Tea Tree Gully (C)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 97,734 people in Tea Tree Gully (C). Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Tea Tree Gully (C) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.2% of the population.

Of people in Tea Tree Gully (C) aged 15 years and over, 53.0% were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Tea Tree Gully (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 52.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Tea Tree Gully (C) 27.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.9% were in primary school, 22.0% in secondary school and 23.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Tea Tree Gully (C), 16.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Tea Tree Gully (C) were English 31.6%, Australian 24.8%, Scottish 6.5%, Irish 5.9% and German 5.9%.

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 Tea Tree Gully (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Tea Tree Gully (C), 72.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.9%, India 1.5%, Italy 1.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.1% and Scotland 1.0%.

In Tea Tree Gully (C), 49.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 32.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Tea Tree Gully (C), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 55.1%, England 12.8%, Italy 3.7%, India 2.1% and Scotland 2.0%.

In Tea Tree Gully (C), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 57.6%, England 12.6%, Italy 3.0%, India 2.0% and Scotland 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Tea Tree Gully (C) were No Religion, so described 34.9%, Catholic 19.0%, Anglican 11.0%, Uniting Church 7.9% and Not stated 7.3%. In Tea Tree Gully (C), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Tea Tree Gully (C) 83.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.8%, Mandarin 1.2%, Greek 0.6%, Punjabi 0.6% and Arabic 0.5%.

Employment

There were 50,569 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tea Tree Gully (C). Of these 56.0% were employed full time, 33.2% were employed part-time and 6.5% 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 Tea Tree Gully (C), 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Tea Tree Gully (C) included Professionals 19.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.2%, Managers 10.5%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Labourers 8.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in Tea Tree Gully (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1%, Primary Education 2.8% and State Government Administration 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tea Tree Gully (C) was $655.

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In Tea Tree Gully (C), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.7%, Bus 8.0%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Worked at home 2.9% and Bus, car as driver 1.3%. On the day, 10.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Tea Tree Gully (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.4% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.5% 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 Tea Tree Gully (C), 29.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Tea Tree Gully (C), 43.9% were couple families with children, 39.7% were couple families without children and 15.3% were one parent families.

In Tea Tree Gully (C), 20.3% of single parents were male and 79.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Tea Tree Gully (C), of couple families with children, 19.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 25.4% 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 Tea Tree Gully (C), 93.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Tea Tree Gully (C), 90.1% were separate houses, 7.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.0% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In Tea Tree Gully (C), of occupied private dwellings 1.1% had 1 bedroom, 10.7% had 2 bedrooms and 57.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Tea Tree Gully (C), 33.9% were owned outright, 43.5% were owned with a mortgage and 18.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Tea Tree Gully (C), of all households, 75.3% were family households, 22.6% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

In Tea Tree Gully (C), 18.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.3% 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 Tea Tree Gully (C), 33.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Tea Tree Gully (C), 86.2% 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 Tea Tree Gully (C), 50.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.9% were female. The median age was 24 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 Tea Tree Gully (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,285.

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In Tea Tree Gully (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600.

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