Causeway Lake

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 121 people in Causeway Lake. Of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Causeway Lake was 54 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.5% of the population.

Of people in Causeway Lake aged 15 years and over, 49.5% were married and 25.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Causeway Lake, of people aged 15 years and over, 33.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 24.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Causeway Lake 29.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 0.0% were in primary school, 8.8% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Causeway Lake, 7.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 0.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Causeway Lake were English 31.8%, Australian 27.3%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 6.5% and German 6.5%.

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

In Causeway Lake, 66.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.1% and England 3.4%.

In Causeway Lake, 51.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Causeway Lake, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 56.4%, England 10.0%, New Zealand 5.5% and Netherlands 2.7%.

In Causeway Lake, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 64.0%, England 6.3%, New Zealand 5.4% and Cook Islands 2.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Causeway Lake were Anglican 23.2%, No Religion, so described 23.2%, Not stated 23.2%, Catholic 15.2% and Christian, nfd 8.0%. In Causeway Lake, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Causeway Lake 79.2% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 45 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Causeway Lake. Of these 42.2% were employed full time, 37.8% were employed part-time and 13.3% 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 Causeway Lake, 24.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Causeway Lake were Labourers 31.4%, Sales Workers 25.7%, Professionals 20.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.3% and Technicians and Trades Workers 8.6%.

Of the employed people in Causeway Lake, the only responses for industry of employent were Coal Mining 42.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 21.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 21.1% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 15.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Causeway Lake was $450.

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

In Causeway Lake, on the day of the Census, the only response for methods of travel to work for employed people was Car, as driver 84.6%. On the day, 7.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Causeway Lake, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 10.3% provided care for children and 10.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 5.4% 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 Causeway Lake, 25.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 0.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Causeway Lake, 27.6% were couple families with children, 72.4% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Causeway Lake, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Causeway Lake, of couple families with children, 9.1% had both partners employed full-time, 12.1% had both employed part-time and 12.1% 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 Causeway Lake, 76.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Causeway Lake, 76.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 23.8% were other dwellings.

In Causeway Lake, of occupied private dwellings 20.9% had 1 bedroom, 14.0% had 2 bedrooms and 37.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Causeway Lake, 27.3% were owned outright, 15.9% were owned with a mortgage and 56.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Causeway Lake, of all households, 66.7% were family households, 25.6% were single person households and 7.7% were group households.

In Causeway Lake, 35.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.8% 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 Causeway Lake, 35.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Causeway Lake, 68.3% 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 Causeway Lake, 27.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 72.7% were female. The median age was 33 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 Causeway Lake, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $575.

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

In Causeway Lake, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 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)