Ocean View

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 936 people in Ocean View. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Ocean View was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.7% of the population.

Of people in Ocean View aged 15 years and over, 61.4% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Ocean View, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Ocean View 29.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.9% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 16.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Ocean View, 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Ocean View were English 31.5%, Australian 27.6%, Scottish 9.1%, Irish 8.7% and German 5.6%.

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 Ocean View (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Ocean View, 73.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.0%, New Zealand 3.1%, South Africa 1.5%, Germany 1.3% and Netherlands 0.8%.

In Ocean View, 56.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Ocean View, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.5%, England 10.4%, New Zealand 3.7%, Germany 2.5% and Scotland 1.4%.

In Ocean View, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.7%, England 10.0%, New Zealand 3.9%, Germany 1.6% and Netherlands 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Ocean View were No Religion, so described 33.5%, Catholic 17.9%, Anglican 12.7%, Not stated 11.3% and Uniting Church 8.5%. In Ocean View, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Ocean View 88.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.9%, Dutch 0.9%, Italian 0.4%, Afrikaans 0.3% and French 0.3%.

Employment

There were 481 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ocean View. Of these 56.1% were employed full time, 32.2% were employed part-time and 4.4% 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 Ocean View, 13.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Ocean View included Professionals 24.5%, Managers 15.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Labourers 9.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3%, Sales Workers 7.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.3%.

Of the employed people in Ocean View, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.4%, Primary Education 3.8%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.2% and Landscape Construction Services 2.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ocean View was $788.

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

In Ocean View, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.8%, Worked at home 11.1%, Train, car as driver 5.3%, Car, as passenger 4.7% and Train, car as passenger 1.8%. On the day, 8.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Ocean View, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.4% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.3% 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 Ocean View, 30.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Ocean View, 37.6% were couple families with children, 52.8% were couple families without children and 8.5% were one parent families.

In Ocean View, 13.0% of single parents were male and 87.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Ocean View, of couple families with children, 22.5% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 24.9% 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 Ocean View, 89.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Ocean View, 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 Ocean View, of occupied private dwellings 4.1% had 1 bedroom, 6.9% had 2 bedrooms and 34.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Ocean View, 32.0% were owned outright, 55.2% were owned with a mortgage and 9.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Ocean View, of all households, 83.6% were family households, 14.2% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

In Ocean View, 10.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 27.4% 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 Ocean View, 19.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Ocean View, 92.7% 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 Ocean View, 38.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 61.1% were female. The median age was 23 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 Ocean View, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,124.

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

In Ocean View, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,884.

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