Linley Point

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 346 people in Linley Point. Of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Linley Point was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.3% of the population.

Of people in Linley Point aged 15 years and over, 55.3% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Linley Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Linley Point 33.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.6% were in primary school, 21.3% in secondary school and 30.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Linley Point, 22.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 3.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Linley Point were English 20.8%, Chinese 15.1%, Australian 11.7%, Irish 7.4% and Scottish 7.2%.

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

In Linley Point, 72.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.0%, England 3.8%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 3.5%, New Zealand 2.5% and Scotland 1.6%.

In Linley Point, 40.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 49.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Linley Point, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 47.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 14.5%, England 4.5%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.7% and Lebanon 2.4%.

In Linley Point, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 45.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 12.4%, England 3.9%, Vietnam 3.3% and New Zealand 3.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Linley Point were Catholic 39.3%, No Religion, so described 21.6%, Anglican 12.5%, Not stated 9.5% and Eastern Orthodox 4.3%. In Linley Point, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Linley Point 73.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 9.3%, Cantonese 5.1%, Greek 3.0%, German 1.5% and Armenian 1.5%.

Employment

There were 200 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Linley Point. Of these 58.5% were employed full time, 31.0% were employed part-time and 5.5% 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 Linley Point, 16.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 56.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Linley Point were Professionals 39.8%, Managers 22.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.5%, Sales Workers 9.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 3.2% and Labourers 2.2%.

Of the employed people in Linley Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dental Services 10.2%, Banking 8.7%, Real Estate Services 8.7%, General Practice Medical Services 8.7% and Legal Services 7.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Linley Point was $1,319.

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

In Linley Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.9%, Worked at home 8.8%, Bus 6.5%, Car, as passenger 2.9% and Ferry, car as driver 1.8%. On the day, 10.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Linley Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.6% provided care for children and 16.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.9% 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 Linley Point, 27.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Linley Point, 57.0% were couple families with children, 34.4% were couple families without children and 5.4% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Linley Point, of couple families with children, 31.3% had both partners employed full-time, 6.0% had both employed part-time and 25.3% 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 Linley Point, 89.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Linley Point, 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 Linley Point, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 4.5% had 2 bedrooms and 26.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.9. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Linley Point, 45.5% were owned outright, 31.2% were owned with a mortgage and 17.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Linley Point, of all households, 84.3% were family households, 15.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Linley Point, 7.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 59.8% 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 Linley Point, 10.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 53.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Linley Point, 93.1% 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 Linley 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 Linley 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.

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

In Linley 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)