Adaminaby

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 226 people in Adaminaby of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Adaminaby was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.2% of the population.

Of people in Adaminaby aged 15 years and over, 45.4% were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Adaminaby was 60 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Adaminaby, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Adaminaby was 60 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Adaminaby 17.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.8% were in primary school, 23.7% in secondary school and 10.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Adaminaby were Australian 35.6%, English 27.4%, Irish 9.9%, Scottish 9.2% and German 4.1%.

In Adaminaby, 79.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8%, Estonia 1.8%, Finland 1.8% and Scotland 1.8%.

In Adaminaby, 68.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Adaminaby were Anglican 27.6%, Catholic 23.7%, No Religion 21.5%, Presbyterian and Reformed 4.8% and Christian, nfd 3.5%.

In Adaminaby 90.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Arabic 2.6%, Russian 1.7%, Finnish 1.3% and Mandarin 1.3%.

Employment

There were 112 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Adaminaby. Of these 67.9% were employed full time, 21.4% were employed part-time and 2.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Adaminaby, 10.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Adaminaby was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 29 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Adaminaby were Technicians and Trades Workers 22.0%, Managers 18.3%, Labourers 15.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.1% and Sales Workers 8.3%.

Of the employed people in Adaminaby, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 14.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 12.6%, Local Government Administration 6.3%, Land Development and Site Preparation Services 5.4% and Fuel Retailing 5.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Adaminaby was $393.

In Adaminaby, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 52.3%, Walked only 14.4%, Car, as passenger 12.6%, Bus 2.7% and Truck 2.7%. On the day, 2.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Adaminaby, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.8% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.7% 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 Adaminaby, 20.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Adaminaby, 28.3% were couple families with children, 60.0% were couple families without children and 11.7% were one parent families.

In Adaminaby 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Adaminaby, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,583 and those without children was $1,583.

Employment status of couple families

In Adaminaby, of couple families with children, 24.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 8.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Adaminaby, 66.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 33.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Adaminaby, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Adaminaby, of occupied private dwellings 2.9% had 1 bedroom, 20.6% had 2 bedrooms and 44.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Adaminaby, 57.4% were owned outright, 27.7% were owned with a mortgage and 14.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Adaminaby, of all households, 58.6% were family households, 35.4% were single person households and 6.1% were group households.

In Adaminaby, 36.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.5% 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 Adaminaby, 34.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Adaminaby, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Adaminaby, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Adaminaby, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.