South Johnstone (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 411 people in South Johnstone (L) of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 12.5% of the population.

The median age of people in South Johnstone (L) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.6% of the population.

Of people in South Johnstone (L) aged 15 years and over, 43.9% were married and 10.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in South Johnstone (L) was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In South Johnstone (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in South Johnstone (L) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

In South Johnstone (L) 20.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.8% were in primary school, 19.5% in secondary school and 9.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Johnstone (L) were Australian 29.1%, English 25.4%, Irish 9.2%, Scottish 7.7% and Italian 7.7%.

In South Johnstone (L), 85.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 2.2%, England 1.7%, Canada 0.7%, Fiji 0.7% and Finland 0.7%.

In South Johnstone (L), 77.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in South Johnstone (L) were Catholic 33.3%, No Religion 17.6%, Anglican 12.7%, Uniting Church 5.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.9%.

In South Johnstone (L) 90.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.7%, German 1.0%, Finnish 0.7%, Hindi 0.7% and Vietnamese 0.7%.

Employment

There were 209 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Johnstone (L). Of these 51.2% were employed full time, 31.1% were employed part-time and 9.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in South Johnstone (L), 8.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in South Johnstone (L) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

The most common occupations in South Johnstone (L) included Labourers 20.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.6%, Managers 13.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.8%, Sales Workers 6.7% and Professionals 5.2%.

Of the employed people in South Johnstone (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 8.3%, School Education 7.8%, Sugar and Confectionery Manufacturing 5.7%, Road Freight Transport 4.7% and Public Order and Safety Services 4.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Johnstone (L) was $490.

In South Johnstone (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.6%, Car, as passenger 7.7%, Walked only 3.6%, Truck 2.6% and Motorbike/scooter 2.1%. On the day, 1.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Johnstone (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.7% provided care for children and 9.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.1% 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 South Johnstone (L), 27.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Johnstone (L), 43.5% were couple families with children, 34.8% were couple families without children and 18.3% were one parent families.

In South Johnstone (L) 15.0% of single parents were male and 85.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In South Johnstone (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,805 and those without children was $1,375.

Employment status of couple families

In South Johnstone (L), of couple families with children, 15.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 25.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In South Johnstone (L), 87.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Johnstone (L), 95.5% were separate houses, 2.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

In South Johnstone (L), of occupied private dwellings 1.9% had 1 bedroom, 20.4% had 2 bedrooms and 53.5% 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 South Johnstone (L), 35.0% were owned outright, 35.0% were owned with a mortgage and 25.0% were rented.

Household composition

In South Johnstone (L), of all households, 69.6% were family households, 24.1% were single person households and 6.3% were group households.

In South Johnstone (L), 29.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.8% 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 South Johnstone (L), 42.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In South Johnstone (L), there were 53 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 18 (or 34.0%) were male and 35 (or 66.0%) were female. The median age was 21 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 South Johnstone (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $724.

In South Johnstone (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.