Robinvale Irrigation District Section B

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 290 people in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.4% of the population.

Of people in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B aged 15 years and over, 63.8% were married and 3.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

In Robinvale Irrigation District Section B 27.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.8% were in primary school, 19.5% in secondary school and 7.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B were Australian 23.8%, English 23.2%, Italian 19.7%, Irish 4.3% and Tongan 2.9%.

In Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, 74.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 5.2%, Tonga 2.8%, India 1.4%, Malaysia 1.4% and Greece 1.0%.

In Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, 61.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 30.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B were Catholic 37.4%, No Religion 15.6%, Anglican 11.1%, Uniting Church 6.6% and Eastern Orthodox 4.2%.

In Robinvale Irrigation District Section B 73.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 8.0%, Greek 4.2%, Cantonese 2.1%, Tongan 1.7% and Punjabi 1.4%.

Employment

There were 162 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B. Of these 61.7% were employed full time, 27.2% were employed part-time and 4.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, 6.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 51 years.

The most common occupations in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B included Managers 28.8%, Labourers 24.4%, Professionals 10.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.3%, Sales Workers 7.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 3.2%.

Of the employed people in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 38.6%, Hospitals 7.6%, School Education 7.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.7% and Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B was $560.

In Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.9%, Car, as passenger 10.8%, Walked only 5.7%, Motorbike/scooter 1.9% and Bicycle 1.9%. 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 60.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.3% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.2% 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 Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, 23.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, 42.3% were couple families with children, 57.7% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Robinvale Irrigation District Section B 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,375 and those without children was $1,474.

Employment status of couple families

In Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, of couple families with children, 28.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 26.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, 92.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, 97.1% 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 Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 11.7% had 2 bedrooms and 53.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, 40.8% were owned outright, 27.2% were owned with a mortgage and 26.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, of all households, 72.1% were family households, 25.0% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, 30.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, 28.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, there were 24 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 25.0%) were male and 18 (or 75.0%) were female. The median age was 39 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 Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $500.

In Robinvale Irrigation District Section B, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $230.