Upper Plenty

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 335 people in Upper Plenty. Of these 53.9% were male and 46.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Upper Plenty was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2% of the population.

Of people in Upper Plenty aged 15 years and over, 43.5% were married and 15.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Upper Plenty, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Upper Plenty 32.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.2% were in primary school, 29.1% in secondary school and 5.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Upper Plenty, 14.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Upper Plenty were English 32.4%, Australian 25.6%, Scottish 9.4%, Irish 7.9% and Italian 5.7%.

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 Upper Plenty (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Upper Plenty, 80.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.3%, Italy 3.4%, Malta 0.9% and South Africa 0.9%.

In Upper Plenty, 59.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Upper Plenty, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.1%, England 5.9%, Italy 4.6%, South Africa 1.9% and New Zealand 1.5%.

In Upper Plenty, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 66.3%, England 6.7%, Italy 5.5%, Malta 2.3% and Scotland 1.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Upper Plenty were Catholic 28.9%, No Religion, so described 27.1%, Anglican 17.3%, Not stated 9.2% and Uniting Church 6.2%. In Upper Plenty, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Upper Plenty 87.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.8%, Afrikaans 0.9% and Thai 0.9%.

Employment

There were 165 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Upper Plenty. Of these 59.4% were employed full time, 30.9% were employed part-time and 4.2% 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 Upper Plenty, 6.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Upper Plenty included Technicians and Trades Workers 23.3%, Professionals 17.8%, Sales Workers 13.7%, Managers 12.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.2% and Labourers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Upper Plenty, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 9.4%, Accommodation 8.2%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 5.9%, Road Freight Transport 4.7% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Upper Plenty was $620.

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

In Upper Plenty, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.0%, Train 6.2%, Worked at home 6.2%, Truck 5.0% and Car, as passenger 1.9%. On the day, 8.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Upper Plenty, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.0% provided care for children and 10.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.2% 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 Upper Plenty, 26.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Upper Plenty, 54.5% were couple families with children, 31.8% were couple families without children and 13.6% were one parent families.

In Upper Plenty, 27.3% of single parents were male and 72.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Upper Plenty, of couple families with children, 21.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 30.3% 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 Upper Plenty, 84.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.4% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Plenty, 97.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 2.6% were other dwellings.

In Upper Plenty, of occupied private dwellings 4.5% had 1 bedroom, 8.1% had 2 bedrooms and 50.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 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 Upper Plenty, 45.0% were owned outright, 43.2% were owned with a mortgage and 8.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Upper Plenty, of all households, 72.0% were family households, 25.4% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

In Upper Plenty, 18.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.6% 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 Upper Plenty, 22.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 41.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Upper Plenty, 84.1% 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 Upper Plenty, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Upper Plenty, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Upper Plenty, 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.

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