Taralga (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 285 people in Taralga (L) of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Taralga (L) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.8% of the population.

Of people in Taralga (L) aged 15 years and over, 45.4% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Taralga (L) was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 43 years.

In Taralga (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Taralga (L) was 44 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 63 years.

In Taralga (L) 30.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.0% were in primary school, 25.0% in secondary school and 14.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Taralga (L) were Australian 30.9%, English 22.9%, Scottish 13.8%, Irish 11.3% and German 3.5%.

In Taralga (L), 87.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.4%, Canada 1.0%, Denmark 1.0%, Greece 1.0% and Ireland 1.0%.

In Taralga (L), 81.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Taralga (L) were Catholic 45.3%, Anglican 26.7%, No Religion 9.5%, Presbyterian and Reformed 4.2% and Christian, nfd 3.2%.

In Taralga (L) 93.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Greek 1.0%.

Employment

There were 111 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Taralga (L). Of these 56.8% were employed full time, 32.4% were employed part-time and 2.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Taralga (L), 14.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Taralga (L) was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 35 years.

The most common occupations in Taralga (L) included Managers 21.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.1%, Labourers 16.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, Professionals 7.6%, Sales Workers 4.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Taralga (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 18.1%, Residential Care Services 6.7%, Other Construction Services 3.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.8% and Public Order and Safety Services 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Taralga (L) was $383.

In Taralga (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 53.3%, Walked only 11.4%, Truck 10.5% and Car, as passenger 4.8%. 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 58.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Taralga (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 60.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.3% provided care for children and 12.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.4% 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 Taralga (L), 17.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Taralga (L), 35.4% were couple families with children, 33.8% were couple families without children and 24.6% were one parent families.

In Taralga (L) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Taralga (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,874 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Taralga (L), of couple families with children, 8.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 29.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Taralga (L), 72.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Taralga (L), 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 Taralga (L), of occupied private dwellings 5.8% had 1 bedroom, 16.3% had 2 bedrooms and 48.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Taralga (L), 46.6% were owned outright, 29.1% were owned with a mortgage and 21.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Taralga (L), of all households, 65.3% were family households, 34.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Taralga (L), 34.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Taralga (L), 36.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Taralga (L), there were 11 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 27.3%) were male and 8 (or 72.7%) were female. The median age was 35 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 Taralga (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

In Taralga (L), 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.