Peterborough (Vic.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 142 people in Peterborough (Vic.) of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Peterborough (Vic.) was 57 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 7.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 32.6% of the population.

Of people in Peterborough (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 47.7% were married and 10.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Peterborough (Vic.) was 62 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Peterborough (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 42.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Peterborough (Vic.) was 59 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 26 years.

In Peterborough (Vic.) 17.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.4% were in primary school, 34.8% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Peterborough (Vic.) were Australian 29.7%, English 25.0%, Irish 15.1%, Scottish 14.5% and German 2.3%.

In Peterborough (Vic.), 83.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.3% and Netherlands 2.1%.

In Peterborough (Vic.), 80.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Peterborough (Vic.) were No Religion 35.7%, Catholic 20.7%, Anglican 17.9%, Presbyterian and Reformed 8.6% and Uniting Church 5.7%.

In Peterborough (Vic.) 92.1% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 48 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Peterborough (Vic.). Of these 43.8% were employed full time, 39.6% were employed part-time and 8.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Peterborough (Vic.), 29.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Peterborough (Vic.) was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in Peterborough (Vic.) included Managers 31.8%, Professionals 18.2%, Labourers 15.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.8%, Sales Workers 6.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Peterborough (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 15.9%, Hardware, Building and Garden Supplies Retailing 9.1%, Dairy Cattle Farming 6.8%, Oil and Gas Extraction 6.8% and On Selling Electricity and Electricity Market Operation 6.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Peterborough (Vic.) was $652.

In Peterborough (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 65.1%, Truck 7.0% and Other 7.0%. 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 66.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Peterborough (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 58.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.3% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.9% 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 Peterborough (Vic.), 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Peterborough (Vic.), 8.1% were couple families with children, 54.1% were couple families without children and 37.8% were one parent families.

In Peterborough (Vic.) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Peterborough (Vic.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $0 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Peterborough (Vic.), of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 14.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Peterborough (Vic.), 24.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 75.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Peterborough (Vic.), 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 Peterborough (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 20.3% had 2 bedrooms and 48.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 1.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Peterborough (Vic.), 55.6% were owned outright, 14.3% were owned with a mortgage and 25.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Peterborough (Vic.), of all households, 56.5% were family households, 43.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Peterborough (Vic.), 36.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.8% 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 Peterborough (Vic.), 52.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Peterborough (Vic.), 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 Peterborough (Vic.), 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 Peterborough (Vic.), 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.