Dawes Point

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 357 people in Dawes Point. Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Dawes Point was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.8% of the population.

Of people in Dawes Point aged 15 years and over, 52.1% were married and 11.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Dawes Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Dawes Point 21.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.1% were in primary school, 15.3% in secondary school and 38.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Dawes Point, 16.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 3.9% 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 Dawes Point were English 27.6%, Australian 17.7%, Irish 9.8%, Scottish 9.6% and Chinese 5.6%.

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

In Dawes Point, 63.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.8%, New Zealand 3.3%, United States of America 3.0% and Canada 1.8%.

In Dawes Point, 36.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 41.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Dawes Point, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 44.0%, England 8.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.4%, United States of America 4.3% and Italy 4.0%.

In Dawes Point, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 48.0%, England 7.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.8%, United States of America 4.8% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Dawes Point were No Religion, so described 39.9%, Catholic 20.2%, Anglican 15.4%, Not stated 13.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.1%. In Dawes Point, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Dawes Point 76.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 5.3%, French 2.2%, Italian 2.0%, Portuguese 1.4% and Arabic 1.4%.

Employment

There were 216 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dawes Point. Of these 68.1% were employed full time, 27.8% were employed part-time and 1.9% 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 Dawes Point, 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 58.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Dawes Point were Professionals 37.9%, Managers 36.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Sales Workers 6.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 4.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 1.4% and Labourers 1.4%.

Of the employed people in Dawes Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal Services 8.6%, Management Advice and Related Consulting Services 7.9%, Accounting Services 6.6%, Real Estate Services 5.9% and Banking 5.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dawes Point was $1,948.

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In Dawes Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 28.4%, Walked only 26.0%, Worked at home 11.8%, Bus 10.3% and Train 6.4%. On the day, 18.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 32.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Dawes Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.4% provided care for children and 9.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.6% 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 Dawes Point, 32.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Dawes Point, 23.4% were couple families with children, 69.4% were couple families without children and 7.2% were one parent families.

In Dawes Point, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Dawes Point, of couple families with children, 30.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 20.8% 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 Dawes Point, 79.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Dawes Point, 1.9% were separate houses, 22.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 75.3% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Dawes Point, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 34.0% had 2 bedrooms and 59.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Dawes Point, 36.6% were owned outright, 24.8% were owned with a mortgage and 33.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Dawes Point, of all households, 70.1% were family households, 29.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Dawes Point, 3.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 69.3% 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 Dawes Point, 48.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Dawes Point, 98.1% 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 Dawes Point, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Dawes Point, 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.

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In Dawes Point, 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)