Poowong North

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 286 people in Poowong North of these 52.8% were male and 47.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Poowong North was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 28.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.1% of the population.

Of people in Poowong North aged 15 years and over, 67.0% were married and 6.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Poowong North was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Poowong North, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Poowong North was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In Poowong North 29.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.7% were in primary school, 32.1% in secondary school and 7.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Poowong North were Australian 40.9%, English 33.2%, Scottish 7.5%, Irish 7.5% and Maltese 2.3%.

In Poowong North, 87.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.8%, England 3.5%, Denmark 1.4%, South Africa 1.4% and Scotland 1.0%.

In Poowong North, 70.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Poowong North were No Religion 34.4%, Anglican 11.9%, Catholic 11.2%, Uniting Church 10.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 8.8%.

In Poowong North 96.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Danish 1.4% and Afrikaans 1.0%.

Employment

There were 145 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Poowong North. Of these 62.8% were employed full time, 29.7% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Poowong North, 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Poowong North was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in Poowong North included Managers 45.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Professionals 11.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.4%, Labourers 8.3%, Sales Workers 4.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 2.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.8%.

Of the employed people in Poowong North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 30.6%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 4.8%, Automotive Repair and Maintenance 3.4%, Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 2.0% and Dairy Product Manufacturing 2.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Poowong North was $522.

In Poowong North, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 45.5%, Walked only 7.7%, Car, as passenger 2.8% and Truck 2.8%. 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 47.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Poowong North, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 40.9% provided care for children and 16.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 34.0% 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 Poowong North, 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Poowong North, 54.4% were couple families with children, 38.0% were couple families without children and 7.6% were one parent families.

In Poowong North 44.4% of single parents were male and 55.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Poowong North, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,187 and those without children was $1,600.

Employment status of couple families

In Poowong North, of couple families with children, 25.0% had both partners employed full-time, 8.3% had both employed part-time and 23.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Poowong North, 94.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Poowong North, 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 Poowong North, of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 5.3% had 2 bedrooms and 56.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Poowong North, 35.8% were owned outright, 32.6% were owned with a mortgage and 25.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Poowong North, of all households, 85.1% were family households, 14.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Poowong North, 16.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.7% 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 Poowong North, 17.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Poowong North, 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 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 Poowong North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

In Poowong North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $906.