North Plympton

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,007 people in North Plympton of these 46.3% were male and 53.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in North Plympton was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.5% of the population.

Of people in North Plympton aged 15 years and over, 41.2% were married and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in North Plympton was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In North Plympton, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in North Plympton was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

In North Plympton 27.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.0% were in primary school, 15.7% in secondary school and 22.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Plympton were English 24.5%, Australian 19.9%, Irish 7.0%, Greek 6.2% and Scottish 5.1%.

In North Plympton, 68.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.6%, Greece 2.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.2%, Philippines 1.5% and India 1.3%.

In North Plympton, 50.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 37.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in North Plympton were Catholic 26.0%, No Religion 21.2%, Anglican 10.7%, Eastern Orthodox 10.4% and Uniting Church 8.9%.

In North Plympton 68.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 6.8%, Mandarin 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, Cantonese 1.2% and Arabic 0.8%.

Employment

There were 1,317 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Plympton. Of these 60.7% were employed full time, 29.0% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in North Plympton, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in North Plympton was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The most common occupations in North Plympton included Professionals 21.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.0%, Managers 10.0%, Labourers 9.3%, Sales Workers 9.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in North Plympton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 4.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.8%, School Education 3.1%, Residential Care Services 2.8% and Public Order and Safety Services 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Plympton was $513.

In North Plympton, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.0%, Bus 7.7%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Bicycle 2.5% and Walked only 1.9%. On the day, 9.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Plympton, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.2% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.4% 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 North Plympton, 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Plympton, 35.4% were couple families with children, 45.6% were couple families without children and 15.1% were one parent families.

In North Plympton 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In North Plympton, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,094 and those without children was $2,068.

Employment status of couple families

In North Plympton, of couple families with children, 22.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 18.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In North Plympton, 92.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Plympton, 67.8% were separate houses, 26.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

In North Plympton, of occupied private dwellings 8.4% had 1 bedroom, 28.6% had 2 bedrooms and 49.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in North Plympton, 33.7% were owned outright, 29.6% were owned with a mortgage and 27.3% were rented.

Household composition

In North Plympton, of all households, 57.8% were family households, 37.6% were single person households and 4.6% were group households.

In North Plympton, 33.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.9% 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 North Plympton, 41.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In North Plympton, there were 27 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 11 (or 40.7%) were male and 16 (or 59.3%) were female. The median age was 20 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 North Plympton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $959.

In North Plympton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $275 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.