Cora Lynn

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 243 people in Cora Lynn. Of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Cora Lynn was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.3% of the population.

Of people in Cora Lynn aged 15 years and over, 61.1% were married and 9.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Cora Lynn, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Cora Lynn 33.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.0% were in primary school, 18.6% in secondary school and 14.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cora Lynn, 14.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cora Lynn were English 31.4%, Australian 30.5%, Irish 7.9%, Italian 7.0% and Scottish 5.6%.

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 Cora Lynn (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Cora Lynn, 80.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 3.8%, New Zealand 1.3%, England 1.3%, Denmark 1.3% and Indonesia 1.3%.

In Cora Lynn, 67.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Cora Lynn, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.5%, Italy 6.8%, England 3.0%, Ireland 3.0% and New Zealand 1.3%.

In Cora Lynn, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 72.4%, England 5.3%, Italy 5.3%, Ireland 1.2% and Netherlands 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Cora Lynn were No Religion, so described 32.2%, Catholic 26.1%, Anglican 11.0%, Not stated 10.6% and Uniting Church 8.6%. In Cora Lynn, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Cora Lynn 83.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 3.3%, Spanish 1.2%, Macedonian 1.2% and Indonesian 1.2%.

Employment

There were 122 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cora Lynn. Of these 58.2% were employed full time, 32.8% were employed part-time and 2.5% 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 Cora Lynn, 14.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Cora Lynn included Managers 31.5%, Labourers 12.6%, Professionals 11.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.8%, Sales Workers 8.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.2% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.2%.

Of the employed people in Cora Lynn, the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 20.3%, Dairy Cattle Farming 8.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.3%, Electricity Distribution 5.1% and Child Care Services 5.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cora Lynn was $645.

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

In Cora Lynn, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.6%, Worked at home 19.7%, Car, as passenger 5.7%, Walked only 3.3% and Bus 2.5%. On the day, 3.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 54.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cora Lynn, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.0% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.8% 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 Cora Lynn, 19.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cora Lynn, 64.5% were couple families with children, 30.6% were couple families without children and 4.8% were one parent families.

In Cora Lynn, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Cora Lynn, of couple families with children, 15.4% had both partners employed full-time, 5.8% had both employed part-time and 26.9% 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 Cora Lynn, 91.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.5% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Cora Lynn, 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 Cora Lynn, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 10.1% had 2 bedrooms and 40.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3 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 Cora Lynn, 39.5% were owned outright, 34.2% were owned with a mortgage and 22.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Cora Lynn, of all households, 80.8% were family households, 19.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Cora Lynn, 16.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.0% 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 Cora Lynn, 13.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 49.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Cora Lynn, 82.7% 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 Cora Lynn, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 10 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 Cora Lynn, 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 Cora Lynn, 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)