Horseshoe Lagoon

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 217 people in Horseshoe Lagoon. Of these 54.4% were male and 45.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Horseshoe Lagoon was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.9% of the population.

Of people in Horseshoe Lagoon aged 15 years and over, 59.3% were married and 10.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Horseshoe Lagoon, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Horseshoe Lagoon 29.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.1% were in primary school, 27.1% in secondary school and 11.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Horseshoe Lagoon, 16.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Horseshoe Lagoon were Australian 28.6%, English 21.9%, Italian 12.5%, Irish 9.3% and Scottish 7.4%.

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 Horseshoe Lagoon (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Horseshoe Lagoon, 78.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 3.4%, Vietnam 2.9%, New Zealand 2.4%, South Africa 2.4% and Fiji 1.5%.

In Horseshoe Lagoon, 61.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Horseshoe Lagoon, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.7%, Italy 7.7%, Vietnam 5.8%, England 4.3% and South Africa 1.9%.

In Horseshoe Lagoon, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.3%, Italy 9.9%, Vietnam 5.6%, Scotland 2.8% and New Zealand 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Horseshoe Lagoon were Catholic 35.3%, No Religion, so described 21.4%, Anglican 14.9%, Not stated 12.1% and Uniting Church 5.1%. In Horseshoe Lagoon, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Horseshoe Lagoon 80.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Vietnamese 5.6%, Italian 4.2% and Hindi 1.4%.

Employment

There were 108 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Horseshoe Lagoon. Of these 64.8% were employed full time, 19.4% were employed part-time and 8.3% 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 Horseshoe Lagoon, 4.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 64.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Horseshoe Lagoon were Managers 30.8%, Labourers 17.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 16.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.8%, Professionals 6.6% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.6%.

Of the employed people in Horseshoe Lagoon, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 35.1%, Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 12.3%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 10.5%, Primary Education 7.0% and Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 5.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Horseshoe Lagoon was $558.

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In Horseshoe Lagoon, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 68.5%, Worked at home 16.9%, Walked only 11.2% and Car as driver, other 3.4%. 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 67.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Horseshoe Lagoon, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.1% provided care for children and 8.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.0% 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 Horseshoe Lagoon, 16.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Horseshoe Lagoon, 46.3% were couple families with children, 41.8% were couple families without children and 11.9% were one parent families.

In Horseshoe Lagoon, 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Horseshoe Lagoon, of couple families with children, 24.1% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 27.6% 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 Horseshoe Lagoon, 74.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 26.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Horseshoe Lagoon, 88.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 11.7% were other dwellings.

In Horseshoe Lagoon, of occupied private dwellings 8.3% had 1 bedroom, 13.9% had 2 bedrooms and 38.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Horseshoe Lagoon, 34.6% were owned outright, 34.6% were owned with a mortgage and 26.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Horseshoe Lagoon, of all households, 78.7% were family households, 21.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Horseshoe Lagoon, 16.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.6% 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 Horseshoe Lagoon, 18.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Horseshoe Lagoon, 68.4% 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 Horseshoe Lagoon, 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 20 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 Horseshoe Lagoon, 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 $1,149.

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

In Horseshoe Lagoon, 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)