Sea Lake

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 640 people in Sea Lake. Of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Sea Lake was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 29.5% of the population.

Of people in Sea Lake aged 15 years and over, 47.3% were married and 18.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Sea Lake, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Sea Lake 30.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.5% were in primary school, 19.9% in secondary school and 11.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Sea Lake, 9.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Sea Lake were Australian 35.8%, English 31.9%, Irish 10.0%, Scottish 7.8% and German 2.8%.

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

In Sea Lake, 82.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.7%, Germany 1.1%, Philippines 0.8%, New Zealand 0.6% and Scotland 0.5%.

In Sea Lake, 74.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Sea Lake, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 77.6%, England 4.6%, New Zealand 1.3%, Germany 1.1% and Italy 0.8%.

In Sea Lake, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.7%, England 4.0%, Philippines 1.1%, Germany 1.0% and Ireland 0.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Sea Lake were No Religion, so described 29.1%, Catholic 25.8%, Uniting Church 15.2%, Anglican 13.6% and Not stated 12.3%. In Sea Lake, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Sea Lake 86.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.9%, Mandarin 0.6% and Filipino 0.5%.

Employment

There were 238 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sea Lake. Of these 57.6% were employed full time, 31.1% were employed part-time and 8.8% 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 Sea Lake, 15.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Sea Lake included Managers 20.1%, Professionals 14.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Labourers 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Sales Workers 8.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.1%.

Of the employed people in Sea Lake, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Grain Growing 16.7%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 10.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 9.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.9% and Local Government Administration 5.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sea Lake was $462.

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

In Sea Lake, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 68.3%, Walked only 12.8%, Worked at home 7.3% and Truck 1.4%. 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 68.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Sea Lake, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.9% provided care for children and 11.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.1% 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 Sea Lake, 20.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Sea Lake, 31.7% were couple families with children, 47.8% were couple families without children and 18.6% were one parent families.

In Sea Lake, 38.5% of single parents were male and 61.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Sea Lake, of couple families with children, 17.5% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 21.9% 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 Sea Lake, 81.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Sea Lake, 96.1% were separate houses, 1.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.2% were flats or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

In Sea Lake, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 17.9% had 2 bedrooms and 54.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Sea Lake, 52.4% were owned outright, 26.0% were owned with a mortgage and 16.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Sea Lake, of all households, 59.1% were family households, 35.9% were single person households and 5.0% were group households.

In Sea Lake, 32.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.4% 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 Sea Lake, 38.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Sea Lake, 59.8% 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 Sea Lake, 33.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 66.7% were female. The median age was 39 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 Sea Lake, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $762.

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

In Sea Lake, 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)