Central Coast (M)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 21,355 people in Central Coast (M) of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Central Coast (M) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.5% of the population.

Of people in Central Coast (M) aged 15 years and over, 53.4% were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Central Coast (M) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Central Coast (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Central Coast (M) was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

In Central Coast (M) 27.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.5% were in primary school, 22.8% in secondary school and 15.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Central Coast (M) were Australian 36.4%, English 35.3%, Irish 7.0%, Scottish 6.8% and Dutch 2.7%.

In Central Coast (M), 86.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.9%, Netherlands 0.9%, New Zealand 0.8%, Scotland 0.5% and Germany 0.2%.

In Central Coast (M), 80.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Central Coast (M) were No Religion 28.4%, Anglican 21.3%, Catholic 15.3%, Uniting Church 8.8% and Christian, nfd 4.0%.

In Central Coast (M) 94.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 0.4%, German 0.2%, Tagalog 0.1%, Italian 0.1% and French 0.1%.

Employment

There were 9,522 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Central Coast (M). Of these 54.8% were employed full time, 32.5% were employed part-time and 6.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Central Coast (M), 12.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Central Coast (M) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in Central Coast (M) included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.0%, Professionals 15.3%, Labourers 13.1%, Managers 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Sales Workers 9.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.2%.

Of the employed people in Central Coast (M), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 7.0%, Residential Care Services 3.7%, Fruit and Vegetable Processing 3.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Central Coast (M) was $450.

In Central Coast (M), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.1%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Walked only 3.2%, Truck 1.2% and Bus 0.8%. On the day, 1.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Central Coast (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.7% provided care for children and 11.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Central Coast (M), 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Central Coast (M), 39.3% were couple families with children, 44.7% were couple families without children and 15.2% were one parent families.

In Central Coast (M) 19.3% of single parents were male and 80.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Central Coast (M), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,880 and those without children was $1,660.

Employment status of couple families

In Central Coast (M), of couple families with children, 15.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 21.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Central Coast (M), 90.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Central Coast (M), 88.9% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.3% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

In Central Coast (M), of occupied private dwellings 4.1% had 1 bedroom, 16.8% had 2 bedrooms and 55.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Central Coast (M), 40.1% were owned outright, 33.9% were owned with a mortgage and 22.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Central Coast (M), of all households, 71.3% were family households, 26.8% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Central Coast (M), 34.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Central Coast (M), 32.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Central Coast (M), there were 1,267 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 605 (or 47.8%) were male and 662 (or 52.2%) were female. The median age was 24 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Central Coast (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $983.

In Central Coast (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $188 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.