Acacia Ridge

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 7,429 people in Acacia Ridge. Of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Acacia Ridge was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.2% of the population.

Of people in Acacia Ridge aged 15 years and over, 38.6% were married and 15.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Acacia Ridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Acacia Ridge 33.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.3% were in primary school, 17.3% in secondary school and 23.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Acacia Ridge, 17.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.8% 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 Acacia Ridge were English 20.5%, Australian 19.4%, Irish 6.1%, Scottish 5.2% and Chinese 3.3%.

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 Acacia Ridge (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Acacia Ridge, 55.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.9%, India 3.1%, Philippines 2.3%, Vietnam 2.0% and England 2.0%.

In Acacia Ridge, 35.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 45.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Acacia Ridge, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 40.5%, New Zealand 4.5%, India 4.1%, England 3.8% and Somalia 3.1%.

In Acacia Ridge, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 42.2%, New Zealand 4.4%, India 4.1%, England 3.3% and Philippines 3.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Acacia Ridge were No Religion, so described 23.6%, Catholic 19.7%, Not stated 11.3%, Islam 9.1% and Anglican 9.0%. In Acacia Ridge, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Acacia Ridge 59.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Somali 2.8%, Vietnamese 2.6%, Arabic 2.4%, Spanish 1.8% and Mandarin 1.8%.

Employment

There were 3,283 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Acacia Ridge. Of these 52.8% were employed full time, 27.5% were employed part-time and 14.5% 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 Acacia Ridge, 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Acacia Ridge included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Labourers 15.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Professionals 13.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.8%, Sales Workers 8.6% and Managers 6.5%.

Of the employed people in Acacia Ridge, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.3%, Takeaway Food Services 2.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6% and Road Freight Transport 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Acacia Ridge was $498.

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In Acacia Ridge, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.2%, Car, as passenger 7.6%, Bus 4.9%, Train 2.3% and Walked only 2.3%. On the day, 10.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Acacia Ridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.9% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.3% 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 Acacia Ridge, 21.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Acacia Ridge, 38.7% were couple families with children, 30.4% were couple families without children and 27.9% were one parent families.

In Acacia Ridge, 19.7% of single parents were male and 80.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Acacia Ridge, of couple families with children, 18.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 15.9% 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 Acacia Ridge, 92.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Acacia Ridge, 85.5% were separate houses, 11.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.4% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Acacia Ridge, of occupied private dwellings 1.4% had 1 bedroom, 9.7% had 2 bedrooms and 69.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Acacia Ridge, 20.7% were owned outright, 28.9% were owned with a mortgage and 46.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Acacia Ridge, of all households, 70.8% were family households, 23.5% were single person households and 5.6% were group households.

In Acacia Ridge, 23.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.4% 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 Acacia Ridge, 39.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Acacia Ridge, 79.3% 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 Acacia Ridge, 48.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.1% 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 Acacia Ridge, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $962.

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

In Acacia Ridge, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $278 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)