Toorloo Arm

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 362 people in Toorloo Arm. Of these 46.6% were male and 53.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Toorloo Arm was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.0% of the population.

Of people in Toorloo Arm aged 15 years and over, 56.0% were married and 9.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Toorloo Arm, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Toorloo Arm 28.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.4% were in primary school, 29.3% in secondary school and 11.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Toorloo Arm, 12.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Toorloo Arm were Australian 43.2%, English 27.5%, Irish 6.1%, Scottish 5.9% and German 2.9%.

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 Toorloo Arm (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Toorloo Arm, 85.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 2.3%.

In Toorloo Arm, 70.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Toorloo Arm, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.8%, England 4.1%, New Zealand 2.0%, Netherlands 2.0% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.9%.

In Toorloo Arm, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.6%, England 4.3%, New Zealand 1.1%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.9% and Germany 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Toorloo Arm were No Religion, so described 33.9%, Anglican 24.3%, Catholic 20.1%, Not stated 10.5% and Uniting Church 4.2%. In Toorloo Arm, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Toorloo Arm 91.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Auslan 0.8%.

Employment

There were 156 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Toorloo Arm. Of these 49.4% were employed full time, 33.3% were employed part-time and 4.5% 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 Toorloo Arm, 9.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Toorloo Arm included Community and Personal Service Workers 18.9%, Professionals 15.4%, Managers 14.0%, Labourers 14.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.0% and Sales Workers 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Toorloo Arm, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 12.2%, Primary Education 10.2%, Oil and Gas Extraction 7.1%, Cafes and Restaurants 5.1% and Clubs (Hospitality) 5.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Toorloo Arm was $497.

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In Toorloo Arm, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 75.2%, Other 2.8%, Worked at home 2.8%, Car, as passenger 2.1% and Walked only 2.1%. 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 74.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Toorloo Arm, 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, 27.0% provided care for children and 14.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.7% 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 Toorloo Arm, 26.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Toorloo Arm, 55.9% were couple families with children, 34.4% were couple families without children and 9.7% were one parent families.

In Toorloo Arm, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Toorloo Arm, of couple families with children, 10.3% had both partners employed full-time, 8.0% had both employed part-time and 16.1% 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 Toorloo Arm, 84.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Toorloo Arm, 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 Toorloo Arm, of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 9.6% had 2 bedrooms and 44.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Toorloo Arm, 29.4% were owned outright, 48.7% were owned with a mortgage and 16.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Toorloo Arm, of all households, 79.5% were family households, 20.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Toorloo Arm, 23.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.6% 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 Toorloo Arm, 22.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Toorloo Arm, 71.6% 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 Toorloo Arm, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 23 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 Toorloo Arm, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.5 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $850.

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

In Toorloo Arm, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $145 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)