Trawalla

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 394 people in Trawalla of these 65.5% were male and 34.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Trawalla was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.3% of the population.

Of people in Trawalla aged 15 years and over, 51.2% were married and 19.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Trawalla was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Trawalla, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Trawalla was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Trawalla 49.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 11.7% were in primary school, 11.7% in secondary school and 5.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Trawalla were English 25.6%, Australian 23.7%, Scottish 8.5%, Irish 8.0% and Dutch 1.1%.

In Trawalla, 88.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.3%, New Zealand 1.3%, Vietnam 1.3%, Greece 1.0% and Fiji 0.8%.

In Trawalla, 82.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Trawalla were Catholic 18.7%, Anglican 18.2%, No Religion 16.1%, Uniting Church 6.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.1%.

In Trawalla 66.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Greek 0.8%, Maltese 0.8% and Vietnamese 0.8%.

Employment

There were 140 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Trawalla. Of these 60.7% were employed full time, 25.0% were employed part-time and 7.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Trawalla, 3.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 57.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Trawalla was 51 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The most common occupations in Trawalla included Managers 41.4%, Professionals 14.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.5%, Labourers 3.8% and Sales Workers 2.3%.

Of the employed people in Trawalla, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 33.8%, School Education 3.8%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 3.0%, Allied Health Services 3.0% and Sugar and Confectionery Manufacturing 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Trawalla was $462.

In Trawalla, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 50.0%, Train, car as driver 3.0% and Bicycle 2.3%. On the day, 2.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 53.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Trawalla, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.1% provided care for children and 9.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.9% 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 Trawalla, 14.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Trawalla, 56.8% were couple families with children, 39.2% were couple families without children and 4.1% were one parent families.

In Trawalla 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Trawalla, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,333.

Employment status of couple families

In Trawalla, of couple families with children, 21.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.8% had both employed part-time and 30.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Trawalla, 78.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Trawalla, 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 Trawalla, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 10.9% had 2 bedrooms and 41.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Trawalla, 45.5% were owned outright, 35.4% were owned with a mortgage and 12.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Trawalla, of all households, 77.3% were family households, 22.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Trawalla, 34.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 9.5% 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 Trawalla, 13.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Trawalla, there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 50.0%) were male and 3 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 37 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 Trawalla, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Trawalla, 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.