Eden Valley

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 337 people in Eden Valley. Of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Eden Valley was 53 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.2% of the population.

Of people in Eden Valley aged 15 years and over, 53.2% were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Eden Valley, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Eden Valley 21.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.9% were in primary school, 33.9% in secondary school and 14.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Eden Valley, 10.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 14.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Eden Valley were English 29.8%, Australian 27.6%, German 15.1%, Scottish 7.6% and Irish 5.6%.

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 Eden Valley (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Eden Valley, 76.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.2%, Netherlands 2.3%, Scotland 1.2%, New Zealand 0.9% and Wales 0.9%.

In Eden Valley, 60.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Eden Valley, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.1%, England 12.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.3%, Netherlands 2.7% and Wales 1.8%.

In Eden Valley, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 66.4%, England 14.5%, Netherlands 3.0%, Germany 2.4% and New Zealand 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Eden Valley were No Religion, so described 43.8%, Lutheran 11.2%, Anglican 10.4%, Catholic 9.5% and Not stated 9.2%. In Eden Valley, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (48.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Eden Valley 95.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 192 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Eden Valley. Of these 50.5% were employed full time, 34.9% were employed part-time and 4.7% 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 Eden Valley, 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Eden Valley included Labourers 24.0%, Managers 19.9%, Professionals 18.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.7% and Sales Workers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Eden Valley, the most common responses for industry of employment included Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 18.3%, Grape Growing 15.1%, Primary Education 7.9%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 5.6% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Eden Valley was $554.

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

In Eden Valley, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.7%, Worked at home 11.1%, Car, as passenger 5.6%, Truck 1.7% and Walked only 1.7%. 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 71.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Eden Valley, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.7% provided care for children and 9.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 36.3% 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 Eden Valley, 30.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Eden Valley, 27.0% were couple families with children, 62.0% were couple families without children and 11.0% were one parent families.

In Eden Valley, 45.5% of single parents were male and 54.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Eden Valley, of couple families with children, 25.8% had both partners employed full-time, 11.8% had both employed part-time and 20.4% 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 Eden Valley, 86.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.6% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Eden Valley, 90.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 9.2% were other dwellings.

In Eden Valley, of occupied private dwellings 9.2% had 1 bedroom, 13.1% had 2 bedrooms and 45.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Eden Valley, 48.4% were owned outright, 43.1% were owned with a mortgage and 8.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Eden Valley, of all households, 63.6% were family households, 36.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Eden Valley, 35.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.4% 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 Eden Valley, 31.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Eden Valley, 81.0% 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 Eden Valley, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Eden Valley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1 persons, with 1 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 Eden Valley, 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)