Frankland River

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 354 people in Frankland River of these 55.4% were male and 44.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Frankland River was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.6% of the population.

Of people in Frankland River aged 15 years and over, 51.6% were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Frankland River was 43 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Frankland River, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Frankland River was 44 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

In Frankland River 22.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.6% were in primary school, 7.7% in secondary school and 7.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Frankland River were English 39.7%, Australian 27.9%, Scottish 5.7%, Irish 4.1% and German 3.3%.

In Frankland River, 74.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.2%, Zimbabwe 3.4%, Afghanistan 2.3%, New Zealand 2.0% and Germany 1.1%.

In Frankland River, 63.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Frankland River were No Religion 32.0%, Anglican 30.9%, Catholic 11.9%, Baptist 4.2% and Pentecostal 2.0%.

In Frankland River 85.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 1.7%, Pashto 1.4%, German 1.1%, Afrikaans 1.1% and Dari 1.1%.

Employment

There were 194 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Frankland River. Of these 70.1% were employed full time, 17.0% were employed part-time and 3.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Frankland River, 5.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 64.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Frankland River was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in Frankland River included Managers 36.0%, Labourers 29.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.3%, Professionals 5.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 1.6% and Sales Workers 1.6%.

Of the employed people in Frankland River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 39.2%, Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 14.8%, Beverage Manufacturing 14.8%, Oil and Fat Manufacturing 2.1% and Agricultural Product Wholesaling 2.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Frankland River was $620.

In Frankland River, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 49.7%, Walked only 9.6%, Car, as passenger 8.6% and Other 2.1%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Frankland River, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.7% provided care for children and 6.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.6% 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 Frankland River, 26.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Frankland River, 49.5% were couple families with children, 37.4% were couple families without children and 13.2% were one parent families.

In Frankland River 36.4% of single parents were male and 63.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Frankland River, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,785 and those without children was $1,100.

Employment status of couple families

In Frankland River, of couple families with children, 33.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 22.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Frankland River, 94.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Frankland River, 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 Frankland River, of occupied private dwellings 2.3% had 1 bedroom, 7.5% had 2 bedrooms and 51.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Frankland River, 34.4% were owned outright, 21.4% were owned with a mortgage and 41.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Frankland River, of all households, 67.7% were family households, 30.1% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Frankland River, 22.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.5% 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 Frankland River, 24.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Frankland River, there were 4 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 46 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 Frankland River, 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 Frankland River, 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.