Cecil Plains

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 429 people in Cecil Plains. Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Cecil Plains was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.6% of the population.

Of people in Cecil Plains aged 15 years and over, 51.9% were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Cecil Plains, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Cecil Plains 27.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.8% were in primary school, 18.4% in secondary school and 8.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cecil Plains, 13.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cecil Plains were Australian 35.2%, English 29.5%, Irish 8.2%, German 8.2% and Scottish 7.7%.

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 Cecil Plains (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Cecil Plains, 84.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.1%, New Zealand 0.7% and Italy 0.7%.

In Cecil Plains, 79.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Cecil Plains, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.5%, England 2.4%, New Zealand 1.4%, Germany 1.4% and Scotland 1.0%.

In Cecil Plains, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.2%, England 2.4%, New Zealand 1.2%, Ireland 0.7% and Philippines 0.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Cecil Plains were Anglican 27.5%, Catholic 23.1%, No Religion, so described 16.5%, Not stated 12.2% and Uniting Church 6.4%. In Cecil Plains, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (81.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Cecil Plains 89.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 0.7%.

Employment

There were 211 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cecil Plains. Of these 66.8% were employed full time, 23.7% were employed part-time and 4.7% 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 Cecil Plains, 13.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 56.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Cecil Plains included Managers 27.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 24.9%, Labourers 13.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.0%, Professionals 7.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.0% and Sales Workers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in Cecil Plains, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Grain Growing 13.8%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.9%, Log Sawmilling 5.7%, Road Freight Transport 5.2% and Cotton Growing 4.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cecil Plains was $621.

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

In Cecil Plains, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.2%, Worked at home 16.9%, Walked only 14.9%, Car, as passenger 3.1% and Truck 2.6%. On the day, 1.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 53.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cecil Plains, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.2% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.2% 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 Cecil Plains, 19.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cecil Plains, 33.3% were couple families with children, 56.4% were couple families without children and 10.3% were one parent families.

In Cecil Plains, 46.7% of single parents were male and 53.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Cecil Plains, of couple families with children, 24.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 13.1% 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 Cecil Plains, 82.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cecil Plains, 96.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.1% were other dwellings.

In Cecil Plains, of occupied private dwellings 1.9% had 1 bedroom, 13.6% had 2 bedrooms and 44.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cecil Plains, 39.4% were owned outright, 23.1% were owned with a mortgage and 28.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Cecil Plains, of all households, 72.2% were family households, 25.3% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

In Cecil Plains, 22.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.5% 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 Cecil Plains, 24.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Cecil Plains, 70.0% 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 Cecil Plains, 58.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 41.7% 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 Cecil Plains, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8 persons, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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

In Cecil Plains, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $130 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)