Cooroy Mountain

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 136 people in Cooroy Mountain. Of these 43.2% were male and 56.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Cooroy Mountain was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.0% of the population.

Of people in Cooroy Mountain aged 15 years and over, 59.3% were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Cooroy Mountain, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Cooroy Mountain 29.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 53.1% were in primary school, 43.8% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cooroy Mountain, 8.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cooroy Mountain were English 41.4%, Australian 22.1%, Irish 13.3%, Scottish 6.6% and German 5.0%.

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 Cooroy Mountain (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Cooroy Mountain, 77.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 8.4%, New Zealand 3.1% and Scotland 2.3%.

In Cooroy Mountain, 48.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Cooroy Mountain, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 56.1%, England 16.7%, New Zealand 3.0%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.0% and Croatia 3.0%.

In Cooroy Mountain, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 66.7%, England 14.7%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.9%, New Zealand 3.1% and Scotland 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Cooroy Mountain were No Religion, so described 37.8%, Anglican 17.8%, Catholic 12.6%, Uniting Church 9.6% and Not stated 7.4%. In Cooroy Mountain, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Cooroy Mountain 93.6% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 56 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cooroy Mountain. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 39.3% were employed part-time and 5.4% 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 Cooroy Mountain, 15.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Cooroy Mountain were Managers 32.1%, Professionals 21.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.9%, Sales Workers 8.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.1% and Labourers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Cooroy Mountain, the most common responses for industry of employment included Bread Manufacturing (Factory based) 12.5%, Employment Placement and Recruitment Services 12.5%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 9.4%, Gold Ore Mining 9.4% and House Construction 9.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cooroy Mountain was $602.

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

In Cooroy Mountain, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 62.7% and Worked at home 17.6%. 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 60.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cooroy Mountain, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.7% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.0% 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 Cooroy Mountain, 23.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cooroy Mountain, 30.8% were couple families with children, 61.5% were couple families without children and 7.7% were one parent families.

In Cooroy Mountain, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Cooroy Mountain, of couple families with children, 13.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 13.9% 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 Cooroy Mountain, 84.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.5% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Cooroy Mountain, 93.9% 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 Cooroy Mountain, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 16.3% had 2 bedrooms and 30.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.5 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Cooroy Mountain, 51.0% were owned outright, 36.7% were owned with a mortgage and 12.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Cooroy Mountain, of all households, 76.9% were family households, 17.3% were single person households and 5.8% were group households.

In Cooroy Mountain, 25.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 23.3% 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 Cooroy Mountain, 20.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Cooroy Mountain, 89.4% 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 Cooroy Mountain, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 24 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 Cooroy Mountain, 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 Cooroy Mountain, 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)