Yinnar South

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 691 people in Yinnar South. Of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Yinnar South was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.9% of the population.

Of people in Yinnar South aged 15 years and over, 56.9% were married and 13.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Yinnar South, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Yinnar South 28.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.3% were in primary school, 29.2% in secondary school and 16.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Yinnar South, 12.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 26.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Yinnar South were English 35.0%, Australian 29.3%, Scottish 8.4%, Irish 7.8% and German 2.7%.

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

In Yinnar South, 85.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, Germany 1.0%, New Zealand 0.9%, Netherlands 0.9% and Ireland 0.4%.

In Yinnar South, 65.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Yinnar South, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.8%, England 7.8%, Netherlands 2.8%, New Zealand 1.6% and Germany 1.5%.

In Yinnar South, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.4%, England 8.5%, Netherlands 1.9%, Germany 1.5% and New Zealand 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Yinnar South were No Religion, so described 38.5%, Catholic 22.0%, Anglican 16.1%, Not stated 7.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.4%. In Yinnar South, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Yinnar South 94.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Mandarin 1.2%.

Employment

There were 372 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yinnar South. Of these 47.3% were employed full time, 39.0% were employed part-time and 3.8% 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 Yinnar South, 18.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Yinnar South included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.9%, Professionals 16.2%, Managers 13.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Labourers 9.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.8% and Sales Workers 6.2%.

Of the employed people in Yinnar South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation 6.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.7%, Dairy Cattle Farming 4.0%, Takeaway Food Services 4.0% and Primary Education 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yinnar South was $672.

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

In Yinnar South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.9%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Worked at home 4.2%, Walked only 2.8% and Bus 0.8%. On the day, 2.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Yinnar South, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.5% provided care for children and 16.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.8% 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 Yinnar South, 28.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Yinnar South, 43.9% were couple families with children, 43.9% were couple families without children and 12.2% were one parent families.

In Yinnar South, 11.5% of single parents were male and 88.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Yinnar South, of couple families with children, 10.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 29.5% 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 Yinnar South, 92.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.2% were unoccupied.

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

In Yinnar South, of occupied private dwellings 1.7% had 1 bedroom, 6.6% had 2 bedrooms and 41.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Yinnar South, 39.9% were owned outright, 45.8% were owned with a mortgage and 8.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Yinnar South, of all households, 81.0% were family households, 17.4% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

In Yinnar South, 16.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.5% 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 Yinnar South, 18.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 39.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Yinnar South, 87.3% 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 Yinnar South, 37.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 62.5% were female. The median age was 18 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 Yinnar South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $949.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Yinnar 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)