Lower Chittering

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,127 people in Lower Chittering. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Lower Chittering was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.7% of the population.

Of people in Lower Chittering aged 15 years and over, 64.2% were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Lower Chittering, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lower Chittering 34.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.5% were in primary school, 23.7% in secondary school and 11.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lower Chittering, 14.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lower Chittering were English 36.5%, Australian 28.7%, Scottish 7.5%, Irish 5.1% 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 Lower Chittering (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lower Chittering, 62.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 16.3%, New Zealand 2.7%, Scotland 2.0%, South Africa 1.3% and Netherlands 0.7%.

In Lower Chittering, 40.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 35.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lower Chittering, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 48.4%, England 20.5%, New Zealand 3.6%, Scotland 3.2% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.6%.

In Lower Chittering, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 49.1%, England 21.5%, Scotland 3.9%, New Zealand 3.7% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Lower Chittering were No Religion, so described 32.0%, Anglican 24.3%, Catholic 19.4%, Not stated 11.7% and Christian, nfd 3.2%. In Lower Chittering, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lower Chittering 88.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 0.8%, Arabic 0.6%, Greek 0.5%, German 0.3% and Afrikaans 0.2%.

Employment

There were 1,078 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lower Chittering. Of these 57.0% were employed full time, 29.1% were employed part-time and 6.5% 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 Lower Chittering, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lower Chittering included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Managers 13.0%, Professionals 11.8%, Labourers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.6% and Sales Workers 7.5%.

Of the employed people in Lower Chittering, the most common responses for industry of employment included Iron Ore Mining 3.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6%, Local Government Administration 2.8% and Road Freight Transport 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lower Chittering was $759.

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In Lower Chittering, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.1%, Worked at home 5.9%, Car, as passenger 3.0%, Bus 2.7% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 4.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lower Chittering, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.0% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.8% 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 Lower Chittering, 27.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lower Chittering, 54.2% were couple families with children, 40.4% were couple families without children and 5.4% were one parent families.

In Lower Chittering, 9.1% of single parents were male and 90.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lower Chittering, of couple families with children, 20.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 24.6% 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 Lower Chittering, 91.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Chittering, 97.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

In Lower Chittering, of occupied private dwellings 0.8% had 1 bedroom, 3.9% had 2 bedrooms and 13.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.9. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Chittering, 23.7% were owned outright, 70.2% were owned with a mortgage and 5.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Lower Chittering, of all households, 90.9% were family households, 8.6% were single person households and 0.5% were group households.

In Lower Chittering, 11.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 26.7% 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 Lower Chittering, 9.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 48.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lower Chittering, 93.9% 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 Lower Chittering, 20.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 80.0% were female. The median age was 18 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 Lower Chittering, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $5,167.

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

In Lower Chittering, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,400.

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