Upper Lurg

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 121 people in Upper Lurg. Of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Upper Lurg was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.4% of the population.

Of people in Upper Lurg aged 15 years and over, 53.2% were married and 30.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Upper Lurg, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 27.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Upper Lurg 37.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.2% were in primary school, 33.3% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Upper Lurg, 9.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Upper Lurg were English 36.4%, Australian 27.9%, Irish 10.7%, German 5.7% and Scottish 5.0%.

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 Upper Lurg (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Upper Lurg, 80.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 5.9%.

In Upper Lurg, 71.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Upper Lurg, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 78.0% and England 9.3%.

In Upper Lurg, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 79.3% and England 7.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Upper Lurg were No Religion, so described 29.8%, Not stated 25.4%, Catholic 19.3%, Anglican 13.2% and Baptist 7.0%. In Upper Lurg, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Upper Lurg 87.7% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 51 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Upper Lurg. Of these 54.9% were employed full time, 45.1% 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 Upper Lurg, 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Upper Lurg were Professionals 24.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 22.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.0%, Managers 16.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.0% and Labourers 6.0%.

Of the employed people in Upper Lurg, the only responses for industry of employent were Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 33.3%, State Government Administration 33.3% and Sports and Physical Recreation Venues, Grounds and Facilities Operation 33.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Upper Lurg was $511.

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

In Upper Lurg, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 79.1%, Car, as passenger 7.0% and Worked at home 7.0%. On the day, 5.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Upper Lurg, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.6% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.7% 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 Upper Lurg, 20.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Upper Lurg, 44.4% were couple families with children, 55.6% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Upper Lurg, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Upper Lurg, of couple families with children, 16.1% had both partners employed full-time, 22.6% had both employed part-time and 32.3% 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 Upper Lurg, 75.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Lurg, 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 Upper Lurg, of occupied private dwellings 11.6% had 1 bedroom, 7.0% had 2 bedrooms and 37.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Lurg, 46.2% were owned outright, 53.8% were owned with a mortgage and 0.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Upper Lurg, of all households, 71.4% were family households, 28.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Upper Lurg, 34.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.9% 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 Upper Lurg, 22.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Upper Lurg, 80.0% 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 Upper Lurg, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 45 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 Upper Lurg, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 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 Upper Lurg, 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)