Green Head (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 256 people in Green Head (L) of these 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Green Head (L) was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 32.0% of the population.

Of people in Green Head (L) aged 15 years and over, 64.1% were married and 15.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Green Head (L) was 62 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Green Head (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 61.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Green Head (L) was 62 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 71 years.

In Green Head (L) 22.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 16.1% were in primary school, 7.1% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Green Head (L) were English 35.0%, Australian 31.0%, Irish 7.4%, Scottish 5.2% and Dutch 1.8%.

In Green Head (L), 73.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.1%, New Zealand 2.3%, Chile 1.6%, Netherlands 1.2% and Serbia 1.2%.

In Green Head (L), 65.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Green Head (L) were No Religion 29.3%, Anglican 27.7%, Catholic 16.8%, Uniting Church 4.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.5%.

In Green Head (L) 84.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Spanish 2.4%.

Employment

There were 78 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Green Head (L). Of these 52.6% were employed full time, 35.9% were employed part-time and 3.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Green Head (L), 13.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Green Head (L) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 55 years.

The most common occupations in Green Head (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 22.2%, Managers 19.4%, Labourers 18.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.1%, Professionals 8.3%, Sales Workers 8.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.9% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Green Head (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 9.9%, Building Installation Services 9.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 9.9%, Fishing 7.0% and Metal Ore Mining 7.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Green Head (L) was $426.

In Green Head (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 47.2%, Other 5.6%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Truck 4.2% and Train, bus 4.2%. 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 50.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Green Head (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 64.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.5% 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, 23.1% 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 Green Head (L), 22.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Green Head (L), 20.3% were couple families with children, 70.3% were couple families without children and 9.4% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Green Head (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,250 and those without children was $1,066.

Employment status of couple families

In Green Head (L), of couple families with children, 5.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 10.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Green Head (L), 29.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 70.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Green Head (L), 95.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Green Head (L), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 12.1% had 2 bedrooms and 57.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 1.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Green Head (L), 56.0% were owned outright, 26.4% were owned with a mortgage and 13.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Green Head (L), of all households, 68.1% were family households, 31.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Green Head (L), 43.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.8% 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 Green Head (L), 29.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Green Head (L), there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 3 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 71 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 Green Head (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $500.

In Green Head (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 $596.