Fishery Falls

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 141 people in Fishery Falls. Of these 56.2% were male and 43.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Fishery Falls was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.7% of the population.

Of people in Fishery Falls aged 15 years and over, 55.0% were married and 13.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Fishery Falls, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Fishery Falls 22.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.9% were in primary school, 25.0% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Fishery Falls, 9.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Fishery Falls were English 30.3%, Australian 24.8%, Irish 12.1%, Scottish 10.3% and German 6.1%.

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 Fishery Falls (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Fishery Falls, 83.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.7% and South Africa 2.2%.

In Fishery Falls, 64.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Fishery Falls, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.0%, Italy 6.1%, England 3.1%, Scotland 2.3% and Croatia 2.3%.

In Fishery Falls, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.6%, England 4.8%, Italy 4.0%, Croatia 2.4% and South Africa 2.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Fishery Falls were No Religion, so described 28.6%, Catholic 27.1%, Anglican 19.3%, Not stated 14.3% and Uniting Church 5.7%. In Fishery Falls, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Fishery Falls 90.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 74 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fishery Falls. Of these 55.4% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 10.8% 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 Fishery Falls, 7.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 57.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Fishery Falls were Managers 21.7%, Labourers 21.7%, Professionals 20.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Fishery Falls, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 28.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 16.7%, Accommodation 14.3%, Primary Education 14.3% and Combined Primary and Secondary Education 11.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fishery Falls was $695.

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

In Fishery Falls, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 64.1%, Worked at home 14.1%, Walked only 6.2% and Other 4.7%. 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 59.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Fishery Falls, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.7% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.7% 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 Fishery Falls, 39.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Fishery Falls, 23.8% were couple families with children, 76.2% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Fishery Falls, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Fishery Falls, of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 7.5% had both employed part-time and 25.0% 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 Fishery Falls, 87.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Fishery Falls, 82.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 17.2% were other dwellings.

In Fishery Falls, of occupied private dwellings 15.5% had 1 bedroom, 8.6% had 2 bedrooms and 32.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Fishery Falls, 50.0% were owned outright, 31.7% were owned with a mortgage and 13.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Fishery Falls, of all households, 74.2% were family households, 25.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Fishery Falls, 21.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.9% 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 Fishery Falls, 23.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 56.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Fishery Falls, 75.8% 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 Fishery Falls, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 47 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 Fishery Falls, 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.

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

In Fishery Falls, 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)