Camden Haven

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 7,177 people in Camden Haven of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Camden Haven was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 40.3% of the population.

Of people in Camden Haven aged 15 years and over, 54.0% were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Camden Haven was 65 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Camden Haven, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.4% 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 Camden Haven was 65 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 48 years.

In Camden Haven 21.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.7% were in primary school, 19.9% in secondary school and 10.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Camden Haven were English 35.6%, Australian 33.0%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 8.2% and German 2.5%.

In Camden Haven, 83.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.3%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 0.7%, Netherlands 0.5% and Germany 0.5%.

In Camden Haven, 74.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Camden Haven were Anglican 36.1%, Catholic 21.0%, No Religion 17.2%, Uniting Church 6.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.9%.

In Camden Haven 93.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2%, French 0.1%, Dutch 0.1% and Italian 0.1%.

Employment

There were 2,077 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Camden Haven. Of these 46.0% were employed full time, 36.9% were employed part-time and 10.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Camden Haven, 13.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Camden Haven was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Camden Haven included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.3%, Professionals 14.0%, Labourers 13.6%, Sales Workers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.4%, Managers 9.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.4%.

Of the employed people in Camden Haven, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.9%, Residential Care Services 4.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.6% and Residential Building Construction 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Camden Haven was $377.

In Camden Haven, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.0%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Walked only 5.2%, Truck 2.3% and Motorbike/scooter 1.2%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Camden Haven, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.2% provided care for children and 13.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.7% 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 Camden Haven, 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Camden Haven, 22.7% were couple families with children, 63.7% were couple families without children and 13.1% were one parent families.

In Camden Haven 17.5% of single parents were male and 82.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Camden Haven, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,678 and those without children was $1,463.

Employment status of couple families

In Camden Haven, of couple families with children, 7.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 11.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Camden Haven, 86.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Camden Haven, 75.4% were separate houses, 11.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.3% were flats, units or apartments and 7.0% were other dwellings.

In Camden Haven, of occupied private dwellings 6.9% had 1 bedroom, 27.0% had 2 bedrooms and 45.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Camden Haven, 55.1% were owned outright, 16.2% were owned with a mortgage and 22.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Camden Haven, of all households, 63.1% were family households, 34.6% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Camden Haven, 46.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.6% 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 Camden Haven, 49.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Camden Haven, there were 202 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 101 (or 50.0%) were male and 101 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 21 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 Camden Haven, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $808.

In Camden Haven, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $225 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.