Polwarth (Western Victoria)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 57,227 people in Polwarth (Western Victoria) of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Polwarth (Western Victoria) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.6% of the population.

Of people in Polwarth (Western Victoria) aged 15 years and over, 52.7% were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Polwarth (Western Victoria) was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Polwarth (Western Victoria), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Polwarth (Western Victoria) was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Polwarth (Western Victoria) 28.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.8% were in primary school, 26.1% in secondary school and 12.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Polwarth (Western Victoria) were Australian 32.3%, English 30.5%, Irish 11.1%, Scottish 9.4% and German 2.8%.

In Polwarth (Western Victoria), 87.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.6%, New Zealand 1.4%, Netherlands 0.6%, Scotland 0.4% and Germany 0.4%.

In Polwarth (Western Victoria), 79.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Polwarth (Western Victoria) were Catholic 26.4%, No Religion 25.7%, Anglican 14.4%, Uniting Church 10.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.3%.

In Polwarth (Western Victoria) 93.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.3%, German 0.2%, Dutch 0.2%, Greek 0.1% and Mandarin 0.1%.

Employment

There were 27,671 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Polwarth (Western Victoria). Of these 56.7% were employed full time, 32.9% were employed part-time and 3.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Polwarth (Western Victoria), 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Polwarth (Western Victoria) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Polwarth (Western Victoria) included Managers 22.3%, Labourers 14.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.4%, Professionals 13.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.1%, Sales Workers 8.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Polwarth (Western Victoria), the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 9.1%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.4%, Hospitals 4.6%, School Education 4.4% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Polwarth (Western Victoria) was $507.

In Polwarth (Western Victoria), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.4%, Walked only 6.3%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Truck 1.2% and Bicycle 0.8%. 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 64.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Polwarth (Western Victoria), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.3% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.5% 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 Polwarth (Western Victoria), 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Polwarth (Western Victoria), 43.3% were couple families with children, 42.3% were couple families without children and 13.3% were one parent families.

In Polwarth (Western Victoria) 20.9% of single parents were male and 79.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Polwarth (Western Victoria), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,807 and those without children was $1,550.

Employment status of couple families

In Polwarth (Western Victoria), of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 25.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Polwarth (Western Victoria), 68.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 31.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Polwarth (Western Victoria), 93.7% were separate houses, 2.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

In Polwarth (Western Victoria), of occupied private dwellings 3.0% had 1 bedroom, 13.8% had 2 bedrooms and 53.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Polwarth (Western Victoria), 42.0% were owned outright, 33.7% were owned with a mortgage and 20.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Polwarth (Western Victoria), of all households, 71.0% were family households, 26.8% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

In Polwarth (Western Victoria), 29.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.8% 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 Polwarth (Western Victoria), 30.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Polwarth (Western Victoria), there were 442 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 224 (or 50.7%) were male and 218 (or 49.3%) were female. The median age was 24 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 Polwarth (Western Victoria), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $881.

In Polwarth (Western Victoria), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,283.