Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 854 people in Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld). Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld) was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.1% of the population.

Of people in Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld) aged 15 years and over, 57.1% were married and 10.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld) 28.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.2% were in primary school, 31.2% in secondary school and 18.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), 15.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld) were English 32.9%, Australian 24.5%, Irish 13.5%, Scottish 9.5% and German 5.9%.

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 Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), 83.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.5%, England 3.1%, South Africa 1.3%, Netherlands 0.7% and United States of America 0.7%.

In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), 67.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.9%, England 5.5%, New Zealand 3.3%, United States of America 1.2% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.1%.

In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.5%, England 6.8%, New Zealand 3.7%, Scotland 1.7% and South Africa 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld) were No Religion, so described 33.1%, Catholic 24.4%, Anglican 18.9%, Not stated 8.0% and Uniting Church 4.6%. In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld) 92.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included French 0.6%, German 0.5%, Dutch 0.4%, Malay 0.4% and Non-verbal, so described 0.4%.

Employment

There were 424 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld). Of these 47.2% were employed full time, 39.4% were employed part-time and 5.9% 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 Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), 16.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld) included Professionals 28.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Managers 13.5%, Sales Workers 12.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%, Labourers 6.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.8%.

Of the employed people in Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.0%, Primary Education 4.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.2%, General Practice Medical Services 3.6% and Management Advice and Related Consulting Services 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld) was $723.

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In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.3%, Worked at home 11.5%, Car, as passenger 3.6%, Walked only 2.0% and Other 1.8%. On the day, 3.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.9% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), 29.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), 42.0% were couple families with children, 44.4% were couple families without children and 10.8% were one parent families.

In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), 40.7% of single parents were male and 59.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), of couple families with children, 13.6% had both partners employed full-time, 6.8% had both employed part-time and 22.3% 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 Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), 80.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), 83.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), of occupied private dwellings 1.2% had 1 bedroom, 15.8% had 2 bedrooms and 41.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), 45.0% were owned outright, 24.9% were owned with a mortgage and 27.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), of all households, 71.8% were family households, 25.5% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), 19.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.7% 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 Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), 37.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), 85.4% 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 Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), 54.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.5% were female. The median age was 20 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 Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $630.

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In Shelly Beach (Sunshine Coast - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $343 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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