton, 87.1% 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 Lower Norton, 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 Lower Norton, 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 Lower Norton, 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)