Runaway Bay

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 8,912 people in Runaway Bay of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Runaway Bay was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.6% of the population.

Of people in Runaway Bay aged 15 years and over, 54.0% were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Runaway Bay was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Runaway Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Runaway Bay was 59 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Runaway Bay 24.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.5% were in primary school, 14.9% in secondary school and 17.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Runaway Bay were English 33.4%, Australian 22.4%, Irish 8.3%, Scottish 8.0% and German 3.8%.

In Runaway Bay, 64.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 8.9%, England 6.9%, South Africa 1.0%, Germany 0.8% and Japan 0.7%.

In Runaway Bay, 52.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 35.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Runaway Bay were Anglican 26.1%, Catholic 23.8%, No Religion 16.9%, Uniting Church 6.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.8%.

In Runaway Bay 85.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Japanese 0.9%, Italian 0.7%, Mandarin 0.5%, German 0.5% and French 0.4%.

Employment

There were 4,092 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Runaway Bay. Of these 57.0% were employed full time, 31.1% were employed part-time and 6.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Runaway Bay, 11.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The most common occupations in Runaway Bay included Professionals 17.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.8%, Managers 15.0%, Sales Workers 14.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9%, Labourers 7.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Runaway Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 3.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.4%, Accommodation 3.1%, Hospitals 2.7% and Legal and Accounting Services 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Runaway Bay was $579.

In Runaway Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.7%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Walked only 2.5%, Bus 1.0% and Truck 0.9%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Runaway Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.0% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.7% 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 Runaway Bay, 25.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Runaway Bay, 31.4% were couple families with children, 54.7% were couple families without children and 12.7% were one parent families.

In Runaway Bay 16.9% of single parents were male and 83.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Runaway Bay, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,292 and those without children was $1,930.

Employment status of couple families

In Runaway Bay, of couple families with children, 16.9% had both partners employed full-time, 4.9% had both employed part-time and 16.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Runaway Bay, 86.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Runaway Bay, 48.2% were separate houses, 20.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 31.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Runaway Bay, of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 24.8% had 2 bedrooms and 39.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Runaway Bay, 39.3% were owned outright, 25.9% were owned with a mortgage and 28.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Runaway Bay, of all households, 69.7% were family households, 26.7% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

In Runaway Bay, 25.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 9.2% 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 Runaway Bay, 39.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Runaway Bay, there were 58 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 28 (or 48.3%) were male and 30 (or 51.7%) were female. The median age was 25 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 Runaway Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $729.

In Runaway Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.