Cardigan Village

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 667 people in Cardigan Village. Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Cardigan Village was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 29.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.9% of the population.

Of people in Cardigan Village aged 15 years and over, 63.2% were married and 9.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Cardigan Village, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Cardigan Village 34.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.7% were in primary school, 31.7% in secondary school and 9.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cardigan Village, 12.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cardigan Village were Australian 33.8%, English 29.0%, Irish 10.7%, Scottish 7.9% and German 3.0%.

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 Cardigan Village (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Cardigan Village, 88.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, Singapore 1.3%, Zimbabwe 1.0%, Scotland 0.6% and Netherlands 0.6%.

In Cardigan Village, 79.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Cardigan Village, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.2%, England 3.4%, Singapore 1.3%, Scotland 1.2% and Croatia 1.0%.

In Cardigan Village, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 84.7%, England 2.9%, Singapore 1.5%, Netherlands 1.4% and Zimbabwe 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Cardigan Village were No Religion, so described 39.1%, Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 9.4%, Not stated 7.4% and Uniting Church 6.2%. In Cardigan Village, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Cardigan Village 93.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.5%, Thai 0.8%, Sinhalese 0.6%, Shona 0.6% and Spanish 0.5%.

Employment

There were 308 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cardigan Village. Of these 62.0% were employed full time, 28.2% were employed part-time and 3.9% 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 Cardigan Village, 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Cardigan Village included Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.2%, Professionals 15.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.7%, Managers 10.7%, Labourers 10.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.9% and Sales Workers 7.6%.

Of the employed people in Cardigan Village, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 9.3%, State Government Administration 5.9%, Primary Education 4.9%, Other Social Assistance Services 4.4% and Road Freight Transport 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cardigan Village was $718.

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In Cardigan Village, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 77.3%, Worked at home 3.8%, Car, as passenger 2.4%, Truck 1.4% and Train 1.0%. On the day, 1.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cardigan Village, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 44.1% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.4% 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 Cardigan Village, 30.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cardigan Village, 55.4% were couple families with children, 33.1% were couple families without children and 11.4% were one parent families.

In Cardigan Village, 16.7% of single parents were male and 83.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Cardigan Village, of couple families with children, 24.5% had both partners employed full-time, 1.8% had both employed part-time and 22.1% 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 Cardigan Village, 94.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cardigan Village, 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 Cardigan Village, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 2.0% had 2 bedrooms and 40.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cardigan Village, 24.4% were owned outright, 66.3% were owned with a mortgage and 7.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Cardigan Village, of all households, 83.2% were family households, 15.4% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In Cardigan Village, 10.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.7% 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 Cardigan Village, 19.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Cardigan Village, 89.0% 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 Cardigan Village, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 31 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 Cardigan Village, 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 Cardigan Village, 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)