Glen Aplin

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 503 people in Glen Aplin. Of these 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Glen Aplin was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.3% of the population.

Of people in Glen Aplin aged 15 years and over, 51.1% were married and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Glen Aplin, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Glen Aplin 25.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.4% were in primary school, 26.6% in secondary school and 10.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Glen Aplin, 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Glen Aplin were Australian 32.1%, English 26.5%, Scottish 8.2%, Irish 8.0% and Italian 5.6%.

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 Glen Aplin (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Glen Aplin, 83.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.9%, New Zealand 2.2%, Italy 2.2%, South Africa 0.8% and Germany 0.6%.

In Glen Aplin, 66.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Glen Aplin, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.4%, England 7.5%, Italy 4.5%, New Zealand 2.6% and Germany 1.0%.

In Glen Aplin, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.7%, England 5.4%, Italy 4.6%, New Zealand 1.7% and South Africa 1.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Glen Aplin were No Religion, so described 34.8%, Catholic 24.4%, Anglican 12.0%, Not stated 10.6% and Uniting Church 7.2%. In Glen Aplin, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Glen Aplin 91.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 2.1%, Afrikaans 0.6%, Spanish 0.6% and Croatian 0.6%.

Employment

There were 205 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Glen Aplin. Of these 55.6% were employed full time, 36.1% were employed part-time and 5.9% 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 Glen Aplin, 13.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Glen Aplin included Managers 17.5%, Labourers 16.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.5%, Professionals 12.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.5% and Sales Workers 8.0%.

Of the employed people in Glen Aplin, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7.7%, Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 6.5%, Road Freight Transport 5.8%, Primary Education 4.5% and Mushroom Growing 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Glen Aplin was $472.

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In Glen Aplin, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 62.1%, Worked at home 11.1%, Car, as passenger 8.6% and Walked only 7.6%. 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 70.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Glen Aplin, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.9% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Glen Aplin, 27.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Glen Aplin, 34.3% were couple families with children, 49.3% were couple families without children and 16.4% were one parent families.

In Glen Aplin, 21.1% of single parents were male and 78.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Glen Aplin, of couple families with children, 12.1% had both partners employed full-time, 7.3% had both employed part-time and 14.5% 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 Glen Aplin, 84.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Glen Aplin, 91.8% were separate houses, 2.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 5.7% were other dwellings.

In Glen Aplin, of occupied private dwellings 7.6% had 1 bedroom, 10.3% had 2 bedrooms and 47.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Glen Aplin, 39.9% were owned outright, 36.2% were owned with a mortgage and 21.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Glen Aplin, of all households, 71.4% were family households, 24.9% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Glen Aplin, 31.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.0% 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 Glen Aplin, 41.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Glen Aplin, 70.9% 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 Glen Aplin, 64.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 36.0% were female. The median age was 16 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 Glen Aplin, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,124.

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In Glen Aplin, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $225 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)