Sunshine North

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 10,637 people in Sunshine North of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Sunshine North was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.9% of the population.

Of people in Sunshine North aged 15 years and over, 46.1% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Sunshine North was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Sunshine North, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Sunshine North was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

In Sunshine North 33.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.1% were in primary school, 20.0% in secondary school and 22.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Sunshine North were Vietnamese 24.8%, Chinese 9.8%, Australian 8.6%, English 7.9% and Maltese 7.2%.

In Sunshine North, 39.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 23.1%, Malta 5.1%, Italy 2.6%, India 2.1% and Philippines 1.8%.

In Sunshine North, 13.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 81.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Sunshine North were Catholic 35.0%, Buddhism 23.1%, No Religion 12.9%, Islam 4.0% and Eastern Orthodox 3.3%.

In Sunshine North 25.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 31.7%, Maltese 5.8%, Cantonese 5.5%, Italian 3.6% and Spanish 1.8%.

Employment

There were 4,242 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sunshine North. Of these 54.7% were employed full time, 27.4% were employed part-time and 11.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Sunshine North, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Sunshine North was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

The most common occupations in Sunshine North included Labourers 17.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 14.1%, Professionals 12.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 9.0% and Managers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Sunshine North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.6%, Road Freight Transport 3.4%, Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Part Manufacturing 2.6%, Hospitals 2.3% and Residential Building Construction 2.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sunshine North was $353.

In Sunshine North, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.4%, Car, as passenger 6.6%, Train 5.3%, Bus 2.5% and Walked only 1.8%. On the day, 13.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Sunshine North, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.7% provided care for children and 10.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 7.9% 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 Sunshine North, 18.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Sunshine North, 46.4% were couple families with children, 27.0% were couple families without children and 23.5% were one parent families.

In Sunshine North 15.4% of single parents were male and 84.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Sunshine North, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,872 and those without children was $1,742.

Employment status of couple families

In Sunshine North, of couple families with children, 15.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 11.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Sunshine North, 94.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Sunshine North, 85.2% were separate houses, 10.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In Sunshine North, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 12.7% had 2 bedrooms and 63.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Sunshine North, 43.0% were owned outright, 28.0% were owned with a mortgage and 23.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Sunshine North, of all households, 75.3% were family households, 21.0% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Sunshine North, 34.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.4% 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 Sunshine North, 36.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Sunshine North, there were 38 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 19 (or 50.0%) were male and 19 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 19 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 Sunshine North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,041.

In Sunshine North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $275 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,080.