Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA62410
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 216
Male 48.4%
Female 51.6%
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 97
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $866
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,000
Median weekly rent $200

Search QuickStats for another area

Map is loading.
Other 2016 Census products available for this area:
To view more QuickStats or Community Profiles for a different area, see Search Census data.

People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 200 92.6 21,572 91.5 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 12 5.6 1,118 4.7 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 4 1.9 890 3.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M), there were 216 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Age Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 22 -- 24 -- 23 --
0-4 years 22 10.3 2,439 10.3 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 53 24.8 5,351 22.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 31 14.5 4,301 18.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 24 11.2 3,037 12.9 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 16 7.5 2,446 10.4 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 30 14.0 2,563 10.9 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 15 7.0 1,986 8.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 23 10.7 1,455 6.2 30,952 4.8

In Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 10.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

View the data quality statement for Age (AGEP)
Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 39 30.5 4,713 29.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 11 8.6 755 4.8 19,112 4.5
Divorced 14 10.9 1,490 9.4 28,796 6.7
Widowed 3 2.3 501 3.2 13,794 3.2
Never married 61 47.7 8,324 52.7 261,980 61.1

In Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M), 30.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 19.5% were either divorced or separated.

View the data quality statement for Registered marital status (MSTP)
Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 30 28.8 4,346 30.0 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 23 22.1 2,275 15.7 60,051 16.0
Not married 51 49.0 7,884 54.4 228,281 60.9

In Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M), 28.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 22.1% were in a de facto marriage.

View the data quality statement for Social marital status (MDCP)
Education attendance Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Pre-school 8 9.0 286 3.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 41 46.1 3,927 43.9 97,859 37.5
Secondary 22 24.7 2,259 25.3 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 685 7.7 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 3 3.4 525 5.9 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 186 2.1 5,047 1.9
Not stated 15 16.9 1,078 12.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M), 41.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 46.1% were attending a primary school, 24.7% were attending a secondary school and 3.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

View the data quality statement for Educational Institution Attendee Status (TYSTAP)
Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 5 3.7 872 5.5 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 4 3.0 816 5.2 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 0 0.0 535 3.4 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 12 8.9 2,641 16.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 22 16.3 1,954 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 8 5.9 1,149 7.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 30 22.2 3,676 23.3 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 35 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 0 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 24 17.8 2,267 14.3 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 57 0.4 4,256 1.0
Not stated 20 14.8 1,347 8.5 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M), 16.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

View the data quality statement for Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 203 94.4 22,871 97.0 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

View the data quality statement for Language spoken at home (LANP)
Ancestry, top responses Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 143 50.5 16,536 50.8 399,843 45.0
English 63 22.3 8,625 26.5 152,758 17.2
Irish 25 8.8 2,196 6.8 45,887 5.2
Australian Aboriginal 17 6.0 1,579 4.9 140,480 15.8
German 11 3.9 525 1.6 16,332 1.8

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M), the most common ancestries were Australian 50.5%, English 22.3%, Irish 8.8%, Australian Aboriginal 6.0% and German 3.9%.

View the data quality statement for Ancestry (ANCP)

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 21 32.8 4,126 46.2 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 27 42.2 3,111 34.8 61,049 27.4
Away from work 9 14.1 549 6.1 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 7 10.9 1,152 12.9 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 60 44.4 6,547 41.5 190,132 44.3

There were 64 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M). Of these 32.8% were employed full time, 42.2% were employed part-time and 10.9% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

View the data quality statement for Labour force status (LFSP)
Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Labourers 18 41.9 1,435 18.4 27,814 15.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 6 14.0 1,209 15.5 30,991 17.0
Professionals 5 11.6 730 9.4 24,339 13.4
Sales Workers 5 11.6 878 11.3 15,791 8.7
Managers 3 7.0 638 8.2 12,844 7.1
Technicians and Trades Workers 3 7.0 1,160 14.9 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3 7.0 662 8.5 16,774 9.2

The only responses for occupations for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) were Labourers 41.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.0%, Professionals 11.6%, Sales Workers 11.6%, Managers 7.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.0%.

View the data quality statement for Occupation (OCCP)
Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Accommodation 5 17.2 146 1.9 2,427 1.3
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 5 17.2 135 1.8 2,607 1.4
Other Fishing 4 13.8 8 0.1 18 0.0
Offshore Longline and Rack Aquaculture 3 10.3 41 0.5 85 0.0
Fuel Retailing 3 10.3 37 0.5 639 0.4

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M), the most common industries of employment were Accommodation 17.2%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 17.2%, Other Fishing 13.8%, Offshore Longline and Rack Aquaculture 10.3% and Fuel Retailing 10.3%.

View the data quality statement for Industry of employment (INDP)
Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 454 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 866 -- 1,079 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) was $454 and the median weekly household income was $866.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total household income (HIND)

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 89 66.4 10,615 67.2 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 51 38.9 5,213 33.0 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 23 17.6 2,279 14.4 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 28 21.4 2,778 17.6 63,303 14.8

In Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 66.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.9% provided care for children and 17.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 1.9 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom and 1.8 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,000 -- 1,300 -- 1,660 --

In Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,000.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 29 29.0 2,431 20.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 30 30.0 3,870 33.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 25 25.0 2,553 21.9 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 0 0.0 154 1.3 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 48 0.4 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 72 0.6 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 3 3.0 86 0.7 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 0 0.0 471 0.2
Other household 13 13.0 2,424 20.8 53,195 20.2

In Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 29.0% were a couple family with no children, 30.0% were a couple family with children and 28.0% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

View the data quality statement for Family Household Composition, dwelling level (HCFMD)

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 94 96.9 10,382 89.5 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 3.1 598 5.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 549 4.7 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 66 0.6 2,897 1.1

In Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) there were 97 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 96.9% were separate houses, 3.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling structure (STRD)
Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) % Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 20 21.5 2,070 17.8 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 32 34.4 3,923 33.7 68,085 25.9
Rented 35 37.6 5,236 45.0 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 3 3.2 71 0.6 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 3.2 337 2.9 10,182 3.9

In Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 21.5% were owned outright, 34.4% were owned with a mortgage and 37.6% were rented.

View the data quality statement for Tenure type (TEND)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.