Keriri Island

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 268 people in Keriri Island. Of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 93.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Keriri Island was 22 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 33.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.3% of the population.

Of people in Keriri Island aged 15 years and over, 23.9% were married and 7.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Keriri Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 28.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 21.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Keriri Island 35.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.0% were in primary school, 32.6% in secondary school and 8.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Keriri Island, 29.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Keriri Island were Torres Strait Islander 63.4%, Australian Aboriginal 19.4%, Filipino 3.1%, Australian 2.9% and English 2.3%.

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

In Keriri Island, 96.9% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Keriri Island, 88.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 0.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Keriri Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 90.3% and Tuvalu 1.9%.

In Keriri Island, the only stated response for country of birth of female parents was Australia 90.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Keriri Island were Catholic 66.4%, Not stated 11.3%, No Religion, so described 9.4%, Pentecostal 6.8% and Anglican 3.8%. In Keriri Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (89.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Keriri Island 7.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 80.1%.

Employment

There were 85 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Keriri Island. Of these 57.6% were employed full time, 24.7% were employed part-time and 12.9% 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 Keriri Island, 15.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Keriri Island included Labourers 24.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 18.3%, Professionals 17.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.1%, Sales Workers 6.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.9% and Managers 3.7%.

Of the employed people in Keriri Island, the only responses for industry of employent were Local Government Administration 50.0%, House Construction 13.8%, Other Water Transport Support Services 6.9% and Aged Care Residential Services 5.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Keriri Island was $452.

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

In Keriri Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Other 44.4%, Walked only 27.0%, Car, as driver 14.3%, Car as driver, other 4.8% and Worked at home 4.8%. 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 25.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Keriri Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.6% provided care for children and 18.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.1% 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 Keriri Island, 19.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Keriri Island, 42.1% were couple families with children, 17.5% were couple families without children and 40.4% were one parent families.

In Keriri Island, 13.0% of single parents were male and 87.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Keriri Island, of couple families with children, 15.6% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 9.4% 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 Keriri Island, 86.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.6% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Keriri Island, 93.0% were separate houses, 7.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Keriri Island, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 26.3% had 2 bedrooms and 35.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 4 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 Keriri Island, 15.5% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 84.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Keriri Island, of all households, 82.7% were family households, 17.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Keriri Island, 23.6% 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 Keriri Island, 43.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 12.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 5.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Keriri Island, 90.4% 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 Keriri Island, 45.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.3% were female. The median age was 21 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 Keriri Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.9 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,138.

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

In Keriri 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)