Atkinsons Dam

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 205 people in Atkinsons Dam. Of these 59.0% were male and 41.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Atkinsons Dam was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.2% of the population.

Of people in Atkinsons Dam aged 15 years and over, 38.5% were married and 24.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Atkinsons Dam, of people aged 15 years and over, 36.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Atkinsons Dam 22.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 43.9% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 7.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Atkinsons Dam, 11.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Atkinsons Dam were Australian 29.2%, English 23.8%, Irish 12.3%, German 9.0% and Scottish 7.6%.

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 Atkinsons Dam (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Atkinsons Dam, 72.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Vietnam 8.0%, New Zealand 5.0% and England 1.5%.

In Atkinsons Dam, 64.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Atkinsons Dam, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.6%, Vietnam 9.8%, New Zealand 6.4%, England 2.5% and Italy 1.5%.

In Atkinsons Dam, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.7%, Vietnam 10.1%, New Zealand 4.5%, England 2.0% and Scotland 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Atkinsons Dam were No Religion, so described 28.6%, Anglican 17.2%, Catholic 15.0%, Not stated 9.7% and Lutheran 6.6%. In Atkinsons Dam, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Atkinsons Dam 80.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Vietnamese 9.9% and Slovak 1.5%.

Employment

There were 84 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Atkinsons Dam. Of these 59.5% were employed full time, 19.0% were employed part-time and 16.7% 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 Atkinsons Dam, 7.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Atkinsons Dam included Managers 32.1%, Labourers 17.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.9%, Professionals 3.7% and Sales Workers 3.7%.

Of the employed people in Atkinsons Dam, the only responses for industry of employent were Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 37.1%, Turf Growing 8.6%, Gravel and Sand Quarrying 8.6% and Meat Processing 8.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Atkinsons Dam was $448.

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In Atkinsons Dam, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 70.8%, Worked at home 20.0%, Car, as passenger 4.6% and Walked only 4.6%. 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 72.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Atkinsons Dam, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 13.3% provided care for children and 9.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.3% 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 Atkinsons Dam, 25.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Atkinsons Dam, 30.0% were couple families with children, 52.5% were couple families without children and 17.5% were one parent families.

In Atkinsons Dam, 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Atkinsons Dam, of couple families with children, 31.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 9.4% 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 Atkinsons Dam, 93.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Atkinsons Dam, 62.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 31.3% were other dwellings.

In Atkinsons Dam, of occupied private dwellings 20.2% had 1 bedroom, 15.5% had 2 bedrooms and 33.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Atkinsons Dam, 26.2% were owned outright, 28.6% were owned with a mortgage and 34.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Atkinsons Dam, of all households, 48.9% were family households, 39.1% were single person households and 12.0% were group households.

In Atkinsons Dam, 39.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Atkinsons Dam, 38.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 22.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Atkinsons Dam, 57.8% 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 Atkinsons Dam, 57.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.9% were female. The median age was 52 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 Atkinsons Dam, 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 $1,124.

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

In Atkinsons Dam, 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)