The Range

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 217 people were usually resident in The Range: of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Of the total population 1.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 18.9% of people usually resident in The Range were children aged 0-14 years, and 30.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 44 years.

In the 2006 Census, 95.9% of people usually resident in The Range were Australian citizens, 16.6% were born overseas and 2.3% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 61.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in The Range were married, 11.9% were either separated or divorced, 1.7% were widowed and 24.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 84.3% of people usually resident in The Range, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 10.6% and Netherlands 1.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in The Range were Anglican 32.3%, No Religion 24.9%, Uniting Church 9.7%, Catholic 8.8% and Lutheran 5.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in The Range were German 2.3% and Dutch 1.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 121 people aged 15 years and over in The Range were in the labour force. Of these 62.0% worked full-time, 29.8% worked part-time, 5.8% were away from work, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 0.0% were unemployed. 54 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for The Range were Managers 28.1%, Professionals 24.8%, Labourers 14.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.0%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in The Range, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 9.1%, Building Completion Services 7.4%, Beverage Manufacturing 7.4%, School Education 6.6% and Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.0%.

In the 2006 Census in The Range, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $625, the median family income was $1,216 and the median household income was $1,159.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 69 families in The Range: of these 46.4% were couple families without children, 44.9% were couple families with children, 8.7% 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 81 occupied private dwellings were counted in The Range.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in The Range, 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 The Range, 45.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 42.0% were owned with a mortgage and 12.3% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in The Range, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 30.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 90.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in The Range, the median weekly rent was $145. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,459. The average people per household was 2.7 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in The Range, 86.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 11.1% were single (or lone) person households and 0.0% were group households.