Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 8,323 people in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart. Of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.6% of the population.

Of people in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart aged 15 years and over, 46.4% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart 29.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.0% were in primary school, 20.3% in secondary school and 25.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, 14.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart were English 30.4%, Australian 27.2%, Irish 10.7%, Scottish 8.3% and German 2.7%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, 80.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, New Zealand 0.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.7%, India 0.6% and Germany 0.5%.

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, 61.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.1%, England 6.4%, Italy 1.5%, Poland 1.2% and Scotland 1.2%.

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.4%, England 5.1%, New Zealand 1.3%, Italy 1.2% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart were No Religion, so described 41.3%, Catholic 20.1%, Anglican 13.8%, Not stated 9.7% and Uniting Church 2.6%. In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart 85.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 1.2%, Mandarin 1.0%, Italian 0.8%, Polish 0.7% and German 0.4%.

Employment

There were 4,500 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart. Of these 55.5% were employed full time, 35.4% were employed part-time and 4.5% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart included Professionals 34.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.6%, Managers 11.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.3%, Sales Workers 7.9%, Labourers 5.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.9%.

Of the employed people in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 5.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.2%, Central Government Administration 3.8%, Primary Education 3.3% and Higher Education 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart was $790.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.8%, Car, as passenger 7.9%, Walked only 6.0%, Bus 4.9% and Worked at home 4.0%. On the day, 5.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.0% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, 33.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, 44.7% were couple families with children, 39.6% were couple families without children and 14.4% were one parent families.

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, 20.6% of single parents were male and 79.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, of couple families with children, 23.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.8% had both employed part-time and 26.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, 93.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, 87.0% were separate houses, 3.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.3% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, of occupied private dwellings 4.9% had 1 bedroom, 22.7% had 2 bedrooms and 43.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, 36.7% were owned outright, 37.5% were owned with a mortgage and 23.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, of all households, 65.8% were family households, 30.3% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, 17.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, 39.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, 87.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, 53.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.3% were female. The median age was 21 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,724.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Lenah Valley - Mount Stuart, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $293 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,712.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)