Oaklands Junction

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 295 people in Oaklands Junction of these 53.2% were male and 46.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Oaklands Junction was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.6% of the population.

Of people in Oaklands Junction aged 15 years and over, 57.7% were married and 7.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Oaklands Junction was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Oaklands Junction, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 1.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Oaklands Junction was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 58 years.

In Oaklands Junction 25.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.3% were in primary school, 23.4% in secondary school and 26.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Oaklands Junction were English 22.6%, Australian 18.4%, Italian 14.5%, Scottish 6.1% and Turkish 5.8%.

In Oaklands Junction, 72.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 5.8%, Turkey 3.1%, Greece 1.7%, Cyprus 1.4% and England 1.4%.

In Oaklands Junction, 51.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 43.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Oaklands Junction were Catholic 37.4%, No Religion 18.7%, Anglican 10.9%, Uniting Church 8.8% and Eastern Orthodox 5.1%.

In Oaklands Junction 66.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 7.8%, Turkish 6.8%, Arabic 3.1%, Hmong 2.4% and Samoan 2.4%.

Employment

There were 171 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Oaklands Junction. Of these 49.7% were employed full time, 31.6% were employed part-time and 7.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Oaklands Junction, 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Oaklands Junction was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 54 years.

The most common occupations in Oaklands Junction included Professionals 18.3%, Managers 17.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.4%, Labourers 9.2%, Sales Workers 7.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Oaklands Junction, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 4.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3%, Veterinary Services 3.3%, School Education 3.3% and Waste Collection Services 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Oaklands Junction was $576.

In Oaklands Junction, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 69.1%, Taxi 2.6% and Car, as passenger 2.6%. On the day, 2.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Oaklands Junction, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.5% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.3% 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 Oaklands Junction, 21.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Oaklands Junction, 57.8% were couple families with children, 28.9% were couple families without children and 7.2% were one parent families.

In Oaklands Junction 55.6% of single parents were male and 44.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Oaklands Junction, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,916 and those without children was $2,583.

Employment status of couple families

In Oaklands Junction, of couple families with children, 16.2% had both partners employed full-time, 10.8% had both employed part-time and 17.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Oaklands Junction, 84.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Oaklands Junction, 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 Oaklands Junction, of occupied private dwellings 4.6% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 32.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 3.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Oaklands Junction, 54.0% were owned outright, 25.3% were owned with a mortgage and 14.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Oaklands Junction, of all households, 87.2% were family households, 12.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Oaklands Junction, 16.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 24.0% 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 Oaklands Junction, 15.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 20.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 54.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Oaklands Junction, 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 Oaklands Junction, 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 Oaklands Junction, 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.