Chapman Valley (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,174 people in Chapman Valley (S) of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Chapman Valley (S) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.9% of the population.

Of people in Chapman Valley (S) aged 15 years and over, 61.7% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Chapman Valley (S) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Chapman Valley (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 62.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Chapman Valley (S) was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 46 years.

In Chapman Valley (S) 25.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.1% were in primary school, 21.2% in secondary school and 10.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Chapman Valley (S) were Australian 36.0%, English 33.2%, Irish 7.3%, Scottish 6.2% and German 3.0%.

In Chapman Valley (S), 80.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 2.0%, Germany 0.9%, Ireland 0.7% and Scotland 0.7%.

In Chapman Valley (S), 70.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Chapman Valley (S) were Anglican 28.4%, Catholic 25.0%, No Religion 22.2%, Uniting Church 3.2% and Christian, nfd 2.1%.

In Chapman Valley (S) 92.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.9%, Afrikaans 0.4%, French 0.3%, Portuguese 0.3% and Malay 0.3%.

Employment

There were 589 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Chapman Valley (S). Of these 59.4% were employed full time, 30.4% were employed part-time and 3.4% were unemployed.

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Of employed people in Chapman Valley (S), 10.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Chapman Valley (S) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 51 years.

The most common occupations in Chapman Valley (S) included Managers 29.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.4%, Labourers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Professionals 10.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.6% and Sales Workers 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Chapman Valley (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 23.6%, School Education 7.0%, Local Government Administration 4.4%, Metal Ore Mining 3.3% and Hospitals 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Chapman Valley (S) was $568.

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In Chapman Valley (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.5%, Walked only 4.5%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Other 2.3% and Bus 1.9%. On the day, 2.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Chapman Valley (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.6% provided care for children and 8.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.8% 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 Chapman Valley (S), 25.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Chapman Valley (S), 48.8% were couple families with children, 44.9% were couple families without children and 6.3% were one parent families.

In Chapman Valley (S) 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Chapman Valley (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,594 and those without children was $1,594.

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Employment status of couple families

In Chapman Valley (S), of couple families with children, 19.1% had both partners employed full-time, 7.0% had both employed part-time and 21.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Chapman Valley (S), 85.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Chapman Valley (S), 93.3% were separate houses, 2.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 4.5% were other dwellings.

In Chapman Valley (S), of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 12.9% had 2 bedrooms and 41.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Chapman Valley (S), 41.9% were owned outright, 35.2% were owned with a mortgage and 19.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Chapman Valley (S), of all households, 78.0% were family households, 19.6% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In Chapman Valley (S), 22.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 7.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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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.

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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.

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Number of motor vehicles

In Chapman Valley (S), 18.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 38.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Chapman Valley (S), there were 52 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 16 (or 30.8%) were male and 36 (or 69.2%) were female. The median age was 14 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 Chapman Valley (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.2, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $774.

In Chapman Valley (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $185 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,500.