Swan Point (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 278 people in Swan Point (L) of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Swan Point (L) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.4% of the population.

Of people in Swan Point (L) aged 15 years and over, 61.6% were married and 15.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Swan Point (L) was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Swan Point (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Swan Point (L) was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In Swan Point (L) 23.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.8% were in primary school, 22.4% in secondary school and 13.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Swan Point (L) were English 34.2%, Australian 33.9%, Irish 9.2%, Scottish 7.4% and German 3.4%.

In Swan Point (L), 76.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.5%, United States of America 2.9%, Germany 1.4%, Netherlands 1.4% and New Zealand 1.4%.

In Swan Point (L), 63.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Swan Point (L) were No Religion 40.5%, Anglican 19.7%, Catholic 13.6%, Uniting Church 5.7% and Pentecostal 2.9%.

In Swan Point (L) 92.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 2.2%, Dutch 1.8% and Irish 1.4%.

Employment

There were 129 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Swan Point (L). Of these 48.1% were employed full time, 34.1% were employed part-time and 9.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Swan Point (L), 10.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Swan Point (L) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 49 years.

The most common occupations in Swan Point (L) included Managers 17.9%, Professionals 17.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.0%, Sales Workers 7.7%, Labourers 6.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.0%.

Of the employed people in Swan Point (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.7%, School Education 6.8%, Residential Building Construction 6.0%, Building Installation Services 6.0% and Building Completion Services 5.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Swan Point (L) was $489.

In Swan Point (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 71.8%, Car, as passenger 5.1% and Truck 4.3%. 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 74.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Swan Point (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 85.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.8% provided care for children and 5.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.4% 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 Swan Point (L), 31.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Swan Point (L), 36.0% were couple families with children, 52.8% were couple families without children and 7.9% were one parent families.

In Swan Point (L) 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Swan Point (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,458 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Swan Point (L), of couple families with children, 13.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 29.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Swan Point (L), 89.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Swan Point (L), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Swan Point (L), of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 18.5% had 2 bedrooms and 50.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Swan Point (L), 44.0% were owned outright, 44.0% were owned with a mortgage and 9.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Swan Point (L), of all households, 77.1% were family households, 20.2% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Swan Point (L), 28.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.0% 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 Swan Point (L), 20.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 56.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Swan Point (L), there were 10 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 7 (or 70.0%) were male and 3 (or 30.0%) were female. The median age was 13 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 Swan Point (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $3,250.

In Swan Point (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.