Ellenborough

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 359 people were usually resident in Ellenborough: of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 1.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 23.1% of people usually resident in Ellenborough were children aged 0-14 years, and 29.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 40 years.

In the 2006 Census, 91.1% of people usually resident in Ellenborough were Australian citizens, 7.0% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 49.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Ellenborough were married, 15.2% were either separated or divorced, 9.1% were widowed and 26.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 85.8% of people usually resident in Ellenborough, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 1.7%, Papua New Guinea 0.8%, Japan 0.8%, Switzerland 0.8% and Philippines 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Ellenborough were Anglican 23.7%, Catholic 20.6%, No Religion 20.3%, Uniting Church 8.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common response for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Ellenborough was German 1.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 164 people aged 15 years and over in Ellenborough were in the labour force. Of these 51.2% worked full-time, 29.3% worked part-time, 2.4% were away from work, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 14.6% were unemployed. 102 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Ellenborough were Labourers 20.7%, Managers 17.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.0%, Professionals 12.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.6% and Technicians and Trades Workers 7.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Ellenborough, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 7.1%, Hospitals 6.4%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.0%, School Education 5.0% and Retail Trade 3.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Ellenborough, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $337, the median family income was $725 and the median household income was $621.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 95 families in Ellenborough: of these 36.8% were couple families without children, 44.2% were couple families with children, 13.7% were one parent families and 5.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 143 occupied private dwellings were counted in Ellenborough.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Ellenborough, 96.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.5% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Ellenborough, 48.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 28.7% were owned with a mortgage and 18.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Ellenborough, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 19.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 53.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Ellenborough, the median weekly rent was $85. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $958. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Ellenborough, 69.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.5% were single (or lone) person households and 2.1% were group households.