Dangar Island

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 303 people in Dangar Island. Of these 45.8% were male and 54.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Dangar Island was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.9% of the population.

Of people in Dangar Island aged 15 years and over, 50.4% were married and 20.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Dangar Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Dangar Island 34.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.3% were in primary school, 15.2% in secondary school and 21.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Dangar Island, 13.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Dangar Island were English 33.4%, Australian 24.4%, Scottish 9.7%, Irish 8.8% 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 Dangar Island (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Dangar Island, 61.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 12.2%, New Zealand 3.5%, United States of America 3.1%, South Africa 2.1% and Wales 1.4%.

In Dangar Island, 43.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 32.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Dangar Island, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 48.2%, England 14.4%, New Zealand 4.6%, Wales 3.9% and United States of America 3.3%.

In Dangar Island, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 50.7%, England 13.7%, New Zealand 6.3%, United States of America 4.3% and Wales 2.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Dangar Island were No Religion, so described 49.2%, Not stated 14.3%, Catholic 13.7%, Anglican 11.1% and Uniting Church 4.2%. In Dangar Island, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (56.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Dangar Island 85.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Spanish 2.7%.

Employment

There were 127 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dangar Island. Of these 48.8% were employed full time, 39.4% were employed part-time and 7.1% 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 Dangar Island, 17.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Dangar Island were Professionals 37.2%, Managers 23.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.7%, Labourers 9.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.1% and Sales Workers 2.7%.

Of the employed people in Dangar Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Allied Health Services 9.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 8.1%, Other Social Assistance Services 6.8%, Non-Residential Building Construction 5.4% and Higher Education 5.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dangar Island was $735.

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

In Dangar Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 22.3%, Worked at home 9.7%, Train, other 8.7%, Walked only 8.7% and Ferry, car as driver 7.8%. On the day, 36.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 45.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Dangar Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.0% provided care for children and 13.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 44.1% 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 Dangar Island, 33.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Dangar Island, 36.0% were couple families with children, 50.7% were couple families without children and 13.3% were one parent families.

In Dangar Island, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Dangar Island, of couple families with children, 7.0% had both partners employed full-time, 11.3% had both employed part-time and 22.5% 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 Dangar Island, 65.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 34.3% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Dangar Island, 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 Dangar Island, of occupied private dwellings 2.5% had 1 bedroom, 28.0% had 2 bedrooms and 41.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Dangar Island, 33.1% were owned outright, 37.2% were owned with a mortgage and 23.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Dangar Island, of all households, 66.7% were family households, 26.7% were single person households and 6.7% were group households.

In Dangar Island, 23.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.2% 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 Dangar Island, 49.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 20.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 3.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Dangar Island, 91.2% 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 Dangar Island, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Dangar Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Dangar Island, 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)