Cedar Party

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 364 people in Cedar Party. Of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Cedar Party was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 29.6% of the population.

Of people in Cedar Party aged 15 years and over, 57.2% were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Cedar Party, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Cedar Party 25.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.9% were in primary school, 27.8% in secondary school and 17.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cedar Party, 9.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cedar Party were Australian 39.8%, English 29.8%, Scottish 8.7%, Irish 7.4% and German 1.7%.

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 Cedar Party (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Cedar Party, 85.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.8%, New Zealand 1.7%, Germany 0.8%, Thailand 0.8% and Vietnam 0.8%.

In Cedar Party, 76.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Cedar Party, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.9%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 1.7% and Netherlands 1.4%.

In Cedar Party, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.5%, England 4.7%, Scotland 1.1%, New Zealand 0.8% and Netherlands 0.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Cedar Party were Anglican 31.3%, No Religion, so described 22.1%, Catholic 20.9%, Not stated 8.9% and Uniting Church 3.9%. In Cedar Party, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Cedar Party 93.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Vietnamese 0.8%, Thai 0.8% and Indonesian 0.8%.

Employment

There were 151 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cedar Party. Of these 46.4% were employed full time, 39.7% were employed part-time and 6.0% 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 Cedar Party, 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 18.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Cedar Party included Professionals 21.4%, Managers 17.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Labourers 15.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.9% and Sales Workers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Cedar Party, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 8.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.6%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.2% and Poultry Farming (Eggs) 4.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cedar Party was $510.

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

In Cedar Party, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 70.3%, Worked at home 5.8%, Truck 2.9% and Other 2.2%. 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 68.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cedar Party, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.5% provided care for children and 19.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.2% 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 Cedar Party, 22.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cedar Party, 35.6% were couple families with children, 51.9% were couple families without children and 9.6% were one parent families.

In Cedar Party, 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Cedar Party, of couple families with children, 14.6% had both partners employed full-time, 9.0% had both employed part-time and 18.0% 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 Cedar Party, 92.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cedar Party, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Cedar Party, of occupied private dwellings 3.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.0% had 2 bedrooms and 48.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cedar Party, 64.2% were owned outright, 21.6% were owned with a mortgage and 9.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Cedar Party, of all households, 77.7% were family households, 22.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Cedar Party, 22.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.7% 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 Cedar Party, 26.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Cedar Party, 74.4% 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 Cedar Party, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 12 years.

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

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 Cedar Party, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 1.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

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

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

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