Tallwoods Village

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 705 people in Tallwoods Village. Of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Tallwoods Village was 57 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 35.7% of the population.

Of people in Tallwoods Village aged 15 years and over, 70.1% were married and 11.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Tallwoods Village, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Tallwoods Village 21.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.6% were in primary school, 21.8% in secondary school and 12.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Tallwoods Village, 10.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Tallwoods Village were English 32.2%, Australian 32.0%, Irish 8.7%, Scottish 8.6% and German 4.0%.

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 Tallwoods Village (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Tallwoods Village, 77.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.9%, United States of America 1.3%, New Zealand 0.9%, Germany 0.9% and Malta 0.7%.

In Tallwoods Village, 63.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Tallwoods Village, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.7%, England 10.1%, New Zealand 1.6%, Scotland 1.3% and Germany 1.3%.

In Tallwoods Village, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.8%, England 9.3%, Scotland 1.9%, Germany 1.9% and United States of America 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Tallwoods Village were No Religion, so described 28.6%, Anglican 26.3%, Catholic 21.3%, Not stated 7.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.8%. In Tallwoods Village, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Tallwoods Village 93.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 0.7%, German 0.6%, Hungarian 0.4%, Filipino 0.4% and Korean 0.4%.

Employment

There were 266 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tallwoods Village. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 43.2% were employed part-time and 4.1% 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 Tallwoods Village, 16.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 31.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Tallwoods Village included Professionals 21.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Sales Workers 14.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Managers 9.9%, Labourers 6.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.2%.

Of the employed people in Tallwoods Village, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.4%, Secondary Education 4.9%, Real Estate Services 3.9% and Police Services 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tallwoods Village was $562.

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In Tallwoods Village, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.1%, Worked at home 6.7%, Car, as passenger 5.1%, Motorbike/scooter 2.4% and Other 1.2%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Tallwoods Village, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.4% provided care for children and 11.9% 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.

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 Tallwoods Village, 31.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Tallwoods Village, 27.7% were couple families with children, 65.6% were couple families without children and 6.7% were one parent families.

In Tallwoods Village, 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Tallwoods Village, of couple families with children, 10.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.9% had both employed part-time and 14.1% 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 Tallwoods Village, 79.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Tallwoods Village, 85.9% were separate houses, 10.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.7% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Tallwoods Village, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.5% had 2 bedrooms and 46.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Tallwoods Village, 54.9% were owned outright, 34.0% were owned with a mortgage and 11.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Tallwoods Village, of all households, 82.0% were family households, 16.9% were single person households and 1.1% were group households.

In Tallwoods Village, 15.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.4% 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 Tallwoods Village, 36.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Tallwoods Village, 92.9% 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 Tallwoods Village, 40.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.0% were female. The median age was 26 years.

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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 Tallwoods Village, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,250.

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In Tallwoods Village, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.

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