Cape Cleveland

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 155 people in Cape Cleveland. Of these 56.6% were male and 43.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Cape Cleveland was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.1% of the population.

Of people in Cape Cleveland aged 15 years and over, 55.4% were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Cape Cleveland, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Cape Cleveland 22.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.4% were in primary school, 24.2% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cape Cleveland, 10.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cape Cleveland were Australian 39.7%, English 30.2%, Scottish 9.0%, Irish 6.5% and German 4.5%.

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 Cape Cleveland (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Cape Cleveland, 87.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.4% and New Zealand 2.1%.

In Cape Cleveland, 81.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Cape Cleveland, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 89.8%, England 5.8% and Scotland 2.2%.

In Cape Cleveland, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.2%, England 8.4%, New Zealand 2.6%, Papua New Guinea 1.9% and Scotland 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Cape Cleveland were No Religion, so described 36.2%, Anglican 25.7%, Catholic 16.4%, Uniting Church 7.2% and Not stated 7.2%. In Cape Cleveland, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Cape Cleveland 96.2% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 65 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cape Cleveland. Of these 60.0% were employed full time, 20.0% were employed part-time and 20.0% 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 Cape Cleveland, 8.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Cape Cleveland included Professionals 17.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 17.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Labourers 13.4%, Sales Workers 11.9%, Managers 9.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.0% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.0%.

Of the employed people in Cape Cleveland, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 16.7%, Site Preparation Services 16.7%, Hardware and Building Supplies Retailing 16.7%, Central Government Administration 16.7% and Secondary Education 16.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cape Cleveland was $543.

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

In Cape Cleveland, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 77.0%, Motorbike/scooter 6.6% and Walked only 4.9%. 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 82.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cape Cleveland, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.8% provided care for children and 9.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.8% 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 Cape Cleveland, 21.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cape Cleveland, 43.8% were couple families with children, 41.7% were couple families without children and 14.6% were one parent families.

In Cape Cleveland, 42.9% of single parents were male and 57.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Cape Cleveland, of couple families with children, 19.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 9.7% 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 Cape Cleveland, 83.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cape Cleveland, 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 Cape Cleveland, of occupied private dwellings 18.2% had 1 bedroom, 20.0% had 2 bedrooms and 49.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cape Cleveland, 37.7% were owned outright, 54.7% were owned with a mortgage and 7.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Cape Cleveland, of all households, 70.9% were family households, 29.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Cape Cleveland, 12.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.0% 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 Cape Cleveland, 34.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Cape Cleveland, 81.5% 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 Cape Cleveland, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 13 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 Cape Cleveland, 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 Cape Cleveland, 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)