Captains Flat

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 610 people in Captains Flat. Of these 53.2% were male and 46.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Captains Flat was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.6% of the population.

Of people in Captains Flat aged 15 years and over, 42.4% were married and 16.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Captains Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Captains Flat 30.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.8% were in primary school, 14.1% in secondary school and 11.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Captains Flat, 11.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Captains Flat were Australian 32.9%, English 27.1%, Irish 13.4%, Scottish 8.1% and German 3.3%.

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 Captains Flat (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Captains Flat, 79.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 2.0%, Germany 1.5%, Austria 0.7% and Ireland 0.5%.

In Captains Flat, 60.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Captains Flat, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.3%, England 7.8%, New Zealand 2.1%, Germany 1.7% and Austria 1.2%.

In Captains Flat, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.7%, England 9.1%, Germany 1.8%, New Zealand 1.6% and Scotland 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Captains Flat were No Religion, so described 42.0%, Anglican 17.9%, Catholic 17.1%, Not stated 10.1% and Christian, nfd 2.6%. In Captains Flat, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Captains Flat 87.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.8%, Afrikaans 0.5%, Macedonian 0.5%, Cantonese 0.5% and Key Word Sign Australia 0.5%.

Employment

There were 307 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Captains Flat. Of these 68.7% were employed full time, 17.9% 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 Captains Flat, 7.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Captains Flat included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.5%, Professionals 14.7%, Managers 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Labourers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.7% and Sales Workers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Captains Flat, the most common responses for industry of employment included Central Government Administration 10.2%, Defence 6.7%, Road and Bridge Construction 4.4%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.6% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Captains Flat was $827.

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In Captains Flat, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.5%, Car, as passenger 7.0%, Walked only 4.8%, Worked at home 4.0% and Bus 1.1%. On the day, 2.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Captains Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.2% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.3% 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 Captains Flat, 28.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Captains Flat, 42.7% were couple families with children, 42.0% were couple families without children and 15.3% were one parent families.

In Captains Flat, 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Captains Flat, of couple families with children, 31.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 18.9% 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 Captains Flat, 85.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Captains Flat, 96.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.1% were flats or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

In Captains Flat, of occupied private dwellings 5.4% had 1 bedroom, 27.5% had 2 bedrooms and 47.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Captains Flat, 31.3% were owned outright, 48.9% were owned with a mortgage and 17.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Captains Flat, of all households, 63.4% were family households, 33.2% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

In Captains Flat, 21.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.2% 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 Captains Flat, 37.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Captains Flat, 81.4% 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 Captains Flat, 28.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 71.4% were female. The median age was 11 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 Captains Flat, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,499.

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

In Captains Flat, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,816.

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