Connellys Marsh

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 179 people in Connellys Marsh of these 46.9% were male and 53.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Connellys Marsh was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.1% of the population.

Of people in Connellys Marsh aged 15 years and over, 54.4% were married and 17.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Connellys Marsh was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

In Connellys Marsh, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Connellys Marsh was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 47 years.

In Connellys Marsh 23.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.6% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 14.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Connellys Marsh were English 36.1%, Australian 27.3%, Irish 12.3%, Scottish 10.1% and Italian 3.1%.

In Connellys Marsh, 76.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.4%, Germany 2.8%, New Zealand 2.2%, Japan 1.7% and Scotland 1.7%.

In Connellys Marsh, 72.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Connellys Marsh were No Religion 33.0%, Anglican 28.5%, Catholic 16.8%, Christian, nfd 3.4% and Uniting Church 2.8%.

In Connellys Marsh 89.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.7%.

Employment

There were 90 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Connellys Marsh. Of these 55.6% were employed full time, 30.0% were employed part-time and 5.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Connellys Marsh, 7.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 17.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Connellys Marsh was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 56 years.

The most common occupations in Connellys Marsh included Professionals 21.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.9%, Managers 10.7%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Labourers 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Connellys Marsh, the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 6.0%, Allied Health Services 6.0%, Electricity Generation 4.8%, Land Development and Site Preparation Services 4.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Connellys Marsh was $646.

In Connellys Marsh, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 60.7%, Other 6.0%, Car, as passenger 4.8% and Walked only 4.8%. On the day, 3.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Connellys Marsh, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.1% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.9% 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 Connellys Marsh, 27.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Connellys Marsh, 12.0% were couple families with children, 72.0% were couple families without children and 16.0% were one parent families.

In Connellys Marsh 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Connellys Marsh, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,250 and those without children was $1,799.

Employment status of couple families

In Connellys Marsh, of couple families with children, 29.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 11.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Connellys Marsh, 61.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 38.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Connellys Marsh, 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 Connellys Marsh, of occupied private dwellings 7.4% had 1 bedroom, 23.5% had 2 bedrooms and 45.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Connellys Marsh, 40.6% were owned outright, 43.5% were owned with a mortgage and 15.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Connellys Marsh, of all households, 74.3% were family households, 21.4% were single person households and 4.3% were group households.

In Connellys Marsh, 25.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.0% 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 Connellys Marsh, 18.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Connellys Marsh, there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 50.0%) were male and 3 (or 50.0%) 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 Connellys Marsh, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Connellys Marsh, 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.