Macleay Island

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,681 people in Macleay Island. Of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Macleay Island was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 35.8% of the population.

Of people in Macleay Island aged 15 years and over, 42.7% were married and 26.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Macleay Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Macleay Island 19.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.6% were in primary school, 18.1% in secondary school and 11.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Macleay Island, 11.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Macleay Island were English 32.6%, Australian 22.8%, Irish 10.6%, Scottish 10.6% and German 5.2%.

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

In Macleay Island, 67.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.4%, New Zealand 6.7%, Scotland 1.2%, Germany 1.2% and Philippines 0.9%.

In Macleay Island, 52.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Macleay Island, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 57.8%, England 10.4%, New Zealand 7.3%, Scotland 2.3% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.3%.

In Macleay Island, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 61.0%, England 9.2%, New Zealand 7.4%, Scotland 2.2% and Germany 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Macleay Island were No Religion, so described 37.1%, Anglican 17.6%, Catholic 16.8%, Not stated 9.9% and Uniting Church 3.9%. In Macleay Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Macleay Island 89.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.6%, Japanese 0.3%, Croatian 0.3%, French 0.3% and Cantonese 0.2%.

Employment

There were 749 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Macleay Island. Of these 34.3% were employed full time, 42.1% were employed part-time and 15.4% 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 Macleay Island, 19.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 25.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Macleay Island included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.2%, Labourers 16.7%, Professionals 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.4%, Sales Workers 12.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.5% and Managers 7.1%.

Of the employed people in Macleay Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.9%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 3.7%, Primary Education 3.7%, Child Care Services 3.5% and Aged Care Residential Services 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Macleay Island was $415.

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

In Macleay Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 26.6%, Ferry, car as driver 19.7%, Worked at home 8.6%, Car, as passenger 3.9% and Walked only 3.8%. On the day, 36.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 60.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Macleay Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.3% provided care for children and 15.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.0% 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 Macleay Island, 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Macleay Island, 16.4% were couple families with children, 60.8% were couple families without children and 21.0% were one parent families.

In Macleay Island, 30.2% of single parents were male and 69.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Macleay Island, of couple families with children, 4.7% had both partners employed full-time, 6.1% had both employed part-time and 6.7% 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 Macleay Island, 77.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.9% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Macleay Island, 98.4% were separate houses, 0.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In Macleay Island, of occupied private dwellings 5.8% had 1 bedroom, 36.4% had 2 bedrooms and 44.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 1.9 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 Macleay Island, 41.7% were owned outright, 22.5% were owned with a mortgage and 31.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Macleay Island, of all households, 56.5% were family households, 36.3% were single person households and 7.2% were group households.

In Macleay Island, 43.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 1.4% 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 Macleay Island, 53.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Macleay Island, 77.2% 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 Macleay Island, 56.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 43.3% were female. The median age was 25 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 Macleay Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $671.

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

In Macleay Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $245 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $936.

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