Lake Clarendon

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 288 people in Lake Clarendon. Of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Lake Clarendon was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.0% of the population.

Of people in Lake Clarendon aged 15 years and over, 52.7% were married and 10.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Lake Clarendon, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lake Clarendon 34.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 13.3% were in primary school, 21.9% in secondary school and 10.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lake Clarendon, 17.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lake Clarendon were English 28.9%, Australian 27.3%, German 19.3%, Irish 8.3% and Scottish 4.0%.

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 Lake Clarendon (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lake Clarendon, 85.8% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Lake Clarendon, 75.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lake Clarendon, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.8%, England 2.5%, New Zealand 1.1%, Germany 1.1% and South Africa 1.1%.

In Lake Clarendon, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.1%, New Zealand 1.1%, England 1.1%, Germany 1.1% and Philippines 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Lake Clarendon were Catholic 25.1%, Not stated 13.9%, Anglican 11.5%, No Religion, so described 9.8% and Other Christian 8.0%. In Lake Clarendon, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (87.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lake Clarendon 83.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Afrikaans 1.1%.

Employment

There were 157 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lake Clarendon. Of these 58.0% were employed full time, 27.4% were employed part-time and 2.5% 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 Lake Clarendon, 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lake Clarendon included Managers 18.6%, Labourers 16.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Professionals 10.3%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.0% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.9%.

Of the employed people in Lake Clarendon, the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 13.5%, Primary Education 9.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.3%, Road Freight Transport 6.3% and Aged Care Residential Services 4.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lake Clarendon was $672.

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

In Lake Clarendon, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 64.6%, Car, as passenger 5.6%, Walked only 5.6% and Worked at home 4.9%. 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 68.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lake Clarendon, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.1% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.5% 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 Lake Clarendon, 18.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lake Clarendon, 50.0% were couple families with children, 40.8% were couple families without children and 9.2% were one parent families.

In Lake Clarendon, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lake Clarendon, of couple families with children, 16.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 31.3% 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 Lake Clarendon, 89.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Clarendon, 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 Lake Clarendon, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 4.5% had 2 bedrooms and 39.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Clarendon, 41.5% were owned outright, 41.5% were owned with a mortgage and 17.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Lake Clarendon, of all households, 81.1% were family households, 18.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Lake Clarendon, 12.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.5% 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 Lake Clarendon, 17.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 40.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lake Clarendon, 88.0% 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 Lake Clarendon, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

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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 Lake Clarendon, 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 Lake Clarendon, 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)