Tarwin Lower

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 363 people in Tarwin Lower of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Tarwin Lower was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.6% of the population.

Of people in Tarwin Lower aged 15 years and over, 64.4% were married and 9.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Tarwin Lower was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 37 years.

In Tarwin Lower, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Tarwin Lower was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Tarwin Lower 23.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.8% were in primary school, 23.8% in secondary school and 8.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Tarwin Lower were Australian 33.1%, English 32.7%, Scottish 9.1%, Irish 9.1% and Dutch 2.6%.

In Tarwin Lower, 77.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.5%, New Zealand 3.0%, Netherlands 2.2%, Scotland 1.1% and Tuvalu 1.1%.

In Tarwin Lower, 69.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Tarwin Lower were No Religion 32.5%, Catholic 19.3%, Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 7.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.2%.

In Tarwin Lower 92.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 1.7%.

Employment

There were 170 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tarwin Lower. Of these 55.3% were employed full time, 32.9% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Tarwin Lower, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Tarwin Lower was 50 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Tarwin Lower included Managers 37.5%, Professionals 13.1%, Labourers 13.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.3%, Sales Workers 8.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.6%.

Of the employed people in Tarwin Lower, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 17.4%, Dairy Cattle Farming 17.4%, Real Estate Services 4.2%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 3.6% and School Education 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tarwin Lower was $410.

In Tarwin Lower, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 47.6%, Walked only 9.0%, Car, as passenger 2.4%, Motorbike/scooter 2.4% and Other 1.8%. 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 50.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Tarwin Lower, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.1% provided care for children and 11.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 36.6% 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 Tarwin Lower, 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Tarwin Lower, 37.6% were couple families with children, 54.1% were couple families without children and 8.3% were one parent families.

In Tarwin Lower 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Tarwin Lower, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,583 and those without children was $1,312.

Employment status of couple families

In Tarwin Lower, of couple families with children, 16.3% had both partners employed full-time, 5.8% had both employed part-time and 24.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Tarwin Lower, 69.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 30.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Tarwin Lower, 97.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Tarwin Lower, of occupied private dwellings 2.1% had 1 bedroom, 15.0% had 2 bedrooms and 52.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Tarwin Lower, 44.0% were owned outright, 29.8% were owned with a mortgage and 23.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Tarwin Lower, of all households, 79.3% were family households, 17.1% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

In Tarwin Lower, 35.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 7.4% 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 Tarwin Lower, 27.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Tarwin Lower, 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 Tarwin Lower, 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 Tarwin Lower, 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.