Image Flat

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 443 people in Image Flat. Of these 51.9% were male and 48.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Image Flat was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.4% of the population.

Of people in Image Flat aged 15 years and over, 52.6% were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Image Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Image Flat 29.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.6% were in primary school, 17.1% in secondary school and 17.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Image Flat, 12.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 27.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Image Flat were Australian 33.2%, English 30.5%, Irish 8.9%, Scottish 8.0% and German 6.9%.

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 Image Flat (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Image Flat, 83.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.5%, England 1.8%, South Africa 1.2%, Germany 0.9% and Zimbabwe 0.9%.

In Image Flat, 69.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Image Flat, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.3%, England 3.7%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 2.1% and Germany 1.9%.

In Image Flat, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.0%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 4.3%, South Africa 2.1% and Germany 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Image Flat were No Religion, so described 32.1%, Catholic 19.1%, Anglican 16.7%, Not stated 9.4% and Christian, nfd 7.3%. In Image Flat, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Image Flat 92.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.7% and Auslan 0.7%.

Employment

There were 201 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Image Flat. Of these 46.3% were employed full time, 40.3% were employed part-time and 7.5% 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 Image Flat, 17.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Image Flat included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.4%, Professionals 18.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Labourers 12.2%, Managers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7%, Sales Workers 6.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.1%.

Of the employed people in Image Flat, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.7%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 7.2%, Secondary Education 5.8%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.3% and Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Image Flat was $618.

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

In Image Flat, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.7%, Worked at home 9.1%, Car, as passenger 5.1%, Other 4.0% and Truck 2.5%. 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 71.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Image Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.4% provided care for children and 15.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.4% 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 Image Flat, 29.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Image Flat, 53.6% were couple families with children, 39.3% were couple families without children and 7.1% were one parent families.

In Image Flat, 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Image Flat, of couple families with children, 12.6% had both partners employed full-time, 5.8% had both employed part-time and 20.4% 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 Image Flat, 97.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 2.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Image Flat, 95.7% 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 Image Flat, of occupied private dwellings 2.2% had 1 bedroom, 8.6% had 2 bedrooms and 36.7% 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 Image Flat, 38.4% were owned outright, 43.5% were owned with a mortgage and 15.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Image Flat, of all households, 77.0% were family households, 23.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Image Flat, 18.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.0% 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 Image Flat, 22.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Image Flat, 85.0% 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 Image Flat, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 18 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 Image Flat, 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 $1,312.

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

In Image Flat, 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)