Shell Cove

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,624 people in Shell Cove. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Shell Cove was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.0% of the population.

Of people in Shell Cove aged 15 years and over, 64.6% were married and 7.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Shell Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Shell Cove 34.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.9% were in primary school, 27.3% in secondary school and 16.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Shell Cove, 13.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Shell Cove were English 27.7%, Australian 25.8%, Irish 7.7%, Scottish 6.4% and Italian 3.9%.

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

In Shell Cove, 80.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.8%, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1.3%, South Africa 1.1%, New Zealand 0.8% and India 0.6%.

In Shell Cove, 54.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Shell Cove, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 60.6%, England 6.7%, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 3.3%, Italy 2.3% and Scotland 1.6%.

In Shell Cove, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 64.3%, England 6.7%, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 3.3%, Italy 2.0% and New Zealand 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Shell Cove were Catholic 32.4%, No Religion, so described 22.3%, Anglican 18.8%, Not stated 5.3% and Eastern Orthodox 4.9%. In Shell Cove, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Shell Cove 85.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Macedonian 3.0%, Italian 0.9%, Spanish 0.8%, Turkish 0.6% and Maltese 0.5%.

Employment

There were 2,898 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Shell Cove. Of these 56.9% were employed full time, 32.5% were employed part-time and 5.9% 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 Shell Cove, 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Shell Cove included Professionals 21.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Managers 13.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 10.8%, Labourers 7.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.6%.

Of the employed people in Shell Cove, the most common responses for industry of employment included Iron Smelting and Steel Manufacturing 4.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.0%, Primary Education 3.3%, Coal Mining 2.9% and Takeaway Food Services 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Shell Cove was $754.

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

In Shell Cove, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.5%, Worked at home 4.6%, Car, as passenger 3.8%, Train 1.7% and Walked only 1.3%. On the day, 3.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Shell Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 41.1% provided care for children and 12.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.9% 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 Shell Cove, 29.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Shell Cove, 58.2% were couple families with children, 31.9% were couple families without children and 9.6% were one parent families.

In Shell Cove, 19.2% of single parents were male and 80.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Shell Cove, of couple families with children, 20.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 27.9% 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 Shell Cove, 92.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Shell Cove, 92.5% were separate houses, 6.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Shell Cove, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.6% had 2 bedrooms and 18.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.9. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Shell Cove, 31.2% were owned outright, 52.3% were owned with a mortgage and 15.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Shell Cove, of all households, 91.9% were family households, 7.3% were single person households and 0.8% were group households.

In Shell Cove, 8.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 27.8% 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 Shell Cove, 19.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 52.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Shell Cove, 94.5% 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 Shell Cove, 45.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.7% were female. The median age was 20 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 Shell Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,708.

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

In Shell Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $525 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,719.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)