Iama Island

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 319 people in Iama Island. Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 94.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Iama Island was 25 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 32.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.4% of the population.

Of people in Iama Island aged 15 years and over, 22.2% were married and 4.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Iama Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 26.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Iama Island 34.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.4% were in primary school, 6.5% in secondary school and 7.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Iama Island, 25.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Iama Island were Torres Strait Islander 73.3%, Papua New Guinean 9.0%, Australian Aboriginal 3.8%, Australian 3.5% and Australian South Sea Islander 0.9%.

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

In Iama Island, 91.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Papua New Guinea 5.4%.

In Iama Island, 65.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Iama Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 78.0% and Papua New Guinea 13.3%.

In Iama Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 72.8% and Papua New Guinea 17.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Iama Island were Pentecostal 41.1%, Anglican 36.9%, Not stated 9.6%, No Religion, so described 6.4% and Christian, nfd 4.1%. In Iama Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (92.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Iama Island 5.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 79.3%.

Employment

There were 69 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Iama Island. Of these 42.0% were employed full time, 31.9% were employed part-time and 15.9% 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 Iama Island, 9.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Iama Island were Professionals 22.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.3%, Labourers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Managers 8.2% and Sales Workers 8.2%.

Of the employed people in Iama Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 32.7%, Primary Education 21.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 9.6%, House Construction 5.8% and Employment Placement and Recruitment Services 5.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Iama Island was $368.

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

In Iama Island, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 70.9%, Car, as driver 12.7% and Car, as passenger 5.5%. 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 14.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Iama Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.8% provided care for children and 6.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.6% 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 Iama Island, 10.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 0.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Iama Island, 37.5% were couple families with children, 9.7% were couple families without children and 52.8% were one parent families.

In Iama Island, 7.9% of single parents were male and 92.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Iama Island, of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% 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 Iama Island, 89.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.1% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Iama Island, 95.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.8% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Iama Island, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.8% had 2 bedrooms and 24.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4.1. The average household size was 4.1 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Iama Island, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Iama Island, of all households, 89.5% were family households, 10.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Iama Island, 26.4% 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 Iama Island, 18.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 6.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Iama Island, 93.1% 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 Iama Island, 49.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.0% were female. The median age was 24 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 Iama Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $887.

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

In Iama Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 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)