East Feluga

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 245 people in East Feluga. Of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population.

The median age of people in East Feluga was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.7% of the population.

Of people in East Feluga aged 15 years and over, 55.5% were married and 8.8% were either divorced or separated.

In East Feluga, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In East Feluga 23.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.3% were in primary school, 28.1% in secondary school and 12.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in East Feluga, 18.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in East Feluga were Australian 32.2%, English 25.4%, Irish 12.4%, Scottish 8.3% and German 4.1%.

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 East Feluga (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In East Feluga, 75.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.9%, New Zealand 5.0%, Philippines 1.7%, Tonga 1.2% and Thailand 1.2%.

In East Feluga, 56.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In East Feluga, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.9%, England 9.6%, New Zealand 8.3%, Tonga 1.2% and Ireland 1.2%.

In East Feluga, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.1%, England 10.4%, New Zealand 5.7%, Ireland 2.2% and Philippines 2.2%.

The most common responses for religion in East Feluga were Catholic 36.1%, No Religion, so described 27.0%, Anglican 17.0%, Not stated 9.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.1%. In East Feluga, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In East Feluga 94.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Tongan 1.2%.

Employment

There were 142 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Feluga. Of these 65.5% were employed full time, 29.6% were employed part-time and 2.8% 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 East Feluga, 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in East Feluga included Labourers 24.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.7%, Managers 11.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Professionals 5.1% and Sales Workers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in East Feluga, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Manufacturing 20.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.8%, Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 6.7%, Site Preparation Services 5.6% and Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in East Feluga was $596.

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In East Feluga, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 80.1%, Worked at home 5.1%, Car, as passenger 3.7% and Bus 2.2%. On the day, 2.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 83.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In East Feluga, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.3% provided care for children and 13.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.5% 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 East Feluga, 28.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in East Feluga, 41.0% were couple families with children, 46.2% were couple families without children and 12.8% were one parent families.

In East Feluga, 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In East Feluga, of couple families with children, 24.3% had both partners employed full-time, 5.7% had both employed part-time and 31.4% 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 East Feluga, 95.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Feluga, 95.7% 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 East Feluga, of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 13.5% had 2 bedrooms and 58.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Feluga, 46.8% were owned outright, 42.6% were owned with a mortgage and 10.6% were rented.

Household composition

In East Feluga, of all households, 82.6% were family households, 17.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In East Feluga, 17.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.7% 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 East Feluga, 15.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 52.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In East Feluga, 81.4% 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 East Feluga, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 19 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 East Feluga, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,124.

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In East Feluga, 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)