Fairney View

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 223 people in Fairney View. Of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Fairney View was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.3% of the population.

Of people in Fairney View aged 15 years and over, 45.3% were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Fairney View, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Fairney View 29.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.4% were in primary school, 21.5% in secondary school and 26.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Fairney View, 20.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Fairney View were English 32.2%, Australian 30.8%, German 9.9%, Irish 7.9% and Dutch 6.2%.

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 Fairney View (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Fairney View, 85.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.0%, New Zealand 3.1%, Germany 1.3%, Netherlands 1.3% and South Africa 1.3%.

In Fairney View, 71.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Fairney View, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.3%, England 6.5%, Netherlands 5.1%, New Zealand 2.3% and Germany 2.3%.

In Fairney View, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.0%, England 8.1%, New Zealand 4.1%, Netherlands 2.7% and Germany 1.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Fairney View were No Religion, so described 33.5%, Anglican 25.8%, Catholic 14.4%, Uniting Church 8.1% and Not stated 4.3%. In Fairney View, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Fairney View 95.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 104 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fairney View. Of these 68.3% were employed full time, 26.0% were employed part-time and 2.9% 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 Fairney View, 11.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Fairney View included Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.2%, Professionals 18.3%, Managers 14.4%, Labourers 13.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Sales Workers 6.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.7%.

Of the employed people in Fairney View, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 15.4%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 9.6%, Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 9.6%, Secondary Education 7.7% and Meat Processing 5.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fairney View was $553.

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In Fairney View, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 77.5%, Worked at home 8.8% and Car, as passenger 3.9%. 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 81.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Fairney View, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.5% provided care for children and 18.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.2% 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 Fairney View, 27.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Fairney View, 44.6% were couple families with children, 36.5% were couple families without children and 14.9% were one parent families.

In Fairney View, 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Fairney View, of couple families with children, 32.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 14.3% 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 Fairney View, 94.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Fairney View, 100.0% 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 Fairney View, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 10.3% had 2 bedrooms and 44.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Fairney View, 46.8% were owned outright, 35.4% were owned with a mortgage and 17.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Fairney View, of all households, 88.3% were family households, 11.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Fairney View, 16.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.3% 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 Fairney View, 13.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 52.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Fairney View, 96.0% 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 Fairney View, 40.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.0% were female. The median age was 44 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 Fairney View, 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.

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In Fairney View, 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)