Genoa

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 171 people in Genoa of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Genoa was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.9% of the population.

Of people in Genoa aged 15 years and over, 54.2% were married and 9.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Genoa was 60 years and the median age of people never married was 33 years.

In Genoa, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Genoa was 61 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Genoa 19.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 8.8% were in primary school, 17.6% in secondary school and 26.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Genoa were English 26.5%, Australian 23.3%, Scottish 13.2%, Irish 7.8% and Dutch 5.8%.

In Genoa, 78.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.6%, Netherlands 3.0%, Germany 2.4%, United States of America 2.4% and New Zealand 1.8%.

In Genoa, 62.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Genoa were No Religion 32.9%, Anglican 24.7%, Christian, nfd 8.8%, Catholic 8.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.3%.

In Genoa 94.2% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 81 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Genoa. Of these 51.9% were employed full time, 35.8% were employed part-time and 7.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Genoa, 15.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Genoa was 54 years and for people who were employed part-time was 57 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Genoa were Managers 34.6%, Professionals 20.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 20.5%, Labourers 9.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.4% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.1%.

Of the employed people in Genoa, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 24.1%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 19.0%, Accommodation 12.7%, Other Personal Services 6.3% and Fishing 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Genoa was $381.

In Genoa, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 29.1%, Car, as driver 25.3%, Bicycle 3.8%, Other 3.8% and Taxi, car as driver, other 3.8%. 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 21.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Genoa, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 10.3% provided care for children and 12.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 36.4% 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 Genoa, 27.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Genoa, 21.4% were couple families with children, 67.9% were couple families without children and 10.7% were one parent families.

In Genoa 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Genoa, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,449.

Employment status of couple families

In Genoa, of couple families with children, 21.3% had both partners employed full-time, 10.6% had both employed part-time and 6.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Genoa, 62.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 37.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Genoa, 96.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.5% were other dwellings.

In Genoa, of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 34.5% had 2 bedrooms and 43.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Genoa, 53.5% were owned outright, 19.8% were owned with a mortgage and 23.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Genoa, of all households, 64.0% were family households, 32.6% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

In Genoa, 35.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.9% 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 Genoa, 44.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Genoa, 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 57 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 Genoa, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $700.

In Genoa, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $170.