Nelson

8.9% of Nelson's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

48 family households lived in Nelson; 18.8% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.

6.3% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

Nelson had 191 residents at the 2021 Census.

16.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

62.8% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Separate houses made up 92.5% of occupied private dwellings in Nelson.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

66.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

17.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.

16.0% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

The average household in Nelson had 1.8 people.

One-person households made up 36.8% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Two-person households represented 44.7%, while 3.9% had four or more usual residents.

28.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.

55.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

One-car households formed 29.9% of the total.

70.1% of households had two or more vehicles.

58.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 41.4% reported a different address.

8.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

86.9% of residents used only English at home.

3.7% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

8.9% of Nelson's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 91.1% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 82.7%.

English ancestry accounted for 39.8% of ancestry responses in Nelson.

Australian ancestry made up 38.7% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

10.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

Managers accounted for 27.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.2%.

Health care and social assistance employed 6.6% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.

The labour-force participation rate was 44.9%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..

22.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 13.6% worked part time.

Unemployment was 6.3%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..

42.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.

12.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

4.2% reported asthma, 13.1% arthritis and 5.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

12.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.7% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 45.8%.

Median household income was $1,104 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,235.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $230 per week.

Working from home was 28.9% in Nelson, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..

Outright ownership was 66.7% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Renting accounted for 16.0% in Nelson, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..