Saunders Beach

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 409 people in Saunders Beach. Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Saunders Beach was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.1% of the population.

Of people in Saunders Beach aged 15 years and over, 42.4% were married and 21.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Saunders Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Saunders Beach 36.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 15.3% were in primary school, 14.7% in secondary school and 6.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Saunders Beach, 10.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Saunders Beach were Australian 27.0%, English 23.7%, Irish 10.0%, Scottish 5.2% 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 Saunders Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Saunders Beach, 61.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.6%, New Zealand 2.5%, Netherlands 1.8%, Germany 1.5% and Northern Ireland 0.8%.

In Saunders Beach, 47.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Saunders Beach, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 54.5%, England 5.4%, Germany 3.1%, New Zealand 2.6% and Scotland 2.1%.

In Saunders Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 54.1%, England 7.0%, New Zealand 3.0%, Netherlands 2.0% and Philippines 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Saunders Beach were No Religion, so described 26.3%, Not stated 26.3%, Catholic 19.6%, Anglican 12.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.1%. In Saunders Beach, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Saunders Beach 73.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Afrikaans 1.7%, Russian 1.7% and Portuguese 1.2%.

Employment

There were 187 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Saunders Beach. Of these 56.1% were employed full time, 25.1% were employed part-time and 12.3% 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 Saunders Beach, 7.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Saunders Beach included Professionals 18.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.7%, Managers 12.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.3%, Labourers 10.3% and Sales Workers 7.3%.

Of the employed people in Saunders Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.6%, Takeaway Food Services 5.7%, Secondary Education 4.8%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Saunders Beach was $731.

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

In Saunders Beach, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 85.0%, Car, as passenger 2.0%, Walked only 2.0% and Worked at home 2.0%. 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 84.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Saunders Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.2% provided care for children and 8.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.7% 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 Saunders Beach, 24.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Saunders Beach, 32.3% were couple families with children, 48.4% were couple families without children and 19.4% were one parent families.

In Saunders Beach, 15.8% of single parents were male and 84.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Saunders Beach, of couple families with children, 23.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 21.6% 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 Saunders Beach, 83.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Saunders Beach, 95.5% 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 Saunders Beach, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 21.8% had 2 bedrooms and 50.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Saunders Beach, 26.0% were owned outright, 42.0% were owned with a mortgage and 23.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Saunders Beach, of all households, 62.0% were family households, 31.3% were single person households and 6.7% were group households.

In Saunders Beach, 20.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.8% 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 Saunders Beach, 30.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Saunders Beach, 77.6% 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 Saunders Beach, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 31 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 Saunders Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $949.

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

In Saunders Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $288 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)