South Gippsland (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 27,208 people in South Gippsland (S) of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in South Gippsland (S) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.6% of the population.

Of people in South Gippsland (S) aged 15 years and over, 54.1% were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in South Gippsland (S) was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In South Gippsland (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 54.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in South Gippsland (S) was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In South Gippsland (S) 26.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.0% were in primary school, 26.9% in secondary school and 12.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Gippsland (S) were Australian 32.1%, English 31.8%, Scottish 8.4%, Irish 8.3% and German 3.1%.

In South Gippsland (S), 84.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.0%, New Zealand 1.1%, Netherlands 1.1%, Italy 0.8% and Germany 0.6%.

In South Gippsland (S), 73.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in South Gippsland (S) were No Religion 31.1%, Anglican 19.0%, Catholic 18.4%, Uniting Church 9.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.0%.

In South Gippsland (S) 92.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.1%, German 0.4%, Dutch 0.3%, Greek 0.1% and Spanish 0.1%.

Employment

There were 12,967 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Gippsland (S). Of these 55.2% were employed full time, 33.9% were employed part-time and 3.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in South Gippsland (S), 13.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in South Gippsland (S) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in South Gippsland (S) included Managers 22.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.1%, Professionals 13.7%, Labourers 12.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.2%, Sales Workers 8.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.4%.

Of the employed people in South Gippsland (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 8.6%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.5%, School Education 4.5%, Hospitals 3.7% and Dairy Product Manufacturing 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Gippsland (S) was $481.

In South Gippsland (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.0%, Walked only 6.4%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Truck 1.0% and Other 0.9%. On the day, 1.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Gippsland (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.0% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.3% 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 South Gippsland (S), 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Gippsland (S), 38.6% were couple families with children, 47.8% were couple families without children and 12.9% were one parent families.

In South Gippsland (S) 18.9% of single parents were male and 81.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In South Gippsland (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,797 and those without children was $1,565.

Employment status of couple families

In South Gippsland (S), of couple families with children, 18.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 23.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In South Gippsland (S), 71.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Gippsland (S), 94.5% were separate houses, 2.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

In South Gippsland (S), of occupied private dwellings 2.9% had 1 bedroom, 15.0% had 2 bedrooms and 53.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Gippsland (S), 43.9% were owned outright, 33.8% were owned with a mortgage and 18.5% were rented.

Household composition

In South Gippsland (S), of all households, 70.9% were family households, 27.0% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

In South Gippsland (S), 31.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.2% 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 South Gippsland (S), 31.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In South Gippsland (S), there were 207 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 101 (or 48.8%) were male and 106 (or 51.2%) were female. The median age was 25 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 South Gippsland (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $791.

In South Gippsland (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,100.