Youngs Siding

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 336 people in Youngs Siding. Of these 54.4% were male and 45.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Youngs Siding was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.7% of the population.

Of people in Youngs Siding aged 15 years and over, 58.7% were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Youngs Siding, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Youngs Siding 24.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.8% were in primary school, 30.8% in secondary school and 15.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Youngs Siding, 14.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Youngs Siding were English 35.3%, Australian 31.3%, Irish 7.5%, German 5.5% and Scottish 4.4%.

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 Youngs Siding (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Youngs Siding, 69.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 12.1%, New Zealand 3.0%, Zimbabwe 1.2%, Scotland 0.9% and Wales 0.9%.

In Youngs Siding, 50.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 28.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Youngs Siding, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 59.3%, England 14.6%, New Zealand 3.1%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.5% and Germany 2.2%.

In Youngs Siding, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 59.2%, England 16.9%, Germany 3.0%, New Zealand 2.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Youngs Siding were No Religion, so described 36.0%, Anglican 23.0%, Not stated 17.4%, Catholic 10.9% and Christian, nfd 4.0%. In Youngs Siding, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Youngs Siding 87.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.2%, Dutch 0.9%, Thai 0.9% and Japanese 0.9%.

Employment

There were 182 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Youngs Siding. Of these 45.1% were employed full time, 37.4% were employed part-time and 7.1% 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 Youngs Siding, 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Youngs Siding included Managers 26.8%, Professionals 14.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.0%, Labourers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.1%, Sales Workers 7.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.1%.

Of the employed people in Youngs Siding, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 14.9%, Local Government Administration 10.5%, Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 8.8%, Secondary Education 6.1% and Other Social Assistance Services 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Youngs Siding was $583.

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

In Youngs Siding, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 52.7%, Worked at home 24.6%, Walked only 4.8% and Car, as passenger 3.6%. 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 57.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Youngs Siding, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.0% provided care for children and 14.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.8% 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 Youngs Siding, 27.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Youngs Siding, 37.2% were couple families with children, 54.3% were couple families without children and 8.5% were one parent families.

In Youngs Siding, 42.9% of single parents were male and 57.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Youngs Siding, of couple families with children, 20.9% had both partners employed full-time, 11.6% had both employed part-time and 19.8% 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 Youngs Siding, 87.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Youngs Siding, 97.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

In Youngs Siding, of occupied private dwellings 4.3% had 1 bedroom, 19.8% had 2 bedrooms and 43.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.5 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 Youngs Siding, 43.8% were owned outright, 35.5% were owned with a mortgage and 18.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Youngs Siding, of all households, 76.6% were family households, 21.0% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In Youngs Siding, 20.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.0% 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 Youngs Siding, 14.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 43.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Youngs Siding, 80.8% 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 Youngs Siding, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 13 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 Youngs Siding, 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 Youngs Siding, 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)