Oakwood (Qld)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 341 people in Oakwood (Qld) of these 53.4% were male and 46.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Oakwood (Qld) was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 36.2% of the population.

Of people in Oakwood (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 53.5% were married and 15.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Oakwood (Qld) was 62 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Oakwood (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Oakwood (Qld) was 62 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Oakwood (Qld) 18.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.9% were in primary school, 18.8% in secondary school and 12.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Oakwood (Qld) were English 33.7%, Australian 24.8%, Scottish 12.2%, Irish 9.5% and German 8.7%.

In Oakwood (Qld), 84.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 1.5%, Scotland 1.5%, Denmark 0.9% and Germany 0.9%.

In Oakwood (Qld), 75.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Oakwood (Qld) were Anglican 20.0%, Uniting Church 15.9%, Catholic 15.0%, No Religion 14.4% and Lutheran 6.5%.

In Oakwood (Qld) 95.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 111 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Oakwood (Qld). Of these 56.8% were employed full time, 27.0% were employed part-time and 6.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Oakwood (Qld), 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Oakwood (Qld) was 50 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in Oakwood (Qld) included Managers 18.1%, Labourers 17.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.5%, Professionals 9.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.5% and Sales Workers 7.6%.

Of the employed people in Oakwood (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Crop Growing 6.7%, Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance 6.7%, Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 4.8%, Sugar and Confectionery Manufacturing 4.8% and Road Freight Transport 4.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Oakwood (Qld) was $355.

In Oakwood (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 54.8%, Truck 5.8%, Car, as passenger 4.8%, Bicycle 3.8% and Car as driver, car as passenger 3.8%. 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 62.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Oakwood (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.4% provided care for children and 14.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.8% 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 Oakwood (Qld), 23.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 19.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Oakwood (Qld), 24.5% were couple families with children, 62.7% were couple families without children and 9.8% were one parent families.

In Oakwood (Qld) 63.6% of single parents were male and 36.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Oakwood (Qld), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,583 and those without children was $1,291.

Employment status of couple families

In Oakwood (Qld), of couple families with children, 7.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 12.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Oakwood (Qld), 94.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Oakwood (Qld), 62.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 37.3% were other dwellings.

In Oakwood (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 23.8% had 1 bedroom, 11.9% had 2 bedrooms and 32.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Oakwood (Qld), 64.5% were owned outright, 16.3% were owned with a mortgage and 12.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Oakwood (Qld), of all households, 58.3% were family households, 36.9% were single person households and 4.8% were group households.

In Oakwood (Qld), 47.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.3% 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 Oakwood (Qld), 44.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Oakwood (Qld), there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 50.0%) were male and 3 (or 50.0%) 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 Oakwood (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,750.

In Oakwood (Qld), 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.