Arthurs Seat

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 394 people in Arthurs Seat. Of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Arthurs Seat was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.8% of the population.

Of people in Arthurs Seat aged 15 years and over, 60.1% were married and 10.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Arthurs Seat, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Arthurs Seat 27.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.7% were in primary school, 29.2% in secondary school and 6.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Arthurs Seat, 12.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Arthurs Seat were English 32.4%, Australian 27.9%, Irish 11.3%, Scottish 7.3% and German 5.3%.

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 Arthurs Seat (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Arthurs Seat, 80.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.9%, United States of America 2.1%, Greece 1.3%, Scotland 1.0% and New Zealand 0.8%.

In Arthurs Seat, 61.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Arthurs Seat, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.9%, England 6.8%, Scotland 3.1%, United States of America 2.9% and Greece 2.3%.

In Arthurs Seat, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 72.9%, England 5.3%, Scotland 2.9%, New Zealand 2.7% and Greece 2.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Arthurs Seat were No Religion, so described 50.8%, Anglican 17.9%, Catholic 9.6%, Not stated 9.6% and Uniting Church 2.6%. In Arthurs Seat, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (55.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Arthurs Seat 89.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 2.8%, Greek 1.0%, Dutch 0.8% and Norwegian 0.8%.

Employment

There were 182 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Arthurs Seat. Of these 49.5% were employed full time, 40.7% were employed part-time and 4.4% 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 Arthurs Seat, 15.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Arthurs Seat were Professionals 28.2%, Managers 24.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.5%, Sales Workers 5.7% and Labourers 4.6%.

Of the employed people in Arthurs Seat, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 8.0%, House Construction 5.8%, Electrical Services 4.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.3% and Primary Education 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Arthurs Seat was $738.

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

In Arthurs Seat, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.4%, Worked at home 16.3%, Other 2.3%, Car, as passenger 1.7% and Truck 1.7%. On the day, 1.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Arthurs Seat, of people aged 15 years and over, 87.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.9% provided care for children and 13.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.6% 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 Arthurs Seat, 30.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Arthurs Seat, 47.2% were couple families with children, 44.4% were couple families without children and 8.3% were one parent families.

In Arthurs Seat, 42.9% of single parents were male and 57.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Arthurs Seat, of couple families with children, 13.9% had both partners employed full-time, 11.1% had both employed part-time and 25.0% 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 Arthurs Seat, 62.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 37.6% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Arthurs Seat, 97.8% 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 Arthurs Seat, of occupied private dwellings 2.1% had 1 bedroom, 8.6% had 2 bedrooms and 46.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 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 Arthurs Seat, 40.0% were owned outright, 52.3% were owned with a mortgage and 7.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Arthurs Seat, of all households, 82.4% were family households, 15.4% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

In Arthurs Seat, 9.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.2% 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 Arthurs Seat, 18.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 55.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Arthurs Seat, 94.3% 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 Arthurs Seat, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Arthurs Seat, 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 Arthurs Seat, 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)