East Trinity

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 212 people in East Trinity. Of these 55.4% were male and 44.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 21.2% of the population.

The median age of people in East Trinity was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.0% of the population.

Of people in East Trinity aged 15 years and over, 47.7% were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

In East Trinity, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In East Trinity 27.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.1% were in primary school, 14.0% in secondary school and 10.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in East Trinity, 12.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in East Trinity were Australian 29.7%, English 21.1%, Scottish 12.0%, Irish 10.2% and German 6.8%.

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 Trinity (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In East Trinity, 73.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.9%, England 2.5%, Philippines 2.0%, United States of America 2.0% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.5%.

In East Trinity, 57.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In East Trinity, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.3%, England 5.4%, Germany 4.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.5% and New Zealand 3.0%.

In East Trinity, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.2%, New Zealand 3.8%, England 2.9%, United States of America 1.9% and Papua New Guinea 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in East Trinity were No Religion, so described 33.5%, Anglican 22.2%, Not stated 19.2%, Catholic 17.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.9%. In East Trinity, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In East Trinity 85.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Tagalog 1.5%.

Employment

There were 95 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Trinity. Of these 62.1% were employed full time, 20.0% were employed part-time and 12.6% 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 Trinity, 15.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in East Trinity included Professionals 18.5%, Managers 14.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Labourers 12.3%, Sales Workers 7.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.9%.

Of the employed people in East Trinity, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 21.6%, State Government Administration 16.2%, Sugar Cane Growing 10.8%, Tiling and Carpeting Services 10.8% and Site Preparation Services 8.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in East Trinity was $725.

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In East Trinity, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.8%, Worked at home 5.1%, Bus 3.8%, Car, as passenger 3.8% and Walked only 3.8%. On the day, 3.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In East Trinity, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.1% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.4% 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 East Trinity, 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in East Trinity, 41.8% were couple families with children, 41.8% were couple families without children and 16.4% were one parent families.

In East Trinity, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In East Trinity, of couple families with children, 35.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 15.0% 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 Trinity, 81.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Trinity, 92.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.8% were other dwellings.

In East Trinity, of occupied private dwellings 11.2% had 1 bedroom, 11.2% had 2 bedrooms and 38.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Trinity, 30.7% were owned outright, 34.7% were owned with a mortgage and 25.3% were rented.

Household composition

In East Trinity, of all households, 68.0% were family households, 28.0% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

In East Trinity, 18.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.6% 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 Trinity, 37.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In East Trinity, 67.9% 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 Trinity, 54.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.8% were female. The median age was 43 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 Trinity, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,031.

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

In East Trinity, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $165 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)