North Arm Cove

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 445 people in North Arm Cove. Of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.3% of the population.

The median age of people in North Arm Cove was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 37.6% of the population.

Of people in North Arm Cove aged 15 years and over, 59.6% were married and 14.7% were either divorced or separated.

In North Arm Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In North Arm Cove 20.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.2% were in primary school, 19.2% in secondary school and 10.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in North Arm Cove, 9.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Arm Cove were Australian 33.7%, English 30.8%, Scottish 8.8%, Irish 8.6% and German 5.3%.

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 North Arm Cove (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In North Arm Cove, 76.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.4%, Germany 3.0%, New Zealand 2.6%, Netherlands 0.7% and United States of America 0.7%.

In North Arm Cove, 60.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In North Arm Cove, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.6%, England 9.6%, New Zealand 3.0%, Germany 2.5% and Netherlands 1.6%.

In North Arm Cove, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.1%, England 10.2%, Germany 3.7%, New Zealand 3.5% and Netherlands 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in North Arm Cove were No Religion, so described 28.7%, Anglican 26.5%, Catholic 16.9%, Not stated 8.9% and Uniting Church 4.7%. In North Arm Cove, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In North Arm Cove 90.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 2.5%, Greek 0.7% and Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.7%.

Employment

There were 161 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Arm Cove. Of these 48.4% were employed full time, 37.3% were employed part-time and 8.1% 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 North Arm Cove, 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in North Arm Cove included Professionals 19.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Managers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.9%, Sales Workers 8.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.7% and Labourers 5.9%.

Of the employed people in North Arm Cove, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 11.0%, House Construction 8.5%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 7.3%, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Toiletry Goods Retailing 4.9% and Road Freight Transport 4.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Arm Cove was $504.

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

In North Arm Cove, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.6%, Worked at home 7.4%, Car, as passenger 3.4%, Truck 2.7% and Motorbike/scooter 2.0%. 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 77.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Arm Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.5% provided care for children and 17.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.2% 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 North Arm Cove, 25.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 20.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Arm Cove, 26.0% were couple families with children, 65.6% were couple families without children and 8.4% were one parent families.

In North Arm Cove, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In North Arm Cove, of couple families with children, 7.8% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 12.1% 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 North Arm Cove, 60.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 39.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in North Arm Cove, 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 North Arm Cove, of occupied private dwellings 5.9% had 1 bedroom, 18.1% had 2 bedrooms and 40.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in North Arm Cove, 47.1% were owned outright, 27.3% were owned with a mortgage and 19.8% were rented.

Household composition

In North Arm Cove, of all households, 68.6% were family households, 29.4% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

In North Arm Cove, 23.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.4% 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 North Arm Cove, 33.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In North Arm Cove, 82.2% 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 North Arm Cove, 51.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.4% were female. The median age was 25 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 North Arm Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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

In North Arm Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 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)