American River (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 216 people in American River (L) of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in American River (L) was 58 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.6% of the population.

Of people in American River (L) aged 15 years and over, 47.8% were married and 22.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in American River (L) was 64 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

In American River (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in American River (L) was 66 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In American River (L) 18.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.5% were in primary school, 27.5% in secondary school and 22.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in American River (L) were Australian 29.6%, English 29.2%, Scottish 6.6%, German 6.6% and Irish 5.3%.

In American River (L), 73.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.8%, New Zealand 1.8%, Colombia 1.4%, Croatia 1.4% and Germany 1.4%.

In American River (L), 70.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in American River (L) were No Religion 44.9%, Uniting Church 15.3%, Anglican 13.4%, Catholic 5.1% and Christian, nfd 1.9%.

In American River (L) 91.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 2.3%, French 1.4%, Spanish 1.4% and Polish 1.4%.

Employment

There were 95 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in American River (L). Of these 43.2% were employed full time, 37.9% were employed part-time and 10.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in American River (L), 17.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in American River (L) was 52 years and for people who were employed part-time was 51 years.

The most common occupations in American River (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 22.8%, Managers 17.7%, Professionals 15.2%, Labourers 13.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.9%, Sales Workers 5.1% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in American River (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 7.6%, Central Government Administration 6.3%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.1%, Other Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling 5.1% and Motor Vehicle Retailing 5.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in American River (L) was $381.

In American River (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 54.3%, Walked only 4.9%, Car, as passenger 3.7%, Other 3.7% and Bus, car as passenger 3.7%. On the day, 3.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 56.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In American River (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.1% provided care for children and 16.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.0% 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 American River (L), 22.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in American River (L), 23.2% were couple families with children, 66.1% were couple families without children and 10.7% were one parent families.

In American River (L) 62.5% of single parents were male and 37.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In American River (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $900.

Employment status of couple families

In American River (L), of couple families with children, 6.1% had both partners employed full-time, 6.1% had both employed part-time and 12.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In American River (L), 41.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 58.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in American River (L), 93.3% were separate houses, 6.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In American River (L), of occupied private dwellings 5.6% had 1 bedroom, 22.5% had 2 bedrooms and 49.4% 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 American River (L), 46.7% were owned outright, 21.1% were owned with a mortgage and 27.8% were rented.

Household composition

In American River (L), of all households, 63.7% were family households, 33.0% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

In American River (L), 51.9% 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 American River (L), 40.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In American River (L), 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 11 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 American River (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 American River (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.