South Grafton

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 6,392 people in South Grafton of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 11.6% of the population.

The median age of people in South Grafton was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.6% of the population.

Of people in South Grafton aged 15 years and over, 41.8% were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in South Grafton was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In South Grafton, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in South Grafton was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In South Grafton 29.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.1% were in primary school, 21.8% in secondary school and 13.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Grafton were Australian 37.7%, English 30.6%, Scottish 7.3%, Irish 7.3% and German 3.0%.

In South Grafton, 87.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.4%, New Zealand 0.6%, Scotland 0.4%, Netherlands 0.3% and Philippines 0.3%.

In South Grafton, 86.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in South Grafton were Anglican 31.2%, Catholic 20.6%, No Religion 19.0%, Presbyterian and Reformed 6.5% and Uniting Church 3.5%.

In South Grafton 91.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 0.3%, Italian 0.2%, Filipino 0.2%, German 0.1% and Spanish 0.1%.

Employment

There were 2,307 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Grafton. Of these 49.5% were employed full time, 32.9% were employed part-time and 11.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in South Grafton, 12.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in South Grafton was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in South Grafton included Labourers 17.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.6%, Sales Workers 12.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.9%, Professionals 9.9%, Managers 9.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.8%.

Of the employed people in South Grafton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.4%, School Education 4.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.0%, Residential Care Services 3.6% and Other Social Assistance Services 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Grafton was $384.

In South Grafton, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.9%, Car, as passenger 8.5%, Walked only 4.5%, Truck 1.9% and Motorbike/scooter 1.5%. On the day, 1.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Grafton, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.6% provided care for children and 14.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.1% 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 South Grafton, 22.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Grafton, 32.2% were couple families with children, 38.7% were couple families without children and 27.1% were one parent families.

In South Grafton 14.6% of single parents were male and 85.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In South Grafton, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,594 and those without children was $1,287.

Employment status of couple families

In South Grafton, of couple families with children, 12.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 16.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In South Grafton, 91.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Grafton, 90.4% were separate houses, 2.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.6% were flats, units or apartments and 2.7% were other dwellings.

In South Grafton, of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 17.3% had 2 bedrooms and 49.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Grafton, 34.5% were owned outright, 25.9% were owned with a mortgage and 34.6% were rented.

Household composition

In South Grafton, of all households, 67.5% were family households, 29.7% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In South Grafton, 41.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.5% 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 South Grafton, 44.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In South Grafton, there were 745 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 360 (or 48.3%) were male and 385 (or 51.7%) were female. The median age was 18 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 South Grafton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $763.

In South Grafton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $185 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.