Lobethal

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,221 people were usually resident in Lobethal: of these 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. Of the total population 1.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 21.3% of people usually resident in Lobethal were children aged 0-14 years, and 28.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 40 years.

In the 2006 Census, 92.5% of people usually resident in Lobethal were Australian citizens, 12.5% were born overseas and 0.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 54.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Lobethal were married, 11.9% were either separated or divorced, 8.0% were widowed and 25.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 81.8% of people usually resident in Lobethal, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.8%, Germany 1.3%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.8% and Netherlands 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Lobethal were No Religion 22.6%, Lutheran 20.4%, Uniting Church 12.8%, Anglican 10.0% and Catholic 8.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Lobethal were German 1.9%, Polish 1.2%, Italian 0.6%, Gaelic 0.3% and Greek 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.0%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,049 people aged 15 years and over in Lobethal were in the labour force. Of these 54.5% worked full-time, 31.5% worked part-time, 7.8% were away from work, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.8% were unemployed. 618 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Lobethal were Labourers 18.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.3%, Professionals 13.5%, Managers 13.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3%, Sales Workers 8.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Lobethal, the most common responses for industry of employment included Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 4.3%, School Education 3.5%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 3.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1% and Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 3.1%.

In the 2006 Census in Lobethal, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $401, the median family income was $1,077 and the median household income was $835.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 617 families in Lobethal: of these 41.2% were couple families without children, 44.9% were couple families with children, 13.5% were one parent families and 0.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 862 occupied private dwellings were counted in Lobethal.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Lobethal, 91.4% were separate houses, 7.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Lobethal, 36.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 38.9% were owned with a mortgage and 17.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Lobethal, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 32.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 22.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 41.9% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Lobethal, the median weekly rent was $160. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $953. 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 Lobethal, 70.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.5% were single (or lone) person households and 2.1% were group households.