Omeo (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 270 people in Omeo (L) of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Omeo (L) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.0% of the population.

Of people in Omeo (L) aged 15 years and over, 39.5% were married and 15.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Omeo (L) was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Omeo (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 39.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Omeo (L) was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In Omeo (L) 25.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.4% were in primary school, 25.0% in secondary school and 11.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Omeo (L) were Australian 31.6%, English 31.6%, Irish 14.1%, Scottish 7.8% and German 2.7%.

In Omeo (L), 87.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.9%, Germany 1.1%, Ireland 1.1%, Latvia 1.1% and Netherlands 1.1%.

In Omeo (L), 82.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Omeo (L) were No Religion 34.2%, Anglican 21.2%, Catholic 16.0%, Uniting Church 6.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.0%.

In Omeo (L) 92.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.1%.

Employment

There were 136 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Omeo (L). Of these 53.7% were employed full time, 31.6% were employed part-time and 8.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Omeo (L), 4.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Omeo (L) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 49 years.

The most common occupations in Omeo (L) included Managers 19.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 13.7%, Labourers 13.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.3%, Sales Workers 9.7% and Professionals 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Omeo (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Residential Care Services 12.9%, Accommodation 12.1%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 4.8%, Metal Ore Mining 3.2% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Omeo (L) was $466.

In Omeo (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.6%, Walked only 21.0%, Car, as passenger 3.2%, Other 3.2% and Truck 2.4%. 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 54.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Omeo (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.3% provided care for children and 9.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 34.8% 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 Omeo (L), 22.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Omeo (L), 24.0% were couple families with children, 50.7% were couple families without children and 21.3% were one parent families.

In Omeo (L) 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Omeo (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,375.

Employment status of couple families

In Omeo (L), of couple families with children, 26.4% had both partners employed full-time, 5.7% had both employed part-time and 17.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Omeo (L), 76.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Omeo (L), 90.6% were separate houses, 5.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.8% were other dwellings.

In Omeo (L), of occupied private dwellings 10.2% had 1 bedroom, 23.1% had 2 bedrooms and 54.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Omeo (L), 31.1% were owned outright, 25.5% were owned with a mortgage and 37.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Omeo (L), of all households, 66.7% were family households, 33.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Omeo (L), 30.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.2% 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 Omeo (L), 42.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Omeo (L), 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 Omeo (L), 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 Omeo (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.