Eacham (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 6,359 people were usually resident in Eacham (S): of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 3.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.6% of people usually resident in Eacham (S) were children aged 0-14 years, and 31.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 43 years.

In the 2006 Census, 89.2% of people usually resident in Eacham (S) were Australian citizens, 14.4% were born overseas and 2.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 55.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Eacham (S) were married, 12.1% were either separated or divorced, 6.3% were widowed and 26.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 78.6% of people usually resident in Eacham (S), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.5%, New Zealand 2.8%, Germany 1.1%, Netherlands 0.7% and Papua New Guinea 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Eacham (S) were No Religion 25.5%, Catholic 19.8%, Anglican 17.8%, Uniting Church 7.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Eacham (S) were German 0.9%, Italian 0.6%, Dutch 0.3%, Tamil 0.2% and French 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 2,877 people aged 15 years and over in Eacham (S) were in the labour force. Of these 56.8% worked full-time, 31.9% worked part-time, 3.3% were away from work, 3.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.4% were unemployed. 1,844 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Eacham (S) were Managers 19.3%, Professionals 15.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.7%, Labourers 14.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 7.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Eacham (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.3%, Dairy Cattle Farming 5.9%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 4.5%, Dairy Product Manufacturing 3.6% and Local Government Administration 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census in Eacham (S), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $374, the median family income was $920 and the median household income was $746.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,825 families in Eacham (S): of these 47.5% were couple families without children, 36.6% were couple families with children, 14.9% were one parent families and 1.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 2,501 occupied private dwellings were counted in Eacham (S).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Eacham (S), 90.9% were separate houses, 0.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.4% were flats, units or apartments and 5.2% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Eacham (S), 42.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.3% were owned with a mortgage and 23.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Eacham (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 28.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 7.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 57.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Eacham (S), the median weekly rent was $140. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $953. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Eacham (S), 71.9% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.0% were single (or lone) person households and 1.3% were group households.