Karragarra Island

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 160 people in Karragarra Island of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Karragarra Island was 61 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 5.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 27.2% of the population.

Of people in Karragarra Island aged 15 years and over, 51.3% were married and 23.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Karragarra Island was 61 years and the median age of people never married was 57 years.

In Karragarra Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Karragarra Island was 62 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 63 years.

In Karragarra Island 11.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 16.7% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 16.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Karragarra Island were English 38.7%, Australian 16.7%, Scottish 11.3%, Irish 9.5% and Italian 3.2%.

In Karragarra Island, 65.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.5%, New Zealand 4.3%, Scotland 3.1%, Zimbabwe 3.1% and Croatia 2.5%.

In Karragarra Island, 53.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 36.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Karragarra Island were Anglican 22.2%, No Religion 21.0%, Catholic 13.6%, Presbyterian and Reformed 9.9% and Baptist 2.5%.

In Karragarra Island 87.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Finnish 1.8%, Croatian 1.8% and Arabic 1.8%.

Employment

There were 55 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Karragarra Island. Of these 47.3% were employed full time, 41.8% were employed part-time and 5.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Karragarra Island, 27.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Karragarra Island was 58 years and for people who were employed part-time was 55 years.

The most common occupations in Karragarra Island included Professionals 26.4%, Labourers 18.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Managers 5.7%, Sales Workers 5.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.7%.

Of the employed people in Karragarra Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 7.4%, Veterinary Services 7.4%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 7.4%, Gas Supply 5.6% and Residential Building Construction 5.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Karragarra Island was $376.

In Karragarra Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Ferry, car as driver 37.0%, Ferry 11.1%, Car, as driver 5.6%, Bus, ferry 5.6% and Ferry, truck 5.6%. On the day, 58.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 10.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Karragarra Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.1% provided care for children and 21.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.2% 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 Karragarra Island, 33.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Karragarra Island, 9.3% were couple families with children, 83.7% were couple families without children and 7.0% were one parent families.

In Karragarra Island 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Karragarra Island, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $0 and those without children was $2,625.

Employment status of couple families

In Karragarra Island, of couple families with children, 12.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 7.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Karragarra Island, 61.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 39.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Karragarra Island, 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 Karragarra Island, of occupied private dwellings 8.0% had 1 bedroom, 54.0% had 2 bedrooms and 28.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 1.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Karragarra Island, 47.1% were owned outright, 33.3% were owned with a mortgage and 16.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Karragarra Island, of all households, 51.7% were family households, 44.8% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

In Karragarra Island, 35.1% 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 Karragarra Island, 57.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 19.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Karragarra 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 Karragarra Island, 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 Karragarra Island, 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.