Gnowangerup (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 599 people in Gnowangerup (L) of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 18.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Gnowangerup (L) was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 28.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.7% of the population.

Of people in Gnowangerup (L) aged 15 years and over, 48.1% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Gnowangerup (L) was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Gnowangerup (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 52.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Gnowangerup (L) was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Gnowangerup (L) 27.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.1% were in primary school, 14.3% in secondary school and 10.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Gnowangerup (L) were Australian 45.8%, English 27.8%, Scottish 7.0%, Irish 5.2% and Italian 2.8%.

In Gnowangerup (L), 90.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, New Zealand 1.7%, Canada 0.5%, Indonesia 0.5% and Ireland 0.5%.

In Gnowangerup (L), 78.6% 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 Gnowangerup (L) were No Religion 24.1%, Brethren 17.2%, Anglican 16.1%, Baptist 12.7% and Catholic 10.7%.

In Gnowangerup (L) 96.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 0.5%, Armenian 0.5% and Vietnamese 0.5%.

Employment

There were 258 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gnowangerup (L). Of these 61.6% were employed full time, 22.1% were employed part-time and 10.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Gnowangerup (L), 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Gnowangerup (L) was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The most common occupations in Gnowangerup (L) included Managers 21.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Labourers 11.3%, Professionals 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.2% and Sales Workers 8.8%.

Of the employed people in Gnowangerup (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 12.9%, School Education 9.6%, Local Government Administration 7.9%, Clothing, Footwear and Personal Accessory Retailing 3.3% and Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Gnowangerup (L) was $527.

In Gnowangerup (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.7%, Walked only 12.5%, Other 5.4%, Car, as passenger 4.6% and Truck 3.3%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Gnowangerup (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 76.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.8% provided care for children and 14.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 37.9% 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 Gnowangerup (L), 25.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 19.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Gnowangerup (L), 45.1% were couple families with children, 39.6% were couple families without children and 15.3% were one parent families.

In Gnowangerup (L) 23.8% of single parents were male and 76.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Gnowangerup (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,374 and those without children was $1,562.

Employment status of couple families

In Gnowangerup (L), of couple families with children, 16.9% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 23.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Gnowangerup (L), 74.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Gnowangerup (L), 93.0% were separate houses, 2.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats, units or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

In Gnowangerup (L), of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 11.7% had 2 bedrooms and 40.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Gnowangerup (L), 33.2% were owned outright, 32.7% were owned with a mortgage and 29.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Gnowangerup (L), of all households, 66.4% were family households, 31.8% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Gnowangerup (L), 31.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.5% 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 Gnowangerup (L), 32.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Gnowangerup (L), there were 115 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 58 (or 50.4%) were male and 57 (or 49.6%) were female. The median age was 20 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 Gnowangerup (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.9, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $928.

In Gnowangerup (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $140 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $786.