Upper Main Arm

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 225 people in Upper Main Arm. Of these 55.2% were male and 44.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Upper Main Arm was 53 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.5% of the population.

Of people in Upper Main Arm aged 15 years and over, 31.4% were married and 24.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Upper Main Arm, of people aged 15 years and over, 26.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Upper Main Arm 36.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 16.7% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 20.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Upper Main Arm, 12.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Upper Main Arm were Australian 28.0%, English 24.6%, Irish 9.0%, Scottish 8.0% and German 4.8%.

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 Upper Main Arm (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Upper Main Arm, 61.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.5%, Germany 3.1%, England 1.3%, Netherlands 1.3% and Israel 1.3%.

In Upper Main Arm, 46.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Upper Main Arm, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 52.6%, England 8.4%, New Zealand 4.7%, United States of America 3.3% and Ireland 1.9%.

In Upper Main Arm, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 59.4%, New Zealand 4.1%, England 3.2%, United States of America 3.2% and Germany 2.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Upper Main Arm were No Religion, so described 48.7%, Not stated 27.4%, Catholic 6.6%, Buddhism 6.2% and Anglican 3.5%. In Upper Main Arm, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (69.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Upper Main Arm 74.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 2.2%, Mandarin 1.8% and Dutch 1.3%.

Employment

There were 88 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Upper Main Arm. Of these 27.3% were employed full time, 53.4% were employed part-time and 14.8% 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 Upper Main Arm, 6.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 34.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 29.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Upper Main Arm were Professionals 26.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 22.7%, Managers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Sales Workers 9.3% and Labourers 6.7%.

Of the employed people in Upper Main Arm, the most common responses for industry of employment included House Construction 7.7%, Other Residential Building Construction 7.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7.7%, Air and Space Transport 7.7% and Management Advice and Related Consulting Services 7.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Upper Main Arm was $470.

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

In Upper Main Arm, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.5%, Worked at home 15.2%, Walked only 7.6%, Car, as passenger 5.1% and Other 5.1%. 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 69.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Upper Main Arm, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.1% provided care for children and 14.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.5% 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 Upper Main Arm, 30.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Upper Main Arm, 34.8% were couple families with children, 43.5% were couple families without children and 21.7% were one parent families.

In Upper Main Arm, 57.1% of single parents were male and 42.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Upper Main Arm, of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 10.5% had both employed part-time and 23.7% 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 Upper Main Arm, 89.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.2% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Main Arm, 93.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 6.2% were other dwellings.

In Upper Main Arm, of occupied private dwellings 17.2% had 1 bedroom, 29.9% had 2 bedrooms and 29.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 2 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 Upper Main Arm, 45.1% were owned outright, 19.8% were owned with a mortgage and 26.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Upper Main Arm, of all households, 43.6% were family households, 43.6% were single person households and 12.9% were group households.

In Upper Main Arm, 42.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.7% 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 Upper Main Arm, 42.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Upper Main Arm, 71.0% 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 Upper Main Arm, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 30 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 Upper Main Arm, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,312.

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

In Upper Main Arm, 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)