Scotland Island

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 715 people in Scotland Island of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Scotland Island was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.1% of the population.

Of people in Scotland Island aged 15 years and over, 52.2% were married and 14.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Scotland Island was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Scotland Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Scotland Island was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In Scotland Island 33.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.8% were in primary school, 25.8% in secondary school and 17.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Scotland Island were English 35.3%, Australian 20.2%, Irish 9.8%, Scottish 8.7% and German 3.1%.

In Scotland Island, 66.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.6%, New Zealand 4.6%, United States of America 3.1%, Canada 2.1% and Germany 1.5%.

In Scotland Island, 41.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 41.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Scotland Island were No Religion 46.9%, Catholic 14.1%, Anglican 12.0%, Uniting Church 3.4% and Christian, nfd 2.7%.

In Scotland Island 89.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.5%, French 1.0%, Italian 0.7%, Japanese 0.7% and Spanish 0.6%.

Employment

There were 400 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Scotland Island. Of these 60.0% were employed full time, 32.0% were employed part-time and 4.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Scotland Island, 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Scotland Island was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Scotland Island included Professionals 39.6%, Managers 15.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.4%, Labourers 5.4%, Sales Workers 4.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.1%.

Of the employed people in Scotland Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 5.4%, Management and Related Consulting Services 4.7%, School Education 4.7%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.4% and Tertiary Education 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Scotland Island was $920.

In Scotland Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 29.1%, Other 8.5%, Ferry, car as driver 6.7%, Car as driver, other 6.2% and Walked only 4.6%. On the day, 19.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 29.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Scotland Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 83.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 39.4% provided care for children and 8.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 33.0% 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 Scotland Island, 30.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Scotland Island, 55.4% were couple families with children, 31.9% were couple families without children and 12.7% were one parent families.

In Scotland Island 29.6% of single parents were male and 70.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Scotland Island, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,555 and those without children was $2,777.

Employment status of couple families

In Scotland Island, of couple families with children, 23.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 26.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Scotland Island, 75.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 24.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Scotland Island, 98.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

In Scotland Island, of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 23.0% had 2 bedrooms and 48.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Scotland Island, 29.6% were owned outright, 44.8% were owned with a mortgage and 23.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Scotland Island, of all households, 80.6% were family households, 18.3% were single person households and 1.2% were group households.

In Scotland Island, 14.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 20.5% 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 Scotland Island, 41.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Scotland Island, 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 Scotland Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,750.

In Scotland Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.