Ulmarra

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 784 people in Ulmarra of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Ulmarra was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.8% of the population.

Of people in Ulmarra aged 15 years and over, 48.6% were married and 16.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Ulmarra was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Ulmarra, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Ulmarra was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Ulmarra 26.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.4% were in primary school, 22.5% in secondary school and 16.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Ulmarra were Australian 40.8%, English 30.0%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 6.7% and German 2.6%.

In Ulmarra, 89.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.9%, New Zealand 1.0%, Germany 0.6%, Spain 0.5% and Netherlands 0.4%.

In Ulmarra, 86.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Ulmarra were Anglican 28.9%, Catholic 20.4%, No Religion 15.9%, Presbyterian and Reformed 10.2% and Uniting Church 6.0%.

In Ulmarra 95.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 0.6%.

Employment

There were 343 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ulmarra. Of these 50.1% were employed full time, 35.3% were employed part-time and 7.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Ulmarra, 13.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Ulmarra was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Ulmarra included Managers 19.3%, Labourers 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.0%, Professionals 12.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.0%.

Of the employed people in Ulmarra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 9.5%, School Education 4.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.1%, Residential Care Services 4.1% and Log Sawmilling and Timber Dressing 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ulmarra was $374.

In Ulmarra, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.7%, Car, as passenger 5.7%, Walked only 5.0%, Truck 3.5% and Motorbike/scooter 0.9%. 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 64.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Ulmarra, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.5% provided care for children and 15.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.6% 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 Ulmarra, 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Ulmarra, 35.5% were couple families with children, 45.0% were couple families without children and 18.0% were one parent families.

In Ulmarra 14.3% of single parents were male and 85.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Ulmarra, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,149 and those without children was $1,042.

Employment status of couple families

In Ulmarra, of couple families with children, 18.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.3% had both employed part-time and 16.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Ulmarra, 88.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Ulmarra, 92.8% were separate houses, 3.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Ulmarra, of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 18.8% had 2 bedrooms and 53.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Ulmarra, 42.4% were owned outright, 27.2% were owned with a mortgage and 26.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Ulmarra, of all households, 71.0% were family households, 27.2% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

In Ulmarra, 45.3% 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 Ulmarra, 35.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Ulmarra, there were 42 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 22 (or 52.4%) were male and 20 (or 47.6%) 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 Ulmarra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $825.

In Ulmarra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $165 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,086.