Sandford

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,594 people were usually resident in Sandford: of these 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female. Of the total population 2.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 22.5% of people usually resident in Sandford were children aged 0-14 years, and 17.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.

In the 2006 Census, 92.6% of people usually resident in Sandford were Australian citizens, 9.7% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 59.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Sandford were married, 9.6% were either separated or divorced, 1.6% were widowed and 29.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 85.2% of people usually resident in Sandford, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.5%, Netherlands 0.9%, Germany 0.8%, New Zealand 0.8% and Scotland 0.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Sandford were Anglican 32.9%, No Religion 23.1%, Catholic 18.1%, Uniting Church 4.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Sandford were German 0.4%, Greek 0.3%, Bosnian 0.3%, Lithuanian 0.3% and Norwegian 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.7%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 873 people aged 15 years and over in Sandford were in the labour force. Of these 59.8% worked full-time, 30.1% worked part-time, 3.3% were away from work, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.8% were unemployed. 316 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Sandford were Professionals 19.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.5%, Managers 14.9%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%, Labourers 8.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Sandford, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.5%, State Government Administration 4.2%, Public Order and Safety Services 3.8%, Residential Building Construction 3.6% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Sandford, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $535, the median family income was $1,355 and the median household income was $1,257.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 458 families in Sandford: of these 33.2% were couple families without children, 57.4% were couple families with children, 9.4% 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 537 occupied private dwellings were counted in Sandford.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Sandford, 99.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Sandford, 31.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 59.2% were owned with a mortgage and 4.3% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Sandford, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 39.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 52.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Sandford, the median weekly rent was $198. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083. The average people per household was 3.0 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Sandford, 84.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 11.9% were single (or lone) person households and 1.3% were group households.