Twin Waters

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,550 people in Twin Waters of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Twin Waters was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.9% of the population.

Of people in Twin Waters aged 15 years and over, 68.9% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Twin Waters was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In Twin Waters, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Twin Waters was 59 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 54 years.

In Twin Waters 22.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.2% were in primary school, 26.7% in secondary school and 15.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Twin Waters were English 36.8%, Australian 24.5%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 8.6% and German 4.5%.

In Twin Waters, 67.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.8%, New Zealand 7.0%, South Africa 2.2%, Scotland 1.1% and Netherlands 0.7%.

In Twin Waters, 54.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 33.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Twin Waters were Anglican 27.6%, Catholic 23.6%, No Religion 20.8%, Uniting Church 4.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.7%.

In Twin Waters 92.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.8%, Afrikaans 0.7%, Dutch 0.5%, French 0.5% and Italian 0.5%.

Employment

There were 1,154 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Twin Waters. Of these 55.7% were employed full time, 32.9% were employed part-time and 6.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Twin Waters, 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Twin Waters was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Twin Waters included Professionals 26.0%, Managers 17.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.2%, Sales Workers 11.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9%, Labourers 5.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Twin Waters, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 4.2%, School Education 4.1%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.6%, Accommodation 3.1% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Twin Waters was $579.

In Twin Waters, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.5%, Car, as passenger 4.8%, Bus 0.9%, Truck 0.9% and Other 0.9%. On the day, 1.4% 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 Twin Waters, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.3% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.2% 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 Twin Waters, 30.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Twin Waters, 32.9% were couple families with children, 61.0% were couple families without children and 6.1% were one parent families.

In Twin Waters 19.2% of single parents were male and 80.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Twin Waters, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,374 and those without children was $2,055.

Employment status of couple families

In Twin Waters, of couple families with children, 15.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 17.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Twin Waters, 85.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Twin Waters, 79.5% were separate houses, 10.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Twin Waters, of occupied private dwellings 0.3% had 1 bedroom, 9.2% had 2 bedrooms and 38.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Twin Waters, 43.9% were owned outright, 31.3% were owned with a mortgage and 18.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Twin Waters, of all households, 84.3% were family households, 13.5% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

In Twin Waters, 18.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.7% 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 Twin Waters, 34.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 50.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Twin Waters, there were 4 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 4 (or 100.0%) 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 Twin Waters, 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 $2,750.

In Twin Waters, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.