Gatton (Gatton Shire)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 6,012 people were usually resident in Gatton (Gatton Shire): of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Of the total population 2.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.9% of people usually resident in Gatton (Gatton Shire) were children aged 0-14 years, and 27.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.

In the 2006 Census, 89.1% of people usually resident in Gatton (Gatton Shire) were Australian citizens, 10.0% were born overseas and 2.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 50.0% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Gatton (Gatton Shire) were married, 10.3% were either separated or divorced, 8.3% were widowed and 31.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 84.2% of people usually resident in Gatton (Gatton Shire), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 1.5%, New Zealand 1.2%, Korea, Republic of 0.8%, Philippines 0.6% and Indonesia 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Gatton (Gatton Shire) were Catholic 23.9%, Anglican 16.5%, Lutheran 14.4%, No Religion 11.5% and Uniting Church 7.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Gatton (Gatton Shire) were Arabic 0.7%, Korean 0.7%, Indonesian 0.5%, Tagalog 0.4% and Turkish 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.1%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 2,665 people aged 15 years and over in Gatton (Gatton Shire) were in the labour force. Of these 59.0% worked full-time, 29.7% worked part-time, 2.7% were away from work, 3.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.6% were unemployed. 1,792 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Gatton (Gatton Shire) were Labourers 25.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.9%, Sales Workers 11.7%, Managers 10.8%, Professionals 9.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.9% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Gatton (Gatton Shire), the most common responses for industry of employment included Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 8.1%, School Education 5.1%, Road Freight Transport 4.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Gatton (Gatton Shire), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $379, the median family income was $987 and the median household income was $761.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,613 families in Gatton (Gatton Shire): of these 39.6% were couple families without children, 40.7% were couple families with children, 17.2% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 2,341 occupied private dwellings were counted in Gatton (Gatton Shire).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Gatton (Gatton Shire), 82.7% were separate houses, 9.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.6% were flats, units or apartments and 3.2% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Gatton (Gatton Shire), 36.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 23.7% were owned with a mortgage and 33.5% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Gatton (Gatton Shire), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 52.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 33.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Gatton (Gatton Shire), the median weekly rent was $160. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $977. 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 Gatton (Gatton Shire), 67.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.0% were single (or lone) person households and 4.3% were group households.