Langwarrin South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,126 people in Langwarrin South of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Langwarrin South was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.8% of the population.

Of people in Langwarrin South aged 15 years and over, 57.4% were married and 7.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Langwarrin South was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Langwarrin South, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Langwarrin South was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In Langwarrin South 32.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.7% were in primary school, 30.1% in secondary school and 20.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Langwarrin South were English 31.2%, Australian 26.8%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 7.4% and Italian 5.1%.

In Langwarrin South, 83.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.6%, Italy 1.1%, Scotland 1.0%, Lebanon 0.8% and Germany 0.6%.

In Langwarrin South, 60.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Langwarrin South were No Religion 28.4%, Catholic 27.1%, Anglican 20.5%, Uniting Church 4.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.0%.

In Langwarrin South 92.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 2.1%, Greek 0.9%, Arabic 0.7%, German 0.4% and Hungarian 0.4%.

Employment

There were 627 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Langwarrin South. Of these 54.7% were employed full time, 36.7% were employed part-time and 3.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Langwarrin South, 15.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Langwarrin South was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in Langwarrin South included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.1%, Professionals 14.8%, Managers 13.8%, Labourers 11.3%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Langwarrin South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Building Installation Services 4.7%, Building Structure Services 3.8%, Residential Building Construction 3.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.2% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Langwarrin South was $586.

In Langwarrin South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.4%, Car, as passenger 5.0%, Truck 3.7%, Train, car as driver 0.7% and Walked only 0.7%. On the day, 2.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Langwarrin South, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.6% provided care for children and 13.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.1% 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 Langwarrin South, 26.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Langwarrin South, 59.1% were couple families with children, 31.4% were couple families without children and 8.5% were one parent families.

In Langwarrin South 31.0% of single parents were male and 69.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Langwarrin South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,399 and those without children was $2,025.

Employment status of couple families

In Langwarrin South, of couple families with children, 19.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 33.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Langwarrin South, 95.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Langwarrin South, 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 Langwarrin South, of occupied private dwellings 1.4% had 1 bedroom, 4.9% had 2 bedrooms and 35.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Langwarrin South, 36.6% were owned outright, 53.9% were owned with a mortgage and 7.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Langwarrin South, of all households, 89.1% were family households, 10.1% were single person households and 0.9% were group households.

In Langwarrin South, 13.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 20.3% 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 Langwarrin South, 14.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 46.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Langwarrin South, there were 7 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 42.9%) were male and 4 (or 57.1%) were female. The median age was 46 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 Langwarrin South, 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 Langwarrin 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.