Sutton Forest

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 477 people in Sutton Forest. Of these 54.6% were male and 45.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Sutton Forest was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.6% of the population.

Of people in Sutton Forest aged 15 years and over, 60.7% were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Sutton Forest, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Sutton Forest 28.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.5% were in primary school, 22.5% in secondary school and 11.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Sutton Forest, 13.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Sutton Forest were English 31.7%, Australian 31.4%, Scottish 10.0%, Irish 9.2% and Italian 1.9%.

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 Sutton Forest (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Sutton Forest, 81.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.5%, United States of America 1.3%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 0.7% and Germany 0.7%.

In Sutton Forest, 61.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Sutton Forest, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.6%, England 7.9%, New Zealand 2.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.1% and Italy 1.9%.

In Sutton Forest, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.1%, England 8.1%, New Zealand 3.4%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.6% and Italy 1.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Sutton Forest were Anglican 33.5%, Catholic 23.5%, No Religion, so described 22.0%, Not stated 8.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.6%. In Sutton Forest, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (75.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Sutton Forest 88.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Spanish 0.8%, Afrikaans 0.6%, Greek 0.6% and Italian 0.6%.

Employment

There were 230 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sutton Forest. Of these 65.2% were employed full time, 28.7% were employed part-time and 2.6% 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 Sutton Forest, 10.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Sutton Forest included Managers 26.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Professionals 15.4%, Labourers 13.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.0%, Sales Workers 6.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Sutton Forest, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 12.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.8%, Legal Services 4.9%, Horse Farming 3.7% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sutton Forest was $740.

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

In Sutton Forest, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.5%, Worked at home 16.7%, Walked only 5.3%, Truck 3.5% and Car, as passenger 3.1%. On the day, 3.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Sutton Forest, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.8% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.8% 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 Sutton Forest, 27.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Sutton Forest, 43.2% were couple families with children, 51.5% were couple families without children and 5.3% were one parent families.

In Sutton Forest, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Sutton Forest, of couple families with children, 18.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 18.4% 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 Sutton Forest, 72.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.3% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Sutton Forest, 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 Sutton Forest, of occupied private dwellings 5.2% had 1 bedroom, 10.3% had 2 bedrooms and 36.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. 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 Sutton Forest, 45.1% were owned outright, 25.7% were owned with a mortgage and 25.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Sutton Forest, of all households, 74.1% were family households, 22.4% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

In Sutton Forest, 20.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.4% 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 Sutton Forest, 21.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 42.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Sutton Forest, 83.9% 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 Sutton Forest, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 19 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 Sutton Forest, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5 persons, with 1.2 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 Sutton Forest, 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)