2016 Lara (Western Victoria), Census All persons QuickStats (2024)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 65,358 people in Lara (Western Victoria). Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

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The median age of people in Lara (Western Victoria) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.8% of the population.

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Of people in Lara (Western Victoria) aged 15 years and over, 43.0% were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

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In Lara (Western Victoria), of people aged 15 years and over, 43.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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In Lara (Western Victoria) 31.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.8% were in primary school, 22.2% in secondary school and 14.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Of people aged 15 and over in Lara (Western Victoria), 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lara (Western Victoria) were Australian 24.8%, English 24.6%, Irish 7.4%, Scottish 6.6% and Italian 3.5%.

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 Lara (Western Victoria) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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In Lara (Western Victoria), 71.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.7%, Croatia 1.6%, Philippines 1.0%, New Zealand 0.9% and Italy 0.9%.

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In Lara (Western Victoria), 51.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 28.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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In Lara (Western Victoria), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 56.5%, England 4.8%, Croatia 2.9%, Italy 2.2% and Netherlands 1.6%.

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In Lara (Western Victoria), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 58.7%, England 4.4%, Croatia 2.8%, Italy 1.9% and Netherlands 1.4%.

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The most common responses for religion in Lara (Western Victoria) were No Religion, so described 30.7%, Catholic 27.1%, Not stated 11.0%, Anglican 9.0% and Uniting Church 3.2%. In Lara (Western Victoria), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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In Lara (Western Victoria) 74.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Croatian 2.6%, Italian 1.3%, Macedonian 1.2%, Serbian 0.9% and Karen 0.9%.

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Employment

There were 28,685 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lara (Western Victoria). Of these 54.0% were employed full time, 32.1% were employed part-time and 8.4% 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.

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Of employed people in Lara (Western Victoria), 12.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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The most common occupations in Lara (Western Victoria) included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Labourers 14.4%, Professionals 14.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.5% and Managers 8.7%.

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Of the employed people in Lara (Western Victoria), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.1%, Takeaway Food Services 3.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9%, Other Social Assistance Services 2.4% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.3%.

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The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lara (Western Victoria) was $517.

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In Lara (Western Victoria), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.5%, Car, as passenger 5.5%, Worked at home 2.7%, Train 2.6% and Walked only 1.7%. On the day, 5.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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In Lara (Western Victoria), of people aged 15 years and over, 63.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.2% 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, 15.5% 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 Lara (Western Victoria), 23.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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