Dirnaseer

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 170 people were usually resident in Dirnaseer: of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Of the total population 5.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 22.4% of people usually resident in Dirnaseer were children aged 0-14 years, and 24.7% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.

In the 2006 Census, 99.4% of people usually resident in Dirnaseer were Australian citizens, 7.6% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 64.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Dirnaseer were married, 6.0% were either separated or divorced, 4.5% were widowed and 22.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 90.6% of people usually resident in Dirnaseer, stated they were born in Australia. Other common response for country of birth was England 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Dirnaseer were Anglican 32.4%, Catholic 22.9%, Uniting Church 17.1%, Presbyterian and Reformed 10.6% and No Religion 8.8%.

In the 2006 Census, there were no other responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Dirnaseer. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 99.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 92 people aged 15 years and over in Dirnaseer were in the labour force. Of these 73.9% worked full-time, 17.4% worked part-time, 0.0% were away from work, 4.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.3% were unemployed. 37 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Dirnaseer were Managers 55.7%, Labourers 14.8%, Professionals 11.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.7% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Dirnaseer, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 63.6%, Hardware, Building and Garden Supplies Retailing 5.7%, Residential Care Services 5.7%, Tertiary Education 5.7% and State Government Administration 5.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Dirnaseer, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $365, the median family income was $914 and the median household income was $855.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 55 families in Dirnaseer: of these 50.9% were couple families without children, 40.0% were couple families with children, 9.1% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 61 occupied private dwellings were counted in Dirnaseer.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Dirnaseer, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Dirnaseer, 36.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 34.4% were owned with a mortgage and 21.3% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Dirnaseer, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 23.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 69.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Dirnaseer, the median weekly rent was $78. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,127. The average people per household was 2.9 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Dirnaseer, 93.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 8.2% were single (or lone) person households and 0.0% were group households.