Cranbourne South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,684 people in Cranbourne South of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Cranbourne South was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.6% of the population.

Of people in Cranbourne South aged 15 years and over, 54.3% were married and 9.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Cranbourne South was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Cranbourne South, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Cranbourne South was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 46 years.

In Cranbourne South 27.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.8% were in primary school, 32.9% in secondary school and 16.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cranbourne South were Australian 32.2%, English 31.4%, Scottish 8.1%, Irish 7.1% and Italian 4.2%.

In Cranbourne South, 81.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.7%, New Zealand 1.3%, Italy 1.1%, Netherlands 1.1% and Scotland 1.0%.

In Cranbourne South, 62.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Cranbourne South were No Religion 29.2%, Catholic 24.1%, Anglican 21.0%, Uniting Church 5.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.5%.

In Cranbourne South 92.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.4%, Greek 0.6%, Serbian 0.4%, Dari 0.4% and Arabic 0.4%.

Employment

There were 932 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cranbourne South. Of these 60.9% were employed full time, 30.8% were employed part-time and 3.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Cranbourne South, 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The most common occupations in Cranbourne South included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.8%, Managers 13.4%, Professionals 11.5%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Labourers 9.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.0% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.3%.

Of the employed people in Cranbourne South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 4.9%, Residential Building Construction 4.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.4%, School Education 3.4% and Building Installation Services 3.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cranbourne South was $568.

In Cranbourne South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.0%, Car, as passenger 5.1%, Truck 5.0%, Walked only 1.7% and Train 1.6%. On the day, 3.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cranbourne South, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.4% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.1% 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 Cranbourne South, 24.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cranbourne South, 49.8% were couple families with children, 38.5% were couple families without children and 11.1% were one parent families.

In Cranbourne South 35.3% of single parents were male and 64.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Cranbourne South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,213 and those without children was $1,910.

Employment status of couple families

In Cranbourne South, of couple families with children, 20.9% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 25.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Cranbourne South, 94.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Cranbourne South, 98.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Cranbourne South, of occupied private dwellings 0.9% had 1 bedroom, 6.9% had 2 bedrooms and 38.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Cranbourne South, 42.9% were owned outright, 47.1% were owned with a mortgage and 8.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Cranbourne South, of all households, 84.8% were family households, 13.3% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

In Cranbourne South, 15.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.9% 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 Cranbourne South, 14.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 44.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Cranbourne South, 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 6 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 Cranbourne South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 8, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $3,250.

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