Lagoon Pocket

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 123 people in Lagoon Pocket. Of these 60.5% were male and 39.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Lagoon Pocket was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4% of the population.

Of people in Lagoon Pocket aged 15 years and over, 58.8% were married and 16.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Lagoon Pocket, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lagoon Pocket 26.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 50.0% were in primary school, 41.2% in secondary school and 8.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lagoon Pocket, 14.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lagoon Pocket were Australian 37.3%, English 33.1%, Irish 12.4%, German 8.3% and Scottish 3.6%.

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

In Lagoon Pocket, 95.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 2.5%.

In Lagoon Pocket, 80.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 2.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lagoon Pocket, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 84.4%, England 4.9%, Papua New Guinea 4.1% and New Zealand 2.5%.

In Lagoon Pocket, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 95.0% and England 2.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Lagoon Pocket were Anglican 26.7%, Catholic 23.3%, No Religion, so described 17.2%, Uniting Church 14.7% and Not stated 5.2%. In Lagoon Pocket, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (82.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lagoon Pocket 100.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 59 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lagoon Pocket. Of these 54.2% were employed full time, 32.2% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Lagoon Pocket, 20.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 56.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lagoon Pocket included Managers 23.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.2%, Professionals 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Labourers 9.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Lagoon Pocket, the most common responses for industry of employment included Car Retailing 20.0%, Primary Education 20.0%, Electrical Services 15.0%, Road Freight Transport 15.0% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 15.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lagoon Pocket was $543.

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

In Lagoon Pocket, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 56.0%, Worked at home 14.0%, Truck 10.0% and Car, as passenger 8.0%. 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 67.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lagoon Pocket, of people aged 15 years and over, 83.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.6% provided care for children and 16.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.4% 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 Lagoon Pocket, 20.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 26.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lagoon Pocket, 34.2% were couple families with children, 55.3% were couple families without children and 10.5% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Lagoon Pocket, of couple families with children, 14.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 10.7% 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 Lagoon Pocket, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Lagoon Pocket, 100.0% 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 Lagoon Pocket, of occupied private dwellings 5.4% had 1 bedroom, 10.7% had 2 bedrooms and 41.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 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 Lagoon Pocket, 56.9% were owned outright, 25.5% were owned with a mortgage and 11.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Lagoon Pocket, of all households, 74.5% were family households, 25.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Lagoon Pocket, 23.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.0% 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 Lagoon Pocket, 20.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lagoon Pocket, 82.6% 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 Lagoon Pocket, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 14 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 Lagoon Pocket, 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 $0.

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

In Lagoon Pocket, 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)