Derwent Valley (M)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 9,704 people in Derwent Valley (M) of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Derwent Valley (M) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4% of the population.

Of people in Derwent Valley (M) aged 15 years and over, 46.6% were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Derwent Valley (M) was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Derwent Valley (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Derwent Valley (M) was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Derwent Valley (M) 26.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.0% were in primary school, 22.6% in secondary school and 13.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Derwent Valley (M) were English 37.6%, Australian 37.1%, Irish 6.8%, Scottish 5.1% and German 2.7%.

In Derwent Valley (M), 88.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.6%, New Zealand 0.8%, Scotland 0.5%, Netherlands 0.3% and Germany 0.3%.

In Derwent Valley (M), 83.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Derwent Valley (M) were Anglican 34.4%, No Religion 24.1%, Catholic 21.1%, Uniting Church 3.9% and Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%.

In Derwent Valley (M) 94.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Polish 0.2%, German 0.1%, Dutch 0.1%, French 0.1% and Spanish 0.1%.

Employment

There were 4,239 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Derwent Valley (M). Of these 52.3% were employed full time, 31.7% were employed part-time and 8.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Derwent Valley (M), 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Derwent Valley (M) was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Derwent Valley (M) included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.3%, Labourers 15.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.5%, Professionals 10.3%, Sales Workers 9.4% and Managers 9.0%.

Of the employed people in Derwent Valley (M), the most common responses for industry of employment included Residential Care Services 4.3%, School Education 4.2%, State Government Administration 3.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.7% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Derwent Valley (M) was $432.

In Derwent Valley (M), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.7%, Car, as passenger 7.2%, Walked only 2.6%, Bus 2.1% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 2.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Derwent Valley (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.1% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.5% 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 Derwent Valley (M), 23.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Derwent Valley (M), 43.3% were couple families with children, 39.3% were couple families without children and 16.3% were one parent families.

In Derwent Valley (M) 21.8% of single parents were male and 78.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Derwent Valley (M), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,813 and those without children was $1,626.

Employment status of couple families

In Derwent Valley (M), of couple families with children, 15.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 20.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Derwent Valley (M), 88.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Derwent Valley (M), 94.3% were separate houses, 1.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

In Derwent Valley (M), of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 16.2% had 2 bedrooms and 58.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Derwent Valley (M), 35.3% were owned outright, 38.5% were owned with a mortgage and 22.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Derwent Valley (M), of all households, 73.0% were family households, 25.1% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Derwent Valley (M), 34.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.1% 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 Derwent Valley (M), 31.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Derwent Valley (M), there were 394 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 186 (or 47.2%) were male and 208 (or 52.8%) were female. The median age was 19 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 Derwent Valley (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $844.

In Derwent Valley (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $188 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,200.