Daleys Point

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 681 people in Daleys Point. Of these 46.1% were male and 53.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Daleys Point was 62 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 44.5% of the population.

Of people in Daleys Point aged 15 years and over, 54.1% were married and 16.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Daleys Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Daleys Point 20.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.7% were in primary school, 11.8% in secondary school and 26.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Daleys Point, 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Daleys Point were English 34.8%, Australian 21.6%, Irish 12.4%, Scottish 9.8% and German 2.5%.

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 Daleys Point (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Daleys Point, 74.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.2%, New Zealand 2.4%, Netherlands 1.2%, United States of America 1.1% and Ireland 0.6%.

In Daleys Point, 54.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Daleys Point, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 61.9%, England 10.1%, New Zealand 2.8%, Netherlands 2.4% and Scotland 2.1%.

In Daleys Point, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 64.0%, England 10.5%, New Zealand 3.0%, Scotland 1.4% and United States of America 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Daleys Point were Catholic 30.0%, Anglican 23.4%, No Religion, so described 22.6%, Not stated 9.2% and Uniting Church 3.3%. In Daleys Point, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (74.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Daleys Point 87.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Danish 1.0%, Spanish 0.9%, Korean 0.9%, German 0.6% and Greek 0.6%.

Employment

There were 236 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Daleys Point. Of these 55.1% were employed full time, 36.0% were employed part-time and 6.4% 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 Daleys Point, 16.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Daleys Point included Professionals 24.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.1%, Managers 13.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.6%, Sales Workers 11.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.6%, Labourers 7.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.3%.

Of the employed people in Daleys Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accounting Services 6.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 5.8%, Primary Education 5.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.5% and Plumbing Services 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Daleys Point was $518.

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In Daleys Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.4%, Train 8.8%, Worked at home 8.8%, Train, car as driver 5.1% and Car, as passenger 3.2%. On the day, 18.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Daleys Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.8% provided care for children and 16.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.5% 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 Daleys Point, 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Daleys Point, 25.0% were couple families with children, 61.5% were couple families without children and 13.5% were one parent families.

In Daleys Point, 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Daleys Point, of couple families with children, 14.8% had both partners employed full-time, 2.2% had both employed part-time and 12.6% 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 Daleys Point, 84.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Daleys Point, 68.5% were separate houses, 8.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 23.3% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Daleys Point, of occupied private dwellings 5.7% had 1 bedroom, 35.2% had 2 bedrooms and 25.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Daleys Point, 47.2% were owned outright, 22.5% were owned with a mortgage and 13.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Daleys Point, of all households, 65.4% were family households, 32.7% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Daleys Point, 32.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.6% 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 Daleys Point, 41.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Daleys Point, 76.7% 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 Daleys Point, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 22 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 Daleys Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $762.

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

In Daleys Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $395 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)