St Huberts Island

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,058 people in St Huberts Island. Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in St Huberts Island was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 34.1% of the population.

Of people in St Huberts Island aged 15 years and over, 61.7% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

In St Huberts Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In St Huberts Island 20.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.0% were in primary school, 20.4% in secondary school and 18.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in St Huberts Island, 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in St Huberts Island were English 33.4%, Australian 29.8%, Irish 9.2%, Scottish 7.8% and German 3.1%.

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 St Huberts Island (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In St Huberts Island, 79.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.8%, New Zealand 1.7%, South Africa 1.1%, Papua New Guinea 0.8% and India 0.8%.

In St Huberts Island, 63.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In St Huberts Island, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.0%, England 8.2%, Scotland 2.1%, New Zealand 2.0% and Italy 1.4%.

In St Huberts Island, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.2%, England 6.8%, Scotland 1.9%, New Zealand 1.8% and Italy 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in St Huberts Island were Anglican 30.6%, Catholic 29.6%, No Religion, so described 20.8%, Not stated 5.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.4%. In St Huberts Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (77.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In St Huberts Island 91.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.7%, Mandarin 0.7%, French 0.6%, German 0.4% and Portuguese 0.4%.

Employment

There were 479 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in St Huberts Island. Of these 57.8% were employed full time, 33.0% were employed part-time and 2.9% 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 St Huberts Island, 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in St Huberts Island included Managers 17.9%, Professionals 16.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Sales Workers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Labourers 7.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.7%.

Of the employed people in St Huberts Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Real Estate Services 5.3%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.9%, Takeaway Food Services 3.1%, Other Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 2.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in St Huberts Island was $666.

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

In St Huberts Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.5%, Train 7.3%, Worked at home 5.8%, Car, as passenger 4.8% and Train, car as driver 2.4%. On the day, 11.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In St Huberts Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.3% provided care for children and 16.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.3% 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 St Huberts Island, 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in St Huberts Island, 35.6% were couple families with children, 53.5% were couple families without children and 10.0% were one parent families.

In St Huberts Island, 9.1% of single parents were male and 90.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In St Huberts Island, of couple families with children, 16.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 16.7% 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 St Huberts Island, 81.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in St Huberts Island, 98.3% were separate houses, 1.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In St Huberts Island, of occupied private dwellings 0.7% had 1 bedroom, 2.4% had 2 bedrooms and 41.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.4 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 St Huberts Island, 57.9% were owned outright, 28.0% were owned with a mortgage and 10.0% were rented.

Household composition

In St Huberts Island, of all households, 75.0% were family households, 23.1% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In St Huberts Island, 18.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.8% 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 St Huberts Island, 29.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In St Huberts Island, 84.4% 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 St Huberts Island, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% 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 St Huberts Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,583.

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

In St Huberts Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,650.

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