Horse Camp

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 413 people in Horse Camp. Of these 51.9% were male and 48.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Horse Camp was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.3% of the population.

Of people in Horse Camp aged 15 years and over, 47.1% were married and 22.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Horse Camp, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Horse Camp 27.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.4% were in primary school, 24.3% in secondary school and 13.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Horse Camp, 11.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Horse Camp were English 32.8%, Australian 32.7%, Irish 10.5%, Scottish 6.1% and German 4.6%.

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 Horse Camp (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Horse Camp, 78.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 7.5%, New Zealand 4.1%, Netherlands 1.0% and United States of America 1.0%.

In Horse Camp, 65.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Horse Camp, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.2%, England 9.8%, New Zealand 3.4%, Scotland 2.0% and Netherlands 1.5%.

In Horse Camp, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.8%, England 9.9%, New Zealand 4.2%, Netherlands 1.2% and Scotland 1.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Horse Camp were No Religion, so described 33.0%, Anglican 20.9%, Catholic 13.1%, Not stated 11.7% and Uniting Church 6.6%. In Horse Camp, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Horse Camp 90.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Frisian 0.7%.

Employment

There were 108 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Horse Camp. Of these 35.2% were employed full time, 38.9% were employed part-time and 17.6% 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 Horse Camp, 22.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Horse Camp included Labourers 22.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 16.0%, Sales Workers 14.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Managers 6.4% and Professionals 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Horse Camp, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 20.6%, Gold Ore Mining 7.9%, Citrus Fruit Growing 4.8%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 4.8% and Coal Mining 4.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Horse Camp was $385.

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In Horse Camp, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 59.6%, Car, as passenger 10.6%, Worked at home 8.5% and Truck 3.2%. 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 65.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Horse Camp, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.5% provided care for children and 16.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.5% 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 Horse Camp, 19.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 22.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Horse Camp, 30.8% were couple families with children, 57.9% were couple families without children and 11.2% were one parent families.

In Horse Camp, 27.8% of single parents were male and 72.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Horse Camp, of couple families with children, 8.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 7.2% 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 Horse Camp, 76.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Horse Camp, 91.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 8.4% were other dwellings.

In Horse Camp, of occupied private dwellings 12.1% had 1 bedroom, 32.2% had 2 bedrooms and 34.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Horse Camp, 38.2% were owned outright, 46.5% were owned with a mortgage and 13.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Horse Camp, of all households, 66.2% were family households, 26.2% were single person households and 7.5% were group households.

In Horse Camp, 38.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Horse Camp, 40.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Horse Camp, 79.1% 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 Horse Camp, 47.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.6% were female. The median age was 19 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 Horse Camp, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $725.

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

In Horse Camp, 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)