Farmborough Heights

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 4,181 people in Farmborough Heights of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Farmborough Heights was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.6% of the population.

Of people in Farmborough Heights aged 15 years and over, 58.2% were married and 8.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Farmborough Heights was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In Farmborough Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Farmborough Heights was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Farmborough Heights 31.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.4% were in primary school, 25.5% in secondary school and 19.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Farmborough Heights were Australian 28.0%, English 26.4%, Irish 7.0%, Scottish 6.5% and Italian 5.5%.

In Farmborough Heights, 78.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.3%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 1.2%, Italy 1.1%, New Zealand 0.7% and Scotland 0.6%.

In Farmborough Heights, 53.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 28.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Farmborough Heights were Catholic 31.4%, Anglican 21.2%, No Religion 16.6%, Eastern Orthodox 6.6% and Uniting Church 4.4%.

In Farmborough Heights 83.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Macedonian 2.3%, Italian 2.1%, Spanish 1.4%, Greek 1.0% and Serbian 0.9%.

Employment

There were 2,144 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Farmborough Heights. Of these 57.8% were employed full time, 30.9% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Farmborough Heights, 11.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Farmborough Heights was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

The most common occupations in Farmborough Heights included Professionals 21.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Managers 9.9%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Labourers 7.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.2%.

Of the employed people in Farmborough Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.8%, Basic Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 5.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.5%, Hospitals 3.5% and Tertiary Education 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Farmborough Heights was $602.

In Farmborough Heights, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.3%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Bus 1.1%, Truck 1.1% and Train 1.0%. On the day, 3.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Farmborough Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.0% provided care for children and 13.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.4% 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 Farmborough Heights, 27.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Farmborough Heights, 54.6% were couple families with children, 32.5% were couple families without children and 11.9% were one parent families.

In Farmborough Heights 17.9% of single parents were male and 82.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Farmborough Heights, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,334 and those without children was $2,446.

Employment status of couple families

In Farmborough Heights, of couple families with children, 18.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 25.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Farmborough Heights, 95.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Farmborough Heights, 96.2% were separate houses, 2.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Farmborough Heights, of occupied private dwellings 0.7% had 1 bedroom, 5.0% had 2 bedrooms and 51.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Farmborough Heights, 39.3% were owned outright, 46.4% were owned with a mortgage and 12.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Farmborough Heights, of all households, 84.6% were family households, 13.5% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

In Farmborough Heights, 15.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 14.0% 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 Farmborough Heights, 27.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Farmborough Heights, there were 69 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 29 (or 42.0%) were male and 40 (or 58.0%) were female. The median age was 20 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 Farmborough Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.9, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,700.

In Farmborough Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,707.