Noarlunga Downs

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,383 people in Noarlunga Downs of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Noarlunga Downs was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.5% of the population.

Of people in Noarlunga Downs aged 15 years and over, 39.7% were married and 15.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Noarlunga Downs was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Noarlunga Downs, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Noarlunga Downs was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

In Noarlunga Downs 28.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.8% were in primary school, 21.8% in secondary school and 19.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Noarlunga Downs were English 33.8%, Australian 28.5%, Scottish 6.2%, Irish 5.2% and German 4.5%.

In Noarlunga Downs, 72.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 11.0%, Scotland 1.4%, New Zealand 1.3%, Philippines 0.9% and Netherlands 0.8%.

In Noarlunga Downs, 49.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 34.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Noarlunga Downs were No Religion 35.8%, Catholic 18.2%, Anglican 14.3%, Uniting Church 4.7% and Christian, nfd 3.5%.

In Noarlunga Downs 88.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Polish 0.9%, Spanish 0.6%, Greek 0.6%, Arabic 0.6% and Tagalog 0.5%.

Employment

There were 1,662 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Noarlunga Downs. Of these 55.2% were employed full time, 31.1% were employed part-time and 7.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Noarlunga Downs, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Noarlunga Downs was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

The most common occupations in Noarlunga Downs included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Labourers 13.9%, Professionals 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.4%, Sales Workers 11.8%, Managers 8.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.2%.

Of the employed people in Noarlunga Downs, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.5%, Hospitals 4.6%, Residential Care Services 4.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.5% and Building Installation Services 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Noarlunga Downs was $476.

In Noarlunga Downs, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.6%, Car, as passenger 6.9%, Train 3.0%, Bus 1.7% and Train, bus 1.1%. On the day, 7.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Noarlunga Downs, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.5% 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, 13.3% 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 Noarlunga Downs, 28.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Noarlunga Downs, 38.6% were couple families with children, 33.9% were couple families without children and 25.4% were one parent families.

In Noarlunga Downs 18.4% of single parents were male and 81.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Noarlunga Downs, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,931 and those without children was $1,799.

Employment status of couple families

In Noarlunga Downs, of couple families with children, 22.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 23.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Noarlunga Downs, 92.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Noarlunga Downs, 89.2% were separate houses, 6.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Noarlunga Downs, of occupied private dwellings 0.7% had 1 bedroom, 15.6% had 2 bedrooms and 59.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Noarlunga Downs, 13.6% were owned outright, 44.3% were owned with a mortgage and 40.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Noarlunga Downs, of all households, 68.1% were family households, 28.3% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

In Noarlunga Downs, 33.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.2% 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 Noarlunga Downs, 38.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Noarlunga Downs, there were 101 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 45 (or 44.6%) were male and 56 (or 55.4%) 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 Noarlunga Downs, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,031.

In Noarlunga Downs, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $223 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,430.