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Spotlight on Leongatha

Summary

  • Leongatha is the most populous town in South Gippsland.
  • From 1966 the population of Leongatha became the largest for any South Gippsland town and is expected to remain the largest until 2036.
  • Leongatha's population is forecast to grow to 8,038 by 2036.
  • There are 2,428 people in the workforce in Leongatha with a lower proportion of people in full time work and a larger proportion of people working 15 hours than Victoria.
  • 511 Leongatha residents were born overseas with 17 percent arriving since 2011, with the most recent overseas born residents from India and the Phillippines.
  • People from the Netherlands and Italy moved to South Gippsland between 1946 and 1985 as dairy farmers who continue to live on the outskirts of the town.
  • Most common languages spoken other then English at home are: Malayalam, Italian, Mandarin, German, Telugu.
  • Most people moving to Leongatha in the past five years came from other parts of Victoria. The most common shires include Casey, Frankston, Mornington Penisula and Yarra Ranges.
  • A larger proportion of younger people aged between 0-34 require assistance due to disability than South Gippsland, more people aged 80 years and over require assistance due to disability than South Gippsland.
  • 21 percent of people in Leongatha attended an educational insitution in 2016.
  • A larger proportion of children attended Government Primary Schools than Victoria.
  • The individual weekly median income in Leongatha is higher than South Gippsland.
  • Mortgage repayments and weekly rents are higher in Leongatha than South Gippsland.
  • A smaller proportion of high income households in Leongatha than South Gippsland.
  • A higher proportion of households in Leongatha earn $2,500 or less than South Gippsland.
  • There are 5,518 dwellings in Leongatha with 90% occupied.
  • Increase of 122 dwellings since 2011.
  • Between 2016 and 2036, Leongatha is forecast for the greatest increase in new dwellings in South Gippsland.
  • There is an average of 2.4 people per household.
  • More people rent in Leongatha than South Gippsland.
  • Less houses are owned outright
  • 5.9 percent of households in Leongatha do not own a motor vehicle
  • A larger proportion of people in Leongatha provide unpaid care for children other than their own than South Gippsland
  • The number of people providing unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, long term illness or old age in Leongatha increased between 2011-2016
  • The top 5 industries of employment are; Retail, Hospitals, Cheese and other dairy manufacturing, Dairy and Local Government Administration.