Dalton

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 108 people in Dalton of these 44.4% were male and 55.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Dalton was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.9% of the population.

Of people in Dalton aged 15 years and over, 54.3% were married and 17.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Dalton was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Dalton, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Dalton was 45 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 21 years.

In Dalton 30.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 46.9% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 9.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Dalton were Australian 33.6%, English 26.4%, Irish 12.9%, Scottish 6.4% and Canadian 2.9%.

In Dalton, 88.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Fiji 3.7% and Argentina 2.8%.

In Dalton, 80.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Dalton were No Religion 34.0%, Anglican 32.1%, Uniting Church 16.0%, Catholic 6.6% and Buddhism 3.8%.

In Dalton 90.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Polish 2.8%.

Employment

There were 43 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dalton. Of these 48.8% were employed full time, 37.2% were employed part-time and 7.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Dalton, 17.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Dalton was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Dalton included Labourers 22.0%, Professionals 14.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Managers 12.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.3%, Sales Workers 7.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.3%.

Of the employed people in Dalton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 17.5%, Specialised Food Retailing 10.0%, Accommodation 10.0%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 10.0% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 7.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dalton was $433.

In Dalton, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 52.6% and Car, as passenger 15.8%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Dalton, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.2% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.8% 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 Dalton, 14.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 23.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Dalton, 42.3% were couple families with children, 34.6% were couple families without children and 23.1% were one parent families.

In Dalton 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Dalton, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $900 and those without children was $2,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Dalton, of couple families with children, 15.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 15.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Dalton, 86.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Dalton, 92.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Dalton, of occupied private dwellings 7.5% had 1 bedroom, 27.5% had 2 bedrooms and 37.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Dalton, 47.4% were owned outright, 44.7% were owned with a mortgage and 7.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Dalton, of all households, 71.8% were family households, 28.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Dalton, 31.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Dalton, 20.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Dalton, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 3 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 2 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 Dalton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 6, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

In Dalton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,200.