Leslie Vale

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 351 people in Leslie Vale. Of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Leslie Vale was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.2% of the population.

Of people in Leslie Vale aged 15 years and over, 56.2% were married and 12.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Leslie Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Leslie Vale 33.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.9% were in primary school, 28.9% in secondary school and 15.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Leslie Vale, 11.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Leslie Vale were Australian 32.3%, English 30.9%, Irish 8.3%, Scottish 6.6% and Dutch 6.6%.

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 Leslie Vale (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Leslie Vale, 81.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.1%, Netherlands 1.7%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9% and United States of America 0.9%.

In Leslie Vale, 62.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Leslie Vale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.9%, England 8.3%, Netherlands 5.0%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.5% and United States of America 1.5%.

In Leslie Vale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 72.5%, England 7.9%, Netherlands 4.1%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.8% and Wales 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Leslie Vale were No Religion, so described 42.5%, Anglican 21.7%, Catholic 12.3%, Not stated 8.0% and Jehovah's Witnesses 4.3%. In Leslie Vale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Leslie Vale 92.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Dutch 0.9%.

Employment

There were 196 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Leslie Vale. Of these 52.0% were employed full time, 39.8% 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 Leslie Vale, 14.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Leslie Vale included Professionals 21.1%, Managers 20.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 9.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.9% and Labourers 3.3%.

Of the employed people in Leslie Vale, the most common responses for industry of employment included House Construction 5.0%, Non-Residential Building Construction 5.0%, Scientific Research Services 5.0%, Central Government Administration 5.0% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Leslie Vale was $732.

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

In Leslie Vale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.8%, Car, as passenger 9.1%, Worked at home 7.0%, Truck 3.2% and Walked only 2.7%. On the day, 3.2% 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 Leslie Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.6% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.9% 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 Leslie Vale, 31.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Leslie Vale, 57.6% were couple families with children, 35.9% were couple families without children and 6.5% were one parent families.

In Leslie Vale, 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Leslie Vale, of couple families with children, 21.0% had both partners employed full-time, 8.6% had both employed part-time and 33.3% 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 Leslie Vale, 96.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Leslie Vale, 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 Leslie Vale, of occupied private dwellings 8.0% had 1 bedroom, 4.5% had 2 bedrooms and 31.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Leslie Vale, 34.5% were owned outright, 43.7% were owned with a mortgage and 10.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Leslie Vale, of all households, 77.2% were family households, 20.2% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In Leslie Vale, 19.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 27.3% 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 Leslie Vale, 14.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 48.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Leslie Vale, 85.0% 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 Leslie Vale, 40.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.0% were female. The median age was 36 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 Leslie Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $3,124.

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

In Leslie Vale, 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)