Lake Cathie

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,736 people were usually resident in Lake Cathie: of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Of the total population 2.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 21.1% of people usually resident in Lake Cathie were children aged 0-14 years, and 33.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 43 years.

In the 2006 Census, 93.4% of people usually resident in Lake Cathie were Australian citizens, 9.2% were born overseas and 0.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 59.2% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Lake Cathie were married, 13.2% were either separated or divorced, 6.1% were widowed and 21.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 86.9% of people usually resident in Lake Cathie, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.4%, New Zealand 1.1%, Netherlands 0.5%, Germany 0.4% and Scotland 0.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Lake Cathie were Anglican 31.5%, Catholic 25.2%, No Religion 14.7%, Uniting Church 7.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Lake Cathie were Italian 0.2%, Telugu 0.2%, Mandarin 0.1%, Polish 0.1% and Spanish 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,128 people aged 15 years and over in Lake Cathie were in the labour force. Of these 51.7% worked full-time, 33.6% worked part-time, 3.0% were away from work, 3.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.6% were unemployed. 963 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Lake Cathie were Technicians and Trades Workers 18.4%, Professionals 17.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.5%, Sales Workers 13.9%, Labourers 11.6%, Managers 9.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Lake Cathie, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.2%, Residential Building Construction 4.0%, Residential Care Services 3.5% and Electricity Distribution 3.1%.

In the 2006 Census in Lake Cathie, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $370, the median family income was $904 and the median household income was $749.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 836 families in Lake Cathie: of these 47.4% were couple families without children, 36.0% were couple families with children, 16.0% were one parent families and 0.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 1,092 occupied private dwellings were counted in Lake Cathie.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Lake Cathie, 86.9% were separate houses, 4.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.6% were flats, units or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Lake Cathie, 40.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 31.1% were owned with a mortgage and 24.5% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Lake Cathie, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 64.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 33.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Lake Cathie, the median weekly rent was $200. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,391. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Lake Cathie, 75.3% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 19.0% were single (or lone) person households and 2.5% were group households.