Towen Mountain

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 311 people in Towen Mountain of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Towen Mountain was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.5% of the population.

Of people in Towen Mountain aged 15 years and over, 58.0% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Towen Mountain was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 18 years.

In Towen Mountain, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Towen Mountain was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In Towen Mountain 28.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.8% were in primary school, 36.3% in secondary school and 12.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Towen Mountain were English 31.6%, Australian 24.9%, Scottish 14.2%, German 6.9% and Irish 5.7%.

In Towen Mountain, 83.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.1%, New Zealand 4.8%, Netherlands 1.3%, Papua New Guinea 1.3% and Wales 1.3%.

In Towen Mountain, 68.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Towen Mountain were No Religion 37.1%, Catholic 12.6%, Anglican 11.6%, Uniting Church 6.5% and Baptist 5.5%.

In Towen Mountain 97.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 1.0% and Afrikaans 1.0%.

Employment

There were 161 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Towen Mountain. Of these 37.3% were employed full time, 43.5% were employed part-time and 6.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Towen Mountain, 17.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Towen Mountain was 50 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Towen Mountain included Professionals 20.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.1%, Labourers 14.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Sales Workers 9.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.4% and Managers 7.1%.

Of the employed people in Towen Mountain, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.8%, School Education 7.8%, Tertiary Education 4.5%, Postal and Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services 3.9% and Hospitals 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Towen Mountain was $439.

In Towen Mountain, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 58.1%, Truck 3.9%, Car, as passenger 3.2% and Other 1.9%. On the day, 1.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Towen Mountain, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.9% provided care for children and 16.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Towen Mountain, 23.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Towen Mountain, 44.7% were couple families with children, 45.7% were couple families without children and 9.6% were one parent families.

In Towen Mountain 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Towen Mountain, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,416 and those without children was $1,416.

Employment status of couple families

In Towen Mountain, of couple families with children, 16.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 19.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Towen Mountain, 92.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Towen Mountain, 96.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.7% were other dwellings.

In Towen Mountain, of occupied private dwellings 5.6% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 47.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Towen Mountain, 42.6% were owned outright, 45.4% were owned with a mortgage and 12.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Towen Mountain, of all households, 83.2% were family households, 16.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Towen Mountain, 26.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Towen Mountain, 30.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Towen Mountain, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 54 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Towen Mountain, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Towen Mountain, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.