Yalgoo (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 406 people in Yalgoo (S) of these 68.7% were male and 31.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 22.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Yalgoo (S) was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.7% of the population.

Of people in Yalgoo (S) aged 15 years and over, 35.7% were married and 8.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Yalgoo (S) was 41 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In Yalgoo (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 30.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 24.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Yalgoo (S) was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Yalgoo (S) 28.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 12.2% were in primary school, 6.1% in secondary school and 9.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Yalgoo (S) were Australian 31.8%, English 26.6%, Scottish 8.3%, Irish 7.1% and Italian 2.9%.

In Yalgoo (S), 69.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.7%, England 3.0%, Scotland 2.0%, Chile 1.0% and Germany 1.0%.

In Yalgoo (S), 63.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Yalgoo (S) were Catholic 29.2%, No Religion 26.2%, Anglican 12.0%, Uniting Church 4.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2%.

In Yalgoo (S) 79.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Afrikaans 0.7%, Spanish 0.7%, Croatian 0.7% and Maori (New Zealand) 0.7%.

Employment

There were 248 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yalgoo (S). Of these 76.2% were employed full time, 14.9% were employed part-time and 4.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Yalgoo (S), 7.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 72.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Yalgoo (S) was 35 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Yalgoo (S) were Machinery Operators And Drivers 31.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 22.4%, Managers 11.8%, Professionals 11.8%, Labourers 10.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.3% and Community and Personal Service Workers 3.3%.

Of the employed people in Yalgoo (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 38.8%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 6.9%, Exploration 6.5%, Local Government Administration 5.7% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yalgoo (S) was $1,504.

In Yalgoo (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 21.8%, Other 17.7%, Bus 16.5%, Car, as passenger 15.2% and Walked only 12.8%. On the day, 23.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 35.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Yalgoo (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 45.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.9% provided care for children and 5.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.7% 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 Yalgoo (S), 17.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Yalgoo (S), 38.6% were couple families with children, 38.6% were couple families without children and 22.7% were one parent families.

In Yalgoo (S) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Yalgoo (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,250 and those without children was $1,708.

Employment status of couple families

In Yalgoo (S), of couple families with children, 22.6% had both partners employed full-time, 9.7% had both employed part-time and 16.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Yalgoo (S), 93.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Yalgoo (S), 94.7% were separate houses, 5.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Yalgoo (S), of occupied private dwellings 7.0% had 1 bedroom, 17.5% had 2 bedrooms and 22.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 3.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Yalgoo (S), 19.6% were owned outright, 8.9% were owned with a mortgage and 57.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Yalgoo (S), of all households, 76.8% were family households, 23.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Yalgoo (S), 25.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 15.4% 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 Yalgoo (S), 22.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 22.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Yalgoo (S), there were 94 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 51 (or 54.3%) were male and 43 (or 45.7%) were female. The median age was 22 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 Yalgoo (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.2, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $966.

In Yalgoo (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $50 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.