Lake Charm

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 168 people in Lake Charm. Of these 53.0% were male and 47.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Lake Charm was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.5% of the population.

Of people in Lake Charm aged 15 years and over, 55.6% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Lake Charm, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lake Charm 27.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.1% were in primary school, 19.6% in secondary school and 13.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lake Charm, 11.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lake Charm were English 34.8%, Australian 27.0%, Scottish 12.0%, Irish 11.2% and German 3.9%.

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 Lake Charm (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lake Charm, 86.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Malta 2.5%, England 1.8% and Germany 1.8%.

In Lake Charm, 72.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lake Charm, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.8%, England 5.0%, Malta 2.5%, Germany 1.9% and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1.9%.

In Lake Charm, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.2%, England 5.3%, Malta 2.6%, Germany 2.0% and Netherlands 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Lake Charm were No Religion, so described 29.5%, Catholic 24.9%, Anglican 19.7%, Not stated 9.2% and Uniting Church 5.8%. In Lake Charm, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lake Charm 90.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.8%.

Employment

There were 83 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lake Charm. Of these 63.9% were employed full time, 20.5% were employed part-time and 10.8% 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 Lake Charm, 8.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lake Charm included Managers 30.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Professionals 10.7%, Sales Workers 6.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.3%, Labourers 5.3% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in Lake Charm, the most common responses for industry of employment included Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Toiletry Goods Retailing 9.5%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 7.1%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7.1%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 7.1% and Other Grain Growing 7.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lake Charm was $512.

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

In Lake Charm, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 57.3%, Worked at home 24.0%, Walked only 5.3% and Car, as passenger 4.0%. 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 64.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lake Charm, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.5% provided care for children and 15.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 36.9% 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 Lake Charm, 27.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lake Charm, 59.6% were couple families with children, 40.4% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Lake Charm, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lake Charm, of couple families with children, 28.6% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 16.7% 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 Lake Charm, 65.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 34.4% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Charm, 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 Lake Charm, of occupied private dwellings 5.3% had 1 bedroom, 21.1% had 2 bedrooms and 47.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.6 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 Lake Charm, 57.4% were owned outright, 16.4% were owned with a mortgage and 21.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Lake Charm, of all households, 73.8% were family households, 26.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Lake Charm, 37.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.1% 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 Lake Charm, 18.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lake Charm, 69.8% 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 Lake Charm, 40.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.0% were female. The median age was 31 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 Lake Charm, 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 Lake Charm, 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)