Cape Woolamai

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,676 people in Cape Woolamai. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Cape Woolamai was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.2% of the population.

Of people in Cape Woolamai aged 15 years and over, 48.9% were married and 15.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Cape Woolamai, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Cape Woolamai 26.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.7% were in primary school, 26.4% in secondary school and 11.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cape Woolamai, 10.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cape Woolamai were Australian 31.2%, English 29.8%, Scottish 8.3%, Irish 7.8% and Italian 3.3%.

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 Cape Woolamai (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Cape Woolamai, 79.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 2.3%, Philippines 0.8%, Scotland 0.8% and Germany 0.8%.

In Cape Woolamai, 61.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Cape Woolamai, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.1%, England 7.0%, New Zealand 3.3%, Italy 1.7% and Netherlands 1.7%.

In Cape Woolamai, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.5%, England 7.5%, New Zealand 2.4%, Netherlands 1.7% and Scotland 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Cape Woolamai were No Religion, so described 46.2%, Catholic 18.7%, Anglican 12.7%, Not stated 7.8% and Christian, nfd 3.4%. In Cape Woolamai, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (50.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Cape Woolamai 91.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.7%, German 0.4%, Thai 0.4%, Spanish 0.4% and Croatian 0.2%.

Employment

There were 808 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cape Woolamai. Of these 47.2% were employed full time, 38.9% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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 Cape Woolamai, 14.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Cape Woolamai included Technicians and Trades Workers 22.5%, Professionals 21.0%, Managers 11.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Sales Workers 10.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.4%, Labourers 9.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.6%.

Of the employed people in Cape Woolamai, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.4%, Secondary Education 4.8%, Accommodation 4.5%, Primary Education 4.5% and Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 4.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cape Woolamai was $589.

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In Cape Woolamai, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.6%, Worked at home 6.0%, Car, as passenger 4.8%, Truck 1.2% and Walked only 1.1%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cape Woolamai, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.8% provided care for children and 11.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.7% 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 Cape Woolamai, 29.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cape Woolamai, 43.0% were couple families with children, 39.4% were couple families without children and 17.0% were one parent families.

In Cape Woolamai, 19.2% of single parents were male and 80.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Cape Woolamai, of couple families with children, 11.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 23.2% 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 Cape Woolamai, 39.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 60.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cape Woolamai, 96.8% were separate houses, 1.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.1% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Cape Woolamai, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 13.7% had 2 bedrooms and 54.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cape Woolamai, 34.2% were owned outright, 41.0% were owned with a mortgage and 22.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Cape Woolamai, of all households, 69.8% were family households, 27.0% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

In Cape Woolamai, 25.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.3% 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 Cape Woolamai, 37.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Cape Woolamai, 84.9% 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 Cape Woolamai, 70.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 30.0% were female. The median age was 46 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 Cape Woolamai, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,374.

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

In Cape Woolamai, 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)