Tambellup (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 347 people in Tambellup (L) of these 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 39.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Tambellup (L) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 31.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.5% of the population.

Of people in Tambellup (L) aged 15 years and over, 42.6% were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Tambellup (L) was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Tambellup (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Tambellup (L) was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In Tambellup (L) 33.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.9% were in primary school, 7.4% in secondary school and 12.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Tambellup (L) were English 37.7%, Australian 34.1%, Australian Aboriginal 6.1%, Irish 5.5% and Scottish 4.2%.

In Tambellup (L), 87.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, India 0.9%, Netherlands 0.9%, New Zealand 0.9% and Scotland 0.9%.

In Tambellup (L), 74.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Tambellup (L) were Baptist 32.2%, Anglican 14.9%, No Religion 14.1%, Catholic 11.5% and Uniting Church 9.5%.

In Tambellup (L) 93.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Nyungar 1.2%, Maori (New Zealand) 1.2% and Vietnamese 0.9%.

Employment

There were 85 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tambellup (L). Of these 54.1% were employed full time, 31.8% were employed part-time and 5.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Tambellup (L), 12.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Tambellup (L) was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in Tambellup (L) included Managers 24.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 20.3%, Professionals 13.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.7%, Labourers 11.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.3% and Sales Workers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Tambellup (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 11.4%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 10.1%, School Education 10.1%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 7.6% and Textile Manufacturing 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tambellup (L) was $370.

In Tambellup (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 55.0%, Walked only 15.0%, Car, as passenger 3.8% and Car as driver, car as passenger 3.8%. 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 59.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Tambellup (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, 28.6% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.3% 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 Tambellup (L), 30.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Tambellup (L), 36.2% were couple families with children, 30.0% were couple families without children and 28.8% were one parent families.

In Tambellup (L) 17.4% of single parents were male and 82.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

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

Employment status of couple families

In Tambellup (L), of couple families with children, 15.4% had both partners employed full-time, 7.7% had both employed part-time and 11.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Tambellup (L), 84.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Tambellup (L), 92.7% were separate houses, 4.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.7% were other dwellings.

In Tambellup (L), of occupied private dwellings 6.3% had 1 bedroom, 18.9% had 2 bedrooms and 45.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Tambellup (L), 45.5% were owned outright, 22.7% were owned with a mortgage and 29.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Tambellup (L), of all households, 68.8% were family households, 31.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Tambellup (L), 49.5% 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 Tambellup (L), 34.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Tambellup (L), there were 135 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 67 (or 49.6%) were male and 68 (or 50.4%) were female. The median age was 19 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 Tambellup (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.3, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $549.

In Tambellup (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.