Nirranda

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 190 people in Nirranda of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Nirranda was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.9% of the population.

Of people in Nirranda aged 15 years and over, 45.4% were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Nirranda was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In Nirranda, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Nirranda was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 47 years.

In Nirranda 26.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.4% were in primary school, 35.3% in secondary school and 17.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Nirranda were Australian 37.2%, English 23.4%, Irish 18.0%, Scottish 12.3% and American 1.9%.

In Nirranda, 88.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Canada 2.7% and New Zealand 2.1%.

In Nirranda, 84.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Nirranda were Catholic 37.0%, No Religion 13.8%, Anglican 12.2%, Presbyterian and Reformed 11.1% and Baptist 6.3%.

In Nirranda 94.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Shona 1.6%.

Employment

There were 108 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nirranda. Of these 54.6% were employed full time, 36.1% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Nirranda, 14.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Nirranda was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Nirranda included Managers 48.6%, Labourers 19.0%, Professionals 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 2.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 2.9%, Sales Workers 2.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Nirranda, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 48.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.9%, School Education 4.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.9% and Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Nirranda was $650.

In Nirranda, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 35.6%, Walked only 11.5%, Bus 2.9%, Car, as passenger 2.9% and Motorbike/scooter 2.9%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 41.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Nirranda, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.2% provided care for children and 8.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.5% 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 Nirranda, 19.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Nirranda, 44.4% were couple families with children, 35.2% were couple families without children and 20.4% were one parent families.

In Nirranda 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Nirranda, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,874 and those without children was $1,031.

Employment status of couple families

In Nirranda, of couple families with children, 27.5% had both partners employed full-time, 7.5% had both employed part-time and 25.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Nirranda, 79.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Nirranda, 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 Nirranda, of occupied private dwellings 4.5% had 1 bedroom, 4.5% had 2 bedrooms and 50.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Nirranda, 38.1% were owned outright, 28.6% were owned with a mortgage and 20.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Nirranda, of all households, 75.0% were family households, 25.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Nirranda, 12.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 7.1% 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 Nirranda, 18.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 42.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Nirranda, 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 Nirranda, 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 Nirranda, 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.