Gowanbrae

The Gowanbrae – Tullamarine Profile covers social demographics from the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing.

The enumerated population count for Gowanbrae – Tullamarine in the 2006 census was 2011.

Some key differences between Gowanbrae – Tullamarine and the City of Moreland are:

Population and age

Gowanbrae – Tullamarine has a larger percentage of people aged 25 to 34 years old and 35 to 49 years old (22.6% and 27% respectively), compared to the City of Moreland (18.3% and 22.2% respectively).

Gowanbrae – Tullamarine has a smaller percentage of 60 to 69 year olds and 70 to 84 year olds (3.6% and 1.7% respectively), compared to the City of Moreland (7.6% and 10.7% respectively).

Country of birth

69.1% of Gowanbrae – Tullamarine residents stated they were born in Australia. 

The Top 8 countries of birth for Gowanbrae – Tullamarine (excluding Australia) were Fiji, Italy, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka, China, New Zealand, Turkey, and India.

Languages

Gowanbrae – Tullamarine has a larger proportion of residents who speak English only at home (63.8%) compared to the City of Moreland (54.6%).

The Top 10 languages spoken at home in Gowanbrae – Tullamarine (other than English) are Italian, Hindi, Greek, Turkish, Sinhalese, Mandarin, Arabic, Assyrian, Croatian and Vietnamese.

Religion

The main religions represented by Gowanbrae – Tullamarine residents are Catholicism (44.4%), Anglican (7.4%), Orthodox (6.2%), Hinduism (4.4%), Buddhism (3.6%), and Islam (3.4%).

Gowanbrae – Tullamarine has a larger percentage of residents who nominated Catholic as their religion (44.4%) compared to Moreland overall (37.2%).

Income

65.7% of Gowanbrae – Tullamarine residents reported a total household income in the medium highest and highest income quartiles (household income of over $56,089), compared to the City of Moreland average of 42.6%.

Education

Gowanbrae – Tullamarine has a larger percentage of residents who left school at year 12 or equivalent (57.3%), compared to the City of Moreland (48.4%).

Transport

A larger percentage of Gowanbrae – Tullamarine residents (75.7%) use private vehicles to get to work (either as a driver or passenger) compared to Moreland overall (56.7%). A smaller percentage of Gowanbrae – Tullamarine residents use public transport to get to work (7.6%) compared to the City of Moreland (19.2%). 

A larger percentage of Gowanbrae – Tullamarine households have two or more cars (67.2%), compared to the City of Moreland (36.3%).

Household and family composition

The main family type in Gowanbrae – Tullamarine is couple families with children (56%). 

Links

• Full report on Gowanbrae -Tullamarine: suburb profiles of Moreland