South Kolan

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,061 people in South Kolan. Of these 52.5% were male and 47.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.4% of the population.

The median age of people in South Kolan was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.7% of the population.

Of people in South Kolan aged 15 years and over, 52.5% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

In South Kolan, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In South Kolan 32.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.3% were in primary school, 26.3% in secondary school and 14.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in South Kolan, 14.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Kolan were Australian 35.3%, English 28.7%, Scottish 8.6%, German 6.8% and Irish 6.2%.

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

In South Kolan, 82.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.9%, New Zealand 1.4%, Netherlands 0.9%, Wales 0.7% and Scotland 0.3%.

In South Kolan, 71.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In South Kolan, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.9%, England 5.9%, New Zealand 1.8%, Netherlands 1.2% and Germany 1.1%.

In South Kolan, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.5%, England 4.6%, New Zealand 3.1%, Wales 1.1% and Germany 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in South Kolan were No Religion, so described 23.0%, Anglican 20.4%, Catholic 17.5%, Not stated 12.8% and Uniting Church 11.3%. In South Kolan, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In South Kolan 89.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Mandarin 0.7%, German 0.5%, Afrikaans 0.3% and Croatian 0.3%.

Employment

There were 469 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Kolan. Of these 54.8% were employed full time, 30.7% were employed part-time and 7.7% 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 South Kolan, 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in South Kolan included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.1%, Managers 15.0%, Labourers 13.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Professionals 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7% and Sales Workers 7.4%.

Of the employed people in South Kolan, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 5.4%, Sugar Manufacturing 5.4%, Primary Education 4.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.3% and Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Kolan was $477.

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

In South Kolan, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.4%, Worked at home 6.3%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Walked only 2.3% and Truck 2.1%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Kolan, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.4% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.5% 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 South Kolan, 22.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Kolan, 46.6% were couple families with children, 41.1% were couple families without children and 11.0% were one parent families.

In South Kolan, 10.3% of single parents were male and 89.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In South Kolan, of couple families with children, 13.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 23.9% 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 South Kolan, 93.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in South Kolan, 98.0% 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 South Kolan, of occupied private dwellings 1.2% had 1 bedroom, 12.6% had 2 bedrooms and 49.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in South Kolan, 34.8% were owned outright, 46.2% were owned with a mortgage and 15.0% were rented.

Household composition

In South Kolan, of all households, 79.5% were family households, 16.2% were single person households and 4.3% were group households.

In South Kolan, 20.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.2% 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 South Kolan, 23.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In South Kolan, 80.9% 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 South Kolan, 56.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 43.2% were female. The median age was 16 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 South Kolan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,249.

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

In South Kolan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,750.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)