Shute Harbour

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 122 people in Shute Harbour. Of these 54.6% were male and 45.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Shute Harbour was 54 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 6.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 29.3% of the population.

Of people in Shute Harbour aged 15 years and over, 56.5% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Shute Harbour, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Shute Harbour 19.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 15.2% were in primary school, 9.1% in secondary school and 9.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Shute Harbour, 19.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Shute Harbour were English 38.6%, Australian 26.4%, Irish 10.0%, Scottish 7.9% and German 5.0%.

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 Shute Harbour (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Shute Harbour, 63.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 9.0%, Germany 6.6% and England 4.9%.

In Shute Harbour, 54.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Shute Harbour, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 62.5%, England 11.6%, New Zealand 7.1% and Poland 2.7%.

In Shute Harbour, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 65.8%, England 10.8%, New Zealand 4.5% and Poland 2.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Shute Harbour were No Religion, so described 40.0%, Anglican 20.8%, Not stated 20.0%, Catholic 9.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.8%. In Shute Harbour, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Shute Harbour 84.6% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 62 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Shute Harbour. Of these 46.8% were employed full time, 37.1% were employed part-time and 11.3% 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 Shute Harbour, 17.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Shute Harbour included Technicians and Trades Workers 22.6%, Labourers 15.1%, Managers 13.2%, Professionals 13.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.5%, Sales Workers 5.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.7%.

Of the employed people in Shute Harbour, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 22.6%, Employment Placement and Recruitment Services 12.9%, Other Mining Support Services 9.7%, Boatbuilding and Repair Services 9.7% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 9.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Shute Harbour was $687.

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

In Shute Harbour, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.6%, Worked at home 13.8%, Bus 8.6%, Ferry, car as driver 5.2% and Walked only 5.2%. On the day, 10.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Shute Harbour, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 10.2% provided care for children and 6.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.7% 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 Shute Harbour, 33.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Shute Harbour, 20.7% were couple families with children, 79.3% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Shute Harbour, of couple families with children, 10.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 17.9% 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 Shute Harbour, 76.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.7% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Shute Harbour, 91.1% 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 Shute Harbour, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 24.4% had 2 bedrooms and 48.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 1.8 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 Shute Harbour, 45.9% were owned outright, 16.2% were owned with a mortgage and 37.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Shute Harbour, of all households, 66.7% were family households, 27.1% were single person households and 6.2% were group households.

In Shute Harbour, 16.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.1% 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 Shute Harbour, 41.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Shute Harbour, 92.1% 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 Shute Harbour, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Shute Harbour, 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 Shute Harbour, 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)