Obum Obum

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 131 people in Obum Obum. Of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Obum Obum was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.1% of the population.

Of people in Obum Obum aged 15 years and over, 60.2% were married and 16.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Obum Obum, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Obum Obum 36.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.4% were in primary school, 32.7% in secondary school and 6.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Obum Obum, 15.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Obum Obum were Australian 29.7%, English 26.2%, German 10.5%, Scottish 8.1% and Irish 7.0%.

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 Obum Obum (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Obum Obum, 76.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.8% and Lithuania 2.3%.

In Obum Obum, 71.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Obum Obum, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 79.7% and England 2.5%.

In Obum Obum, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 78.0%, England 4.1% and New Zealand 2.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Obum Obum were Catholic 30.4%, Not stated 23.2%, No Religion, so described 18.4%, Uniting Church 7.2% and Churches of Christ 5.6%. In Obum Obum, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (77.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Obum Obum 83.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 46 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Obum Obum. Of these 54.3% were employed full time, 39.1% 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 Obum Obum, 10.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Obum Obum were Labourers 26.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 24.4%, Managers 15.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.6%, Professionals 11.1% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.7%.

Of the employed people in Obum Obum, the most common responses for industry of employment included Electrical Services 12.1%, Horse Farming 9.1%, Site Preparation Services 9.1%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 9.1% and Central Government Administration 9.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Obum Obum was $467.

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

In Obum Obum, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 74.5%, Truck 5.9%, Walked only 5.9% and Worked at home 5.9%. 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 74.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Obum Obum, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.2% provided care for children and 8.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.3% 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 Obum Obum, 16.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Obum Obum, 33.3% were couple families with children, 51.5% were couple families without children and 15.2% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Obum Obum, of couple families with children, 14.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 14.8% 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 Obum Obum, 91.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Obum Obum, 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 Obum Obum, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.3% had 2 bedrooms and 58.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Obum Obum, 44.7% were owned outright, 21.3% were owned with a mortgage and 27.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Obum Obum, of all households, 71.4% were family households, 19.0% were single person households and 9.5% were group households.

In Obum Obum, 37.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.5% 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 Obum Obum, 35.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Obum Obum, 70.5% 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 Obum Obum, 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 Obum Obum, 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 Obum Obum, 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)