Leslie Dam

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 163 people in Leslie Dam. Of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Leslie Dam was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.1% of the population.

Of people in Leslie Dam aged 15 years and over, 51.6% were married and 12.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Leslie Dam, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Leslie Dam 36.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.4% were in primary school, 18.8% in secondary school and 14.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Leslie Dam, 16.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 15.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Leslie Dam were Australian 39.7%, English 31.7%, Irish 7.0%, New Zealander 4.0% and Scottish 3.5%.

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 Leslie Dam (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Leslie Dam, 80.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.4% and New Zealand 2.5%.

In Leslie Dam, 64.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Leslie Dam, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 75.6%, England 7.5% and New Zealand 3.8%.

In Leslie Dam, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 75.0%, England 6.2%, New Zealand 4.4% and Fiji 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Leslie Dam were No Religion, so described 37.3%, Anglican 19.9%, Not stated 16.8%, Catholic 13.0% and Latter-day Saints 9.3%. In Leslie Dam, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Leslie Dam 88.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 61 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Leslie Dam. Of these 62.3% were employed full time, 19.7% were employed part-time and 6.6% 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 Leslie Dam, 6.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Leslie Dam included Managers 23.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.7%, Labourers 13.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Professionals 8.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.9% and Sales Workers 4.4%.

Of the employed people in Leslie Dam, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 19.4%, Accommodation 12.9%, Other Construction Material Mining 9.7%, Meat Processing 9.7% and Police Services 9.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Leslie Dam was $641.

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

In Leslie Dam, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 62.5%, Worked at home 12.5%, Other 4.7% and Walked only 4.7%. 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 62.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Leslie Dam, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.4% provided care for children and 10.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.7% 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 Leslie Dam, 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 21.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Leslie Dam, 36.5% were couple families with children, 42.3% were couple families without children and 21.2% were one parent families.

In Leslie Dam, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Leslie Dam, of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 17.6% 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 Leslie Dam, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Leslie Dam, 83.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 16.3% were other dwellings.

In Leslie Dam, of occupied private dwellings 6.2% had 1 bedroom, 6.2% had 2 bedrooms and 47.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Leslie Dam, 34.6% were owned outright, 30.8% were owned with a mortgage and 34.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Leslie Dam, of all households, 87.2% were family households, 12.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Leslie Dam, 17.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.0% 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 Leslie Dam, 20.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 55.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Leslie Dam, 85.7% 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 Leslie Dam, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 19 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 Leslie Dam, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,874.

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

In Leslie Dam, 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)