Largs North

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,271 people in Largs North of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Largs North was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.9% of the population.

Of people in Largs North aged 15 years and over, 45.2% were married and 13.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Largs North was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Largs North, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Largs North was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Largs North 25.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.3% were in primary school, 20.2% in secondary school and 18.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Largs North were English 31.7%, Australian 29.0%, Scottish 8.5%, Irish 7.1% and German 4.6%.

In Largs North, 77.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.9%, Scotland 1.4%, Germany 1.1%, New Zealand 0.9% and Italy 0.8%.

In Largs North, 61.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Largs North were No Religion 27.8%, Catholic 23.5%, Anglican 15.5%, Uniting Church 9.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.5%.

In Largs North 89.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.9%, German 0.6%, Greek 0.6%, Russian 0.3% and Arabic 0.3%.

Employment

There were 1,607 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Largs North. Of these 59.9% were employed full time, 29.0% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Largs North, 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Largs North was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

The most common occupations in Largs North included Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.3%, Professionals 17.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Labourers 10.6%, Managers 8.9%, Sales Workers 7.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.6%.

Of the employed people in Largs North, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 3.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.5%, Hospitals 3.4%, Residential Care Services 3.2% and State Government Administration 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Largs North was $551.

In Largs North, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.5%, Train 5.8%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Bicycle 1.4% and Walked only 1.2%. On the day, 7.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Largs North, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.0% provided care for children and 10.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.9% 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 Largs North, 26.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Largs North, 39.9% were couple families with children, 40.4% were couple families without children and 17.2% were one parent families.

In Largs North 25.7% of single parents were male and 74.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Largs North, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,194 and those without children was $2,133.

Employment status of couple families

In Largs North, of couple families with children, 21.0% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 22.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Largs North, 93.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Largs North, 80.8% were separate houses, 8.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

In Largs North, of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 26.9% had 2 bedrooms and 52.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Largs North, 34.2% were owned outright, 37.5% were owned with a mortgage and 24.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Largs North, of all households, 66.6% were family households, 30.6% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In Largs North, 28.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 7.2% 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 Largs North, 37.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Largs North, there were 80 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 35 (or 43.8%) were male and 45 (or 56.2%) were female. The median age was 18 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 Largs North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $833.

In Largs North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $136 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,620.