Fraser Coast (R)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 101,504 people in Fraser Coast (R). Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Fraser Coast (R) was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.3% of the population.

Of people in Fraser Coast (R) aged 15 years and over, 49.7% were married and 16.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Fraser Coast (R), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Fraser Coast (R) 27.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.7% were in primary school, 21.7% in secondary school and 11.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Fraser Coast (R), 11.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Fraser Coast (R) were English 31.7%, Australian 29.2%, Irish 8.0%, Scottish 7.9% and German 6.0%.

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 Fraser Coast (R) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Fraser Coast (R), 77.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 2.9%, Germany 0.6%, Philippines 0.6% and Scotland 0.5%.

In Fraser Coast (R), 65.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Fraser Coast (R), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.6%, England 7.2%, New Zealand 3.3%, Scotland 1.3% and Germany 0.9%.

In Fraser Coast (R), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.4%, England 6.6%, New Zealand 3.4%, Scotland 1.1% and Germany 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Fraser Coast (R) were No Religion, so described 27.8%, Anglican 20.0%, Catholic 17.7%, Not stated 10.8% and Uniting Church 6.8%. In Fraser Coast (R), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Fraser Coast (R) 88.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.4%, Tagalog 0.2%, Mandarin 0.2%, Dutch 0.2% and Italian 0.2%.

Employment

There were 36,688 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fraser Coast (R). Of these 49.1% were employed full time, 33.6% were employed part-time and 12.0% 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.

Of employed people in Fraser Coast (R), 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Fraser Coast (R) included Professionals 16.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.7%, Labourers 12.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Sales Workers 11.1%, Managers 9.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.2%.

Of the employed people in Fraser Coast (R), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.2%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.0%, Primary Education 3.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fraser Coast (R) was $468.

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

In Fraser Coast (R), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.8%, Car, as passenger 5.7%, Worked at home 5.0%, Walked only 3.1% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Fraser Coast (R), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.1% provided care for children and 13.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.4% 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)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Fraser Coast (R), 24.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Fraser Coast (R), 30.9% were couple families with children, 50.4% were couple families without children and 17.5% were one parent families.

In Fraser Coast (R), 17.9% of single parents were male and 82.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Fraser Coast (R), of couple families with children, 12.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 13.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Fraser Coast (R), 88.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Fraser Coast (R), 85.6% were separate houses, 8.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.1% were flats or apartments and 2.3% were other dwellings.

In Fraser Coast (R), of occupied private dwellings 3.9% had 1 bedroom, 17.3% had 2 bedrooms and 43.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Fraser Coast (R), 40.7% were owned outright, 26.4% were owned with a mortgage and 28.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Fraser Coast (R), of all households, 69.5% were family households, 26.9% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

In Fraser Coast (R), 29.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Fraser Coast (R), 39.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Fraser Coast (R), 77.4% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Fraser Coast (R), 51.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.8% were female. The median age was 21 years.

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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.

In Fraser Coast (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $964.

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

In Fraser Coast (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $265 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,387.

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