Antigua

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 278 people in Antigua of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Antigua was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.9% of the population.

Of people in Antigua aged 15 years and over, 58.7% were married and 16.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Antigua was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 19 years.

In Antigua, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Antigua was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Antigua 33.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.2% were in primary school, 20.7% in secondary school and 6.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Antigua were English 31.6%, Australian 25.3%, Scottish 11.0%, Irish 8.5% and German 3.8%.

In Antigua, 74.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.2%, New Zealand 2.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.8% and Switzerland 1.4%.

In Antigua, 73.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Antigua were Catholic 23.6%, No Religion 17.9%, Anglican 16.8%, Uniting Church 10.0% and Pentecostal 2.5%.

In Antigua 86.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.4%.

Employment

There were 99 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Antigua. Of these 50.5% were employed full time, 40.4% were employed part-time and 5.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Antigua, 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Antigua was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Antigua included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.2%, Managers 15.9%, Professionals 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Labourers 10.2%, Sales Workers 4.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in Antigua, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 7.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.7%, Hospitals 6.7%, Postal and Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services 5.6% and Nursery and Floriculture Production 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Antigua was $337.

In Antigua, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 68.2%, Car, as passenger 9.1% and Walked only 5.7%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Antigua, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.9% provided care for children and 12.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.9% 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 Antigua, 21.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Antigua, 30.6% were couple families with children, 58.3% were couple families without children and 11.1% were one parent families.

In Antigua 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Antigua, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $959 and those without children was $1,625.

Employment status of couple families

In Antigua, of couple families with children, 12.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 21.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Antigua, 87.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Antigua, 96.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

In Antigua, of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 15.4% had 2 bedrooms and 48.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Antigua, 43.5% were owned outright, 43.5% were owned with a mortgage and 9.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Antigua, of all households, 77.8% were family households, 22.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Antigua, 50.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Antigua, 16.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 52.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Antigua, there were 13 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 30.8%) were male and 9 (or 69.2%) were female. The median age was 1 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 Antigua, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $350.

In Antigua, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.