Lake Conjola

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 437 people in Lake Conjola. Of these 53.4% were male and 46.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Lake Conjola was 61 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 42.7% of the population.

Of people in Lake Conjola aged 15 years and over, 61.7% were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Lake Conjola, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lake Conjola 18.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.5% were in primary school, 11.4% in secondary school and 16.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lake Conjola, 7.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 26.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lake Conjola were English 33.7%, Australian 27.1%, Scottish 12.9%, Irish 11.3% and German 2.0%.

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 Lake Conjola (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lake Conjola, 81.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 1.4%, Austria 0.7% and Germany 0.7%.

In Lake Conjola, 68.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lake Conjola, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.7%, England 6.1%, Scotland 2.3%, New Zealand 1.8% and Ireland 1.6%.

In Lake Conjola, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.8%, England 5.4%, Scotland 3.0%, Germany 2.1% and New Zealand 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Lake Conjola were Anglican 34.6%, No Religion, so described 25.7%, Catholic 16.4%, Not stated 11.4% and Uniting Church 5.5%. In Lake Conjola, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lake Conjola 90.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 2.0% and Dutch 0.7%.

Employment

There were 137 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lake Conjola. Of these 39.4% were employed full time, 48.2% were employed part-time and 3.6% 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 Lake Conjola, 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 23.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 22.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lake Conjola included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.2%, Professionals 16.3%, Managers 15.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.2%, Labourers 13.2%, Sales Workers 11.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.3%.

Of the employed people in Lake Conjola, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 7.7%, Local Government Administration 7.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.7%, Plumbing Services 6.6% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lake Conjola was $444.

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

In Lake Conjola, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.7%, Worked at home 10.5%, Truck 3.8%, Walked only 3.0% and Car, as passenger 2.3%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lake Conjola, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.6% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.8% 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 Lake Conjola, 26.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lake Conjola, 20.5% were couple families with children, 72.0% were couple families without children and 7.6% were one parent families.

In Lake Conjola, 46.2% of single parents were male and 53.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lake Conjola, of couple families with children, 8.2% had both partners employed full-time, 11.5% had both employed part-time and 2.5% 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 Lake Conjola, 51.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 48.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Conjola, 98.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

In Lake Conjola, of occupied private dwellings 1.6% had 1 bedroom, 22.1% had 2 bedrooms and 46.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 1.9 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 Lake Conjola, 61.5% were owned outright, 15.6% were owned with a mortgage and 17.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Lake Conjola, of all households, 68.6% were family households, 31.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Lake Conjola, 31.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 1.7% 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 Lake Conjola, 45.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lake Conjola, 71.1% 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 Lake Conjola, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 6 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 Lake Conjola, 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 Lake Conjola, 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)