South Guyra

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 368 people in South Guyra of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 11.7% of the population.

The median age of people in South Guyra was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.1% of the population.

Of people in South Guyra aged 15 years and over, 45.9% were married and 11.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in South Guyra was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In South Guyra, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in South Guyra was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

In South Guyra 34.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.6% were in primary school, 22.0% in secondary school and 15.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Guyra were Australian 36.6%, English 31.1%, Scottish 6.3%, Irish 5.7% and German 3.1%.

In South Guyra, 84.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 1.6%, Tonga 1.6%, Germany 1.4%, United States of America 1.1% and England 0.8%.

In South Guyra, 85.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in South Guyra were Anglican 35.5%, Catholic 21.4%, No Religion 13.3%, Uniting Church 4.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.1%.

In South Guyra 88.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Tongan 1.6% and German 0.8%.

Employment

There were 166 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Guyra. Of these 56.6% were employed full time, 33.7% were employed part-time and 7.2% were unemployed.

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Of employed people in South Guyra, 16.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 17.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The most common occupations in South Guyra included Labourers 20.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.3%, Professionals 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.1%, Sales Workers 9.8% and Managers 7.8%.

Of the employed people in South Guyra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.2%, Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 5.9%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 5.9%, Other Food Product Manufacturing 4.6% and Fuel Retailing 4.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Guyra was $445.

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In South Guyra, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.8%, Car, as passenger 5.9%, Truck 5.9%, Walked only 5.2% and Bus 2.0%. On the day, 5.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Guyra, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.5% provided care for children and 9.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.5% 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 South Guyra, 20.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Guyra, 48.9% were couple families with children, 28.4% were couple families without children and 18.2% were one parent families.

In South Guyra 16.7% of single parents were male and 83.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In South Guyra, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,160 and those without children was $1,750.

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Employment status of couple families

In South Guyra, of couple families with children, 19.1% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 26.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In South Guyra, 91.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Guyra, 91.7% were separate houses, 3.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 5.0% were other dwellings.

In South Guyra, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 22.6% had 2 bedrooms and 36.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Guyra, 29.8% were owned outright, 36.4% were owned with a mortgage and 22.3% were rented.

Household composition

In South Guyra, of all households, 72.1% were family households, 27.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In South Guyra, 32.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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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.

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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.

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Number of motor vehicles

In South Guyra, 26.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In South Guyra, there were 44 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 20 (or 45.5%) were male and 24 (or 54.5%) were female. The median age was 21 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 Guyra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $779.

In South Guyra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.