Carlisle River

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 135 people in Carlisle River. Of these 46.6% were male and 53.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Carlisle River was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.1% of the population.

Of people in Carlisle River aged 15 years and over, 49.1% were married and 18.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Carlisle River, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Carlisle River 17.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 64.7% were in primary school, 23.5% in secondary school and 47.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Carlisle River, 8.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 16.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Carlisle River were English 42.0%, Australian 30.1%, Scottish 11.4%, Irish 5.7% and German 4.0%.

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 Carlisle River (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Carlisle River, 78.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.5%, New Zealand 4.5%, Philippines 3.8%, Germany 3.0% and Italy 2.3%.

In Carlisle River, 69.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Carlisle River, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 77.3%, England 7.0%, Philippines 3.9%, New Zealand 3.1% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.1%.

In Carlisle River, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 84.0%, New Zealand 4.2%, Philippines 4.2%, England 2.5% and Germany 2.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Carlisle River were No Religion, so described 51.8%, Catholic 20.4%, Not stated 9.5%, Anglican 8.0% and Christian, nfd 3.6%. In Carlisle River, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (56.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Carlisle River 95.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Tagalog 2.3%.

Employment

There were 71 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Carlisle River. Of these 52.1% were employed full time, 28.2% were employed part-time and 5.6% 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 Carlisle River, 16.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Carlisle River were Managers 32.1%, Labourers 21.4%, Sales Workers 16.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9%, Professionals 5.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.4% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Carlisle River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 48.7%, Pig Farming 10.3%, Justice 10.3%, Log Sawmilling 7.7% and Hardware and Building Supplies Retailing 7.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Carlisle River was $477.

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In Carlisle River, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 41.8%, Worked at home 20.9%, Walked only 10.4%, Motorbike/scooter 6.0% and Car, as passenger 4.5%. 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 46.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Carlisle River, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.2% provided care for children and 16.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.5% 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 Carlisle River, 25.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Carlisle River, 41.0% were couple families with children, 51.3% were couple families without children and 7.7% were one parent families.

In Carlisle River, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Carlisle River, of couple families with children, 13.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 13.3% 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 Carlisle River, 66.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 33.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Carlisle River, 95.1% 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 Carlisle River, of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 27.4% had 2 bedrooms and 45.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Carlisle River, 37.9% were owned outright, 33.3% were owned with a mortgage and 24.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Carlisle River, of all households, 69.0% were family households, 31.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Carlisle River, 34.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.5% 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 Carlisle River, 28.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Carlisle River, 65.1% 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 Carlisle River, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 39 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 Carlisle River, 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.

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In Carlisle River, 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)