North Talwood

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 169 people in North Talwood. Of these 55.9% were male and 44.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

The median age of people in North Talwood was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.7% of the population.

Of people in North Talwood aged 15 years and over, 44.0% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

In North Talwood, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In North Talwood 25.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.1% were in primary school, 19.4% in secondary school and 8.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in North Talwood, 15.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Talwood were English 34.0%, Australian 30.7%, Irish 16.4%, German 6.3% and Scottish 3.8%.

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

In North Talwood, 89.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was New Zealand 2.5%.

In North Talwood, 79.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In North Talwood, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 88.6%, New Zealand 2.5%, Germany 1.9% and Italy 1.9%.

In North Talwood, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.6%, England 3.5%, New Zealand 2.4%, Northern Ireland 1.8% and Ireland 1.8%.

The most common responses for religion in North Talwood were Catholic 33.9%, Anglican 28.7%, No Religion, so described 12.9%, Not stated 11.7% and Christian, nfd 4.7%. In North Talwood, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (81.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In North Talwood 89.7% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 79 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Talwood. Of these 70.9% were employed full time, 13.9% 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 North Talwood, 10.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 71.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in North Talwood were Managers 40.3%, Labourers 25.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 20.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 4.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.5% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in North Talwood, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Grain Growing 24.2%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 19.7%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 15.2%, Beef Cattle Feedlots (Specialised) 6.1% and Employment Placement and Recruitment Services 6.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Talwood was $575.

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In North Talwood, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 38.4%, Worked at home 26.0%, Walked only 12.3%, Car as passenger, motorbike/scooter 5.5% and Bus 4.1%. On the day, 3.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 46.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Talwood, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.2% provided care for children and 6.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.6% 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 North Talwood, 17.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Talwood, 41.7% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 8.3% were one parent families.

In North Talwood, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In North Talwood, of couple families with children, 23.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 10.0% 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 North Talwood, 77.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in North Talwood, 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 North Talwood, of occupied private dwellings 4.9% had 1 bedroom, 24.6% had 2 bedrooms and 32.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in North Talwood, 50.0% were owned outright, 19.1% were owned with a mortgage and 26.5% were rented.

Household composition

In North Talwood, of all households, 57.1% were family households, 36.5% were single person households and 6.3% were group households.

In North Talwood, 34.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.7% 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 North Talwood, 21.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 42.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In North Talwood, 62.9% 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 North Talwood, 37.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 62.5% were female. The median age was 14 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 North Talwood, 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 North Talwood, 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)