Keppel Sands

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 360 people in Keppel Sands. Of these 56.0% were male and 44.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Keppel Sands was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 33.7% of the population.

Of people in Keppel Sands aged 15 years and over, 52.2% were married and 21.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Keppel Sands, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Keppel Sands 22.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.3% were in primary school, 12.2% in secondary school and 11.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Keppel Sands, 9.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Keppel Sands were Australian 31.6%, English 31.0%, Scottish 9.1%, Irish 8.5% and German 4.1%.

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 Keppel Sands (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Keppel Sands, 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.0%, New Zealand 2.2% and Scotland 0.8%.

In Keppel Sands, 70.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Keppel Sands, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.3%, England 6.3%, New Zealand 2.0%, Scotland 0.9% and Wales 0.9%.

In Keppel Sands, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.1%, England 6.0%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 1.4% and Papua New Guinea 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Keppel Sands were Anglican 25.1%, No Religion, so described 24.6%, Catholic 19.3%, Not stated 8.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 7.5%. In Keppel Sands, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (73.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Keppel Sands 90.1% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 133 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Keppel Sands. Of these 56.4% were employed full time, 24.8% 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 Keppel Sands, 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Keppel Sands included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.7%, Labourers 14.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.8%, Managers 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Professionals 7.6% and Sales Workers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in Keppel Sands, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 13.6%, Road Freight Transport 4.9%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.9% and Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Keppel Sands was $506.

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

In Keppel Sands, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 77.8%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Bus 2.6%, Walked only 2.6% and Worked at home 2.6%. On the day, 2.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 85.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Keppel Sands, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.7% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% 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 Keppel Sands, 22.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Keppel Sands, 27.6% were couple families with children, 60.0% were couple families without children and 12.4% were one parent families.

In Keppel Sands, 40.0% of single parents were male and 60.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Keppel Sands, of couple families with children, 6.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 9.9% 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 Keppel Sands, 65.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 34.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Keppel Sands, 94.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 5.8% were other dwellings.

In Keppel Sands, of occupied private dwellings 5.2% had 1 bedroom, 27.5% had 2 bedrooms and 43.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.1 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 Keppel Sands, 48.7% were owned outright, 28.0% were owned with a mortgage and 15.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Keppel Sands, of all households, 63.5% were family households, 34.6% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Keppel Sands, 29.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.3% 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 Keppel Sands, 36.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Keppel Sands, 70.1% 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 Keppel Sands, 36.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 63.6% were female. The median age was 52 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 Keppel Sands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.4 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,024.

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

In Keppel Sands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,637.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)