Shadforth (WA)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 513 people in Shadforth (WA) of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Shadforth (WA) was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.3% of the population.

Of people in Shadforth (WA) aged 15 years and over, 65.5% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Shadforth (WA) was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

In Shadforth (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 64.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Shadforth (WA) was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 53 years.

In Shadforth (WA) 24.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.9% were in primary school, 16.1% in secondary school and 18.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Shadforth (WA) were English 38.5%, Australian 24.7%, Scottish 9.4%, Irish 8.0% and German 4.9%.

In Shadforth (WA), 66.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 14.4%, South Africa 3.7%, New Zealand 2.3%, Scotland 1.9% and Germany 1.2%.

In Shadforth (WA), 45.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 36.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Shadforth (WA) were No Religion 41.3%, Anglican 20.9%, Catholic 11.3%, Jehovah's Witnesses 4.7% and Uniting Church 3.3%.

In Shadforth (WA) 91.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.4%, Afrikaans 1.2%, Italian 0.8%, Croatian 0.8% and Mandarin 0.8%.

Employment

There were 258 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Shadforth (WA). Of these 46.1% were employed full time, 40.3% were employed part-time and 6.6% were unemployed.

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Of employed people in Shadforth (WA), 18.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Shadforth (WA) was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 52 years.

The most common occupations in Shadforth (WA) included Professionals 22.3%, Managers 19.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Labourers 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Sales Workers 5.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Shadforth (WA), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.2%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.0%, Building Completion Services 4.1% and Allied Health Services 4.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Shadforth (WA) was $518.

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In Shadforth (WA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 54.1%, Walked only 5.4%, Other 2.9%, Car, as passenger 1.7% and Bus 1.2%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Shadforth (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 84.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.3% provided care for children and 7.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 33.8% 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 Shadforth (WA), 31.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 22.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Shadforth (WA), 33.5% were couple families with children, 55.1% were couple families without children and 9.6% were one parent families.

In Shadforth (WA) 38.9% of single parents were male and 61.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Shadforth (WA), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,833 and those without children was $1,042.

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Employment status of couple families

In Shadforth (WA), of couple families with children, 12.8% had both partners employed full-time, 8.1% had both employed part-time and 18.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Shadforth (WA), 72.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Shadforth (WA), 98.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

In Shadforth (WA), of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 19.4% had 2 bedrooms and 48.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Shadforth (WA), 50.5% were owned outright, 29.4% were owned with a mortgage and 20.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Shadforth (WA), of all households, 83.5% were family households, 13.9% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In Shadforth (WA), 25.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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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.

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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.

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Number of motor vehicles

In Shadforth (WA), 22.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Shadforth (WA), there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) 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 Shadforth (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Shadforth (WA), 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.