Dingo Beach

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 169 people in Dingo Beach. Of these 56.3% were male and 43.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Dingo Beach was 58 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 7.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.7% of the population.

Of people in Dingo Beach aged 15 years and over, 53.6% were married and 19.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Dingo Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Dingo Beach 22.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 14.3% were in primary school, 17.1% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Dingo Beach, 4.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Dingo Beach were Australian 33.5%, English 29.0%, German 7.7%, Scottish 5.9% and Irish 5.9%.

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 Dingo Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Dingo Beach, 75.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 5.5% and Scotland 1.8%.

In Dingo Beach, 61.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Dingo Beach, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 74.4%, England 3.8%, Germany 1.9% and Italy 1.9%.

In Dingo Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.1%, England 4.2%, Italy 3.0%, Germany 2.4% and Northern Ireland 1.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Dingo Beach were Catholic 25.6%, No Religion, so described 20.9%, Anglican 19.2%, Not stated 15.1% and Uniting Church 8.1%. In Dingo Beach, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Dingo Beach 83.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 1.8%.

Employment

There were 63 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dingo Beach. Of these 54.0% were employed full time, 23.8% were employed part-time and 14.3% 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 Dingo Beach, 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 19.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Dingo Beach included Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.9%, Labourers 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.7%, Managers 11.1%, Professionals 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.9% and Sales Workers 6.3%.

Of the employed people in Dingo Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 21.1%, Accommodation 15.8%, Sugar Manufacturing 7.9%, Fuel Retailing 7.9% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dingo Beach was $464.

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

In Dingo Beach, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 47.5%, Walked only 16.9%, Ferry, car as driver 5.1% and Worked at home 5.1%. On the day, 4.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 55.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Dingo Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 13.1% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.8% 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 Dingo Beach, 29.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Dingo Beach, 35.0% were couple families with children, 55.0% were couple families without children and 10.0% were one parent families.

In Dingo Beach, 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Dingo Beach, of couple families with children, 12.5% 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 Dingo Beach, 41.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 58.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Dingo Beach, 95.5% 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 Dingo Beach, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 21.5% had 2 bedrooms and 41.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 1.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Dingo Beach, 37.5% were owned outright, 31.9% were owned with a mortgage and 16.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Dingo Beach, of all households, 54.9% were family households, 36.6% were single person households and 8.5% were group households.

In Dingo Beach, 30.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.3% 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 Dingo Beach, 48.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 22.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Dingo Beach, 63.8% 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 Dingo Beach, 44.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.6% were female. The median age was 57 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 Dingo Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.6 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 Dingo Beach, 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)