Saibai Island

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 465 people in Saibai Island. Of these 54.9% were male and 45.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 85.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Saibai Island was 20 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 42.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.2% of the population.

Of people in Saibai Island aged 15 years and over, 25.6% were married and 2.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Saibai Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 21.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 23.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Saibai Island 41.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.8% were in primary school, 22.5% in secondary school and 9.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Saibai Island, 17.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 1.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Saibai Island were Torres Strait Islander 70.0%, Papua New Guinean 16.0%, Australian 2.9%, Australian Aboriginal 0.8% and English 0.8%.

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

In Saibai Island, 84.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Papua New Guinea 11.2%.

In Saibai Island, 59.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Saibai Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 72.5% and Papua New Guinea 23.8%.

In Saibai Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 68.3%, Papua New Guinea 25.2% and England 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Saibai Island were Anglican 44.9%, Not stated 13.7%, Catholic 12.2%, Christian, nfd 7.0% and Uniting Church 6.1%. In Saibai Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (93.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Saibai Island 4.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 23.1% and Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 15.0%.

Employment

There were 66 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Saibai Island. Of these 39.4% were employed full time, 36.4% were employed part-time and 24.2% 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 Saibai Island, 36.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Saibai Island were Professionals 25.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 23.1%, Labourers 15.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.5%, Managers 5.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.8% and Sales Workers 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Saibai Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 21.3%, Primary Education 17.0%, House Construction 12.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 12.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Saibai Island was $319.

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

In Saibai Island, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 75.5%, Car, as driver 13.2% and Bicycle 11.3%. On the day, 5.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 13.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Saibai Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.9% provided care for children and 3.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 5.7% 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 Saibai Island, 7.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 1.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 0.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Saibai Island, 46.9% were couple families with children, 9.4% were couple families without children and 38.5% were one parent families.

In Saibai Island, 38.5% of single parents were male and 61.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Saibai Island, of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Saibai Island, 86.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.3% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Saibai Island, 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 Saibai Island, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 7.7% had 2 bedrooms and 30.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 4.5 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 Saibai Island, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Saibai Island, of all households, 79.0% were family households, 17.3% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Saibai Island, 32.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.7% 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 Saibai Island, 28.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 0.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Saibai Island, 86.1% 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 Saibai Island, 54.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.5% were female. The median age was 16 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 Saibai Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,024.

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

In Saibai Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $75 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)