Clyde North

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 8,156 people in Clyde North. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Clyde North was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.6% of the population.

Of people in Clyde North aged 15 years and over, 59.4% were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Clyde North, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Clyde North 31.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.7% were in primary school, 18.7% in secondary school and 19.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Clyde North, 16.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 14.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Clyde North were English 17.5%, Australian 16.6%, Indian 9.7%, Sri Lankan 6.3% and Scottish 4.1%.

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 Clyde North (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Clyde North, 50.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 9.3%, Sri Lanka 8.4%, Philippines 3.1%, England 3.1% and New Zealand 3.0%.

In Clyde North, 26.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 59.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Clyde North, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 30.6%, India 12.9%, Sri Lanka 11.5%, Philippines 4.2% and England 4.2%.

In Clyde North, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 32.3%, India 13.0%, Sri Lanka 11.5%, Philippines 4.5% and England 4.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Clyde North were Catholic 25.3%, No Religion, so described 22.6%, Buddhism 8.4%, Hinduism 7.6% and Not stated 7.4%. In Clyde North, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Clyde North 55.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Sinhalese 7.6%, Punjabi 3.3%, Tamil 2.6%, Hindi 2.2% and Malayalam 1.8%.

Employment

There were 4,304 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Clyde North. Of these 64.8% were employed full time, 24.2% were employed part-time and 5.7% 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 Clyde North, 7.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Clyde North included Professionals 19.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Managers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Labourers 9.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.1%.

Of the employed people in Clyde North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.3%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.9%, Child Care Services 2.3% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Clyde North was $818.

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

In Clyde North, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.7%, Train 5.1%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Worked at home 3.3% and Train, car as driver 1.8%. On the day, 10.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Clyde North, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 39.7% provided care for children and 8.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.8% 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 Clyde North, 27.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Clyde North, 56.2% were couple families with children, 30.7% were couple families without children and 11.8% were one parent families.

In Clyde North, 15.7% of single parents were male and 84.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Clyde North, of couple families with children, 31.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 23.3% 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 Clyde North, 88.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Clyde North, 97.8% were separate houses, 1.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.4% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Clyde North, of occupied private dwellings 0.1% had 1 bedroom, 5.6% had 2 bedrooms and 29.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Clyde North, 9.6% were owned outright, 63.7% were owned with a mortgage and 22.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Clyde North, of all households, 88.7% were family households, 9.3% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

In Clyde North, 8.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.2% 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 Clyde North, 23.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 57.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Clyde North, 92.6% 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 Clyde North, 38.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 61.8% were female. The median age was 17 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 Clyde North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,562.

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

In Clyde North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $385 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,275.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)