Darraweit Guim

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 423 people in Darraweit Guim of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Darraweit Guim was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.6% of the population.

Of people in Darraweit Guim aged 15 years and over, 56.7% were married and 8.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Darraweit Guim was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Darraweit Guim, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Darraweit Guim was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Darraweit Guim 29.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.4% were in primary school, 37.8% in secondary school and 15.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Darraweit Guim were Australian 33.5%, English 27.6%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 5.9% and Italian 4.1%.

In Darraweit Guim, 87.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, Italy 1.2%, Sri Lanka 1.2%, Croatia 0.9% and New Zealand 0.9%.

In Darraweit Guim, 70.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Darraweit Guim were Catholic 32.0%, No Religion 25.4%, Anglican 19.5%, Uniting Church 4.7% and Christian, nfd 4.0%.

In Darraweit Guim 93.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Croatian 1.2%, Dutch 0.9%, Greek 0.9% and Italian 0.7%.

Employment

There were 236 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Darraweit Guim. Of these 60.6% were employed full time, 30.1% were employed part-time and 2.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Darraweit Guim, 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Darraweit Guim was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The most common occupations in Darraweit Guim included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.7%, Managers 14.5%, Professionals 13.7%, Labourers 9.7%, Sales Workers 9.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.0% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.2%.

Of the employed people in Darraweit Guim, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.3%, Residential Building Construction 3.9%, Building Structure Services 3.1% and Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 3.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Darraweit Guim was $548.

In Darraweit Guim, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.1%, Car, as passenger 7.9%, Train 3.1%, Truck 1.3% and Train, car as driver 1.3%. On the day, 7.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Darraweit Guim, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.3% provided care for children and 17.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.2% 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 Darraweit Guim, 29.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Darraweit Guim, 55.6% were couple families with children, 35.0% were couple families without children and 9.4% were one parent families.

In Darraweit Guim 21.4% of single parents were male and 78.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Darraweit Guim, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,036 and those without children was $2,166.

Employment status of couple families

In Darraweit Guim, of couple families with children, 16.2% had both partners employed full-time, 6.7% had both employed part-time and 31.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Darraweit Guim, 85.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Darraweit Guim, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Darraweit Guim, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.1% had 2 bedrooms and 37.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Darraweit Guim, 40.1% were owned outright, 51.1% were owned with a mortgage and 6.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Darraweit Guim, of all households, 82.4% were family households, 14.7% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In Darraweit Guim, 13.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 14.5% 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 Darraweit Guim, 15.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 44.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Darraweit Guim, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Darraweit Guim, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Darraweit Guim, 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.