Erub Island

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 328 people in Erub Island. Of these 52.7% were male and 47.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 95.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Erub Island was 26 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 28.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.1% of the population.

Of people in Erub Island aged 15 years and over, 23.1% were married and 5.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Erub Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 25.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Erub Island 34.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.6% were in primary school, 10.7% in secondary school and 5.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Erub Island, 20.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 1.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Erub Island were Torres Strait Islander 62.1%, Australian Aboriginal 7.2%, Australian 6.1%, Papua New Guinean 5.4% and Australian South Sea Islander 3.8%.

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 Erub Island (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Erub Island, 96.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Papua New Guinea 1.2%.

In Erub Island, 84.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 2.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Erub Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 88.8% and Papua New Guinea 3.4%.

In Erub Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 87.3%, Papua New Guinea 4.0% and Canada 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Erub Island were Pentecostal 23.7%, Anglican 23.4%, Christian, nfd 15.7%, No Religion, so described 11.8% and Not stated 11.5%. In Erub Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (81.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Erub Island 4.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 73.9%, German 1.5% and Kriol 0.9%.

Employment

There were 91 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Erub Island. Of these 42.9% were employed full time, 31.9% were employed part-time and 15.4% 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 Erub Island, 16.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Erub Island were Professionals 25.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 24.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.7%, Labourers 5.3%, Managers 4.0% and Sales Workers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in Erub Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 36.1%, Creative Artists, Musicians, Writers and Performers 14.8%, Primary Education 9.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 9.8% and House Construction 4.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Erub Island was $362.

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

In Erub Island, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 43.1%, Car, as driver 27.7% and Car, as passenger 24.6%. 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 45.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Erub Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.1% provided care for children and 6.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.6% 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 Erub Island, 6.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 26.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Erub Island, 44.3% were couple families with children, 17.1% were couple families without children and 31.4% were one parent families.

In Erub Island, 31.8% of single parents were male and 68.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Erub Island, of couple families with children, 7.3% had both partners employed full-time, 9.8% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Erub Island, 87.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.8% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Erub Island, 96.0% were separate houses, 4.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Erub Island, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.2% had 2 bedrooms and 27.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Erub Island, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 78.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Erub Island, of all households, 76.7% were family households, 23.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Erub Island, 35.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.1% 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 Erub Island, 25.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 7.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 3.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Erub Island, 65.4% 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 Erub Island, 52.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.7% were female. The median age was 26 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 Erub Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $824.

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

In Erub Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 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)