Valentine Plains

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 394 people in Valentine Plains. Of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Valentine Plains was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.4% of the population.

Of people in Valentine Plains aged 15 years and over, 60.8% were married and 8.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Valentine Plains, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Valentine Plains 32.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.0% were in primary school, 33.1% in secondary school and 6.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Valentine Plains, 16.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Valentine Plains were Australian 39.0%, English 25.0%, German 9.1%, Scottish 7.4% and Irish 6.3%.

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 Valentine Plains (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Valentine Plains, 86.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.8% and England 1.3%.

In Valentine Plains, 75.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Valentine Plains, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.3%, England 4.8%, New Zealand 3.0%, Scotland 1.8% and Netherlands 1.0%.

In Valentine Plains, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.8%, England 2.3%, New Zealand 1.8%, Netherlands 1.0% and Belgium 0.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Valentine Plains were Catholic 29.7%, Anglican 24.9%, No Religion, so described 9.9%, Not stated 9.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 8.4%. In Valentine Plains, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (89.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Valentine Plains 90.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 0.7% and Danish 0.7%.

Employment

There were 221 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Valentine Plains. Of these 62.0% were employed full time, 27.1% were employed part-time and 4.1% 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 Valentine Plains, 11.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Valentine Plains included Managers 23.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9%, Professionals 9.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.9%, Labourers 7.9% and Sales Workers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Valentine Plains, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 15.6%, Coal Mining 15.6%, Primary Education 5.6%, Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation 5.0% and Water Supply 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Valentine Plains was $695.

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

In Valentine Plains, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.4%, Worked at home 15.5%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Walked only 3.4% and Truck 1.4%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Valentine Plains, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.4% provided care for children and 9.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.0% 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 Valentine Plains, 24.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Valentine Plains, 49.1% were couple families with children, 43.6% were couple families without children and 7.3% were one parent families.

In Valentine Plains, 70.0% of single parents were male and 30.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Valentine Plains, of couple families with children, 29.2% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 23.0% 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 Valentine Plains, 88.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Valentine Plains, 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 Valentine Plains, of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 4.7% had 2 bedrooms and 46.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Valentine Plains, 42.8% were owned outright, 38.4% were owned with a mortgage and 13.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Valentine Plains, of all households, 87.1% were family households, 12.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Valentine Plains, 10.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.8% 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 Valentine Plains, 17.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 41.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Valentine Plains, 83.3% 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 Valentine Plains, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% 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 Valentine Plains, 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 Valentine Plains, 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)