Lysterfield South

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 957 people in Lysterfield South. Of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Lysterfield South was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.0% of the population.

Of people in Lysterfield South aged 15 years and over, 62.8% were married and 4.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Lysterfield South, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lysterfield South 32.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.7% were in primary school, 32.7% in secondary school and 22.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lysterfield South, 21.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lysterfield South were Australian 21.7%, English 21.1%, Irish 6.6%, Italian 5.8% and Chinese 4.9%.

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 Lysterfield South (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lysterfield South, 68.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.1%, Romania 2.0%, Sri Lanka 2.0% and New Zealand 1.8%.

In Lysterfield South, 36.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 43.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lysterfield South, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 41.7%, England 8.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.7%, Italy 3.6% and Sri Lanka 3.5%.

In Lysterfield South, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 46.3%, England 6.4%, Italy 4.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.4% and Malaysia 2.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Lysterfield South were Catholic 35.7%, No Religion, so described 20.6%, Anglican 8.4%, Not stated 8.1% and Baptist 4.0%. In Lysterfield South, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (73.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lysterfield South 77.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 2.7%, Italian 1.9%, Romanian 1.7%, Cantonese 1.5% and Spanish 1.4%.

Employment

There were 557 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lysterfield South. Of these 55.8% were employed full time, 36.6% were employed part-time and 4.3% 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 Lysterfield South, 13.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lysterfield South included Managers 21.3%, Professionals 20.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Sales Workers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.9%, Labourers 5.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.7%.

Of the employed people in Lysterfield South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%, Electrical Services 2.8%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.8%, Plumbing Services 2.6% and Primary Education 2.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lysterfield South was $787.

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In Lysterfield South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.4%, Worked at home 8.3%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Train, car as driver 1.9% and Train 1.5%. On the day, 2.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lysterfield South, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.9% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.2% 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 Lysterfield South, 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lysterfield South, 65.5% were couple families with children, 29.1% were couple families without children and 5.4% were one parent families.

In Lysterfield South, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lysterfield South, of couple families with children, 19.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 32.8% 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 Lysterfield South, 95.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lysterfield South, 98.8% were separate houses, 1.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Lysterfield South, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 16.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4.2. The average household size was 3.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lysterfield South, 42.0% were owned outright, 54.2% were owned with a mortgage and 1.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Lysterfield South, of all households, 94.6% were family households, 5.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Lysterfield South, 7.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 46.6% 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 Lysterfield South, 7.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 53.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lysterfield South, 97.7% 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 Lysterfield South, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 43 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 Lysterfield South, 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 Lysterfield South, 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)