Paradise Beach

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 160 people in Paradise Beach. Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Paradise Beach was 58 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 2.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.8% of the population.

Of people in Paradise Beach aged 15 years and over, 43.8% were married and 28.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Paradise Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Paradise Beach 20.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.4% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 13.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Paradise Beach, 9.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Paradise Beach were English 39.9%, Australian 21.3%, Scottish 13.8%, Irish 11.2% and German 2.7%.

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 Paradise Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Paradise Beach, 69.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 10.9%, New Zealand 2.0%, Germany 2.0% and Netherlands 2.0%.

In Paradise Beach, 54.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Paradise Beach, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.3%, England 14.8%, New Zealand 2.1%, Scotland 2.1% and Germany 2.1%.

In Paradise Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.5%, England 16.2%, Netherlands 2.7%, New Zealand 2.0% and Ireland 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Paradise Beach were No Religion, so described 29.0%, Anglican 26.2%, Catholic 15.2%, Not stated 15.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.8%. In Paradise Beach, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Paradise Beach 91.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 51 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Paradise Beach. Of these 45.1% were employed full time, 33.3% were employed part-time and 15.7% 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 Paradise Beach, 18.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Paradise Beach were Professionals 26.2%, Labourers 23.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.0%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.1%.

Of the employed people in Paradise Beach, the only responses for industry of employent were Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 33.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 33.3% and Aged Care Residential Services 33.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Paradise Beach was $410.

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

In Paradise Beach, on the day of the Census, the only response for methods of travel to work for employed people was Car, as driver 75.0%. 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 69.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Paradise Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 11.0% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.2% 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 Paradise Beach, 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Paradise Beach, 20.0% were couple families with children, 62.5% were couple families without children and 7.5% were one parent families.

In Paradise Beach, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Paradise Beach, of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 14.7% 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 Paradise Beach, 27.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 72.4% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Paradise Beach, 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 Paradise Beach, of occupied private dwellings 9.8% had 1 bedroom, 40.2% had 2 bedrooms and 29.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 1.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Paradise Beach, 56.4% were owned outright, 26.9% were owned with a mortgage and 12.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Paradise Beach, of all households, 53.2% were family households, 46.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Paradise Beach, 48.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.1% 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 Paradise Beach, 42.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Paradise Beach, 70.6% 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 Paradise Beach, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Paradise Beach, 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 Paradise Beach, 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)