Commissariat Point

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 281 people in Commissariat Point of these 54.1% were male and 45.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Commissariat Point was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.6% of the population.

Of people in Commissariat Point aged 15 years and over, 57.1% were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Commissariat Point was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 20 years.

In Commissariat Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Commissariat Point was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 63 years.

In Commissariat Point 28.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 8.6% were in primary school, 17.3% in secondary school and 3.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Commissariat Point were Australian 33.2%, English 29.1%, Irish 6.5%, German 5.6% and Scottish 3.2%.

In Commissariat Point, 70.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 13.1%, England 3.9%, Germany 1.4%, Italy 1.4% and Northern Ireland 1.4%.

In Commissariat Point, 84.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Commissariat Point were No Religion 22.3%, Anglican 20.6%, Catholic 14.5%, Uniting Church 8.2% and Lutheran 4.6%.

In Commissariat Point 79.1% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 124 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Commissariat Point. Of these 70.2% were employed full time, 25.0% were employed part-time and 2.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Commissariat Point, 6.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Commissariat Point was 53 years and for people who were employed part-time was 51 years.

The most common occupations in Commissariat Point included Professionals 19.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.3%, Managers 12.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%, Sales Workers 9.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.2% and Labourers 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Commissariat Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Public Order and Safety Services 7.5%, Gas Supply 5.8%, Recreational Goods Retailing 5.8%, Tertiary Education 5.8% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Commissariat Point was $695.

In Commissariat Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.6%, Car, as passenger 5.7%, Truck 2.5%, Car as driver, car as passenger 2.5% and Walked only 2.5%. 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 82.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Commissariat Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.2% provided care for children and 8.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.2% 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 Commissariat Point, 21.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Commissariat Point, 25.7% were couple families with children, 74.3% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Commissariat Point 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Commissariat Point, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,333 and those without children was $2,656.

Employment status of couple families

In Commissariat Point, of couple families with children, 20.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 15.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Commissariat Point, 37.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 62.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Commissariat Point, 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 Commissariat Point, of occupied private dwellings 10.9% had 1 bedroom, 12.9% had 2 bedrooms and 44.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Commissariat Point, 50.5% were owned outright, 37.6% were owned with a mortgage and 5.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Commissariat Point, of all households, 72.3% were family households, 27.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Commissariat Point, 21.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.7% 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 Commissariat Point, 31.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Commissariat Point, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 3 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 47 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 Commissariat Point, 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 Commissariat Point, 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.