Arno Bay (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 227 people in Arno Bay (L) of these 55.1% were male and 44.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Arno Bay (L) was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.0% of the population.

Of people in Arno Bay (L) aged 15 years and over, 44.3% were married and 21.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Arno Bay (L) was 61 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Arno Bay (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 43.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Arno Bay (L) was 60 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In Arno Bay (L) 16.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.5% were in primary school, 12.5% in secondary school and 7.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Arno Bay (L) were Australian 38.2%, English 37.2%, Scottish 6.7%, Irish 6.7% and German 4.6%.

In Arno Bay (L), 89.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Austria 1.3%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 1.3% and United States of America 1.3%.

In Arno Bay (L), 86.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Arno Bay (L) were No Religion 32.6%, Uniting Church 26.9%, Anglican 18.1%, Catholic 6.6% and Lutheran 5.7%.

In Arno Bay (L) 96.9% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 103 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Arno Bay (L). Of these 60.2% were employed full time, 35.9% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Arno Bay (L), 15.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Arno Bay (L) was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 52 years.

The most common occupations in Arno Bay (L) included Managers 21.4%, Labourers 21.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Professionals 7.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 2.9% and Sales Workers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Arno Bay (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Aquaculture 14.6%, Road Freight Transport 8.7%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 6.8%, Fishing 3.9% and Waste Treatment, Disposal and Remediation Services 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Arno Bay (L) was $465.

In Arno Bay (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.3%, Walked only 16.5%, Car, as passenger 8.7%, Truck 3.9% and Other 2.9%. 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 67.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Arno Bay (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.8% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 33.2% 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 Arno Bay (L), 29.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Arno Bay (L), 32.2% were couple families with children, 49.2% were couple families without children and 18.6% were one parent families.

In Arno Bay (L) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Arno Bay (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,283.

Employment status of couple families

In Arno Bay (L), of couple families with children, 23.4% had both partners employed full-time, 6.4% had both employed part-time and 27.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Arno Bay (L), 50.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 49.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Arno Bay (L), 92.7% were separate houses, 4.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.8% were other dwellings.

In Arno Bay (L), of occupied private dwellings 3.7% had 1 bedroom, 21.5% had 2 bedrooms and 59.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Arno Bay (L), 45.0% were owned outright, 30.3% were owned with a mortgage and 22.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Arno Bay (L), of all households, 54.2% were family households, 42.1% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Arno Bay (L), 45.6% 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 Arno Bay (L), 38.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Arno Bay (L), there were 7 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 57.1%) were male and 3 (or 42.9%) were female. The median age was 3 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 Arno Bay (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $933.

In Arno Bay (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $600.