Oxford Falls

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 139 people in Oxford Falls. Of these 54.8% were male and 45.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Oxford Falls was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 33.1% of the population.

Of people in Oxford Falls aged 15 years and over, 54.7% were married and 7.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Oxford Falls, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Oxford Falls 40.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.0% were in primary school, 24.0% in secondary school and 22.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Oxford Falls, 13.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Oxford Falls were English 28.2%, Australian 24.1%, Chinese 10.6%, Irish 5.3% and Scottish 4.7%.

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 Oxford Falls (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Oxford Falls, 62.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.9%, England 3.8%, Germany 2.3%, Italy 2.3% and Malaysia 2.3%.

In Oxford Falls, 41.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Oxford Falls, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 48.5%, England 9.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8.8%, Malaysia 3.7% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.2%.

In Oxford Falls, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 52.8%, England 10.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.6%, Germany 4.8% and Malaysia 4.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Oxford Falls were No Religion, so described 37.6%, Not stated 23.2%, Catholic 20.0%, Anglican 16.0% and Christian, nfd 3.2%. In Oxford Falls, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Oxford Falls 71.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Mandarin 7.6%.

Employment

There were 52 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Oxford Falls. Of these 63.5% were employed full time, 30.8% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Oxford Falls, 5.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 17.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Oxford Falls included Professionals 32.8%, Managers 17.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Sales Workers 8.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.6%, Labourers 8.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.9% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Oxford Falls, the only responses for industry of employent were Pubs, Taverns and Bars 23.5%, Banking 17.6% and State Government Administration 17.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Oxford Falls was $812.

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In Oxford Falls, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 71.2%, Worked at home 15.4% and Car, as passenger 7.7%. On the day, 9.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Oxford Falls, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.4% provided care for children and 5.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.5% 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 Oxford Falls, 19.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Oxford Falls, 60.0% were couple families with children, 30.0% were couple families without children and 10.0% were one parent families.

In Oxford Falls, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Oxford Falls, of couple families with children, 23.1% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 30.8% 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 Oxford Falls, 93.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Oxford Falls, 80.5% were separate houses, 19.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Oxford Falls, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 30.6% had 2 bedrooms and 19.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Oxford Falls, 46.5% were owned outright, 16.3% were owned with a mortgage and 20.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Oxford Falls, of all households, 73.2% were family households, 26.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Oxford Falls, 21.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 39.4% 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 Oxford Falls, 20.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 43.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Oxford Falls, 81.6% 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 Oxford Falls, 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 Oxford Falls, 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 Oxford Falls, 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)