The Gemfields

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,449 people in The Gemfields. Of these 54.3% were male and 45.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.

The median age of people in The Gemfields was 56 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.4% of the population.

Of people in The Gemfields aged 15 years and over, 39.3% were married and 27.1% were either divorced or separated.

In The Gemfields, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In The Gemfields 28.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.5% were in primary school, 9.6% in secondary school and 3.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in The Gemfields, 9.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in The Gemfields were English 29.2%, Australian 25.0%, Scottish 8.9%, Irish 7.6% and German 5.7%.

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 The Gemfields (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In The Gemfields, 64.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 5.3%, England 4.9%, Germany 1.3%, United States of America 0.7% and Finland 0.5%.

In The Gemfields, 54.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In The Gemfields, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 59.4%, England 7.1%, New Zealand 5.3%, Germany 1.3% and Scotland 1.2%.

In The Gemfields, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 60.1%, England 7.0%, New Zealand 5.4%, Germany 1.3% and Netherlands 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in The Gemfields were No Religion, so described 25.7%, Anglican 21.4%, Not stated 19.4%, Catholic 13.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.6%. In The Gemfields, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In The Gemfields 79.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Finnish 0.5%, German 0.3%, Dutch 0.2%, French 0.2% and Serbian 0.2%.

Employment

There were 416 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in The Gemfields. Of these 45.9% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 18.8% 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 The Gemfields, 14.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in The Gemfields included Machinery Operators and Drivers 21.5%, Managers 14.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Sales Workers 11.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, Labourers 10.5% and Professionals 4.7%.

Of the employed people in The Gemfields, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 10.2%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 8.1%, Watch and Jewellery Retailing 7.0%, Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 6.0% and Accommodation 5.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in The Gemfields was $412.

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

In The Gemfields, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.9%, Worked at home 15.9%, Walked only 9.7%, Car, as passenger 5.0% and Bus 2.1%. On the day, 3.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 56.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In The Gemfields, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 12.6% 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, 17.4% 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 The Gemfields, 20.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in The Gemfields, 19.4% were couple families with children, 60.0% were couple families without children and 20.6% were one parent families.

In The Gemfields, 31.7% of single parents were male and 68.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In The Gemfields, of couple families with children, 13.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.4% had both employed part-time and 12.2% 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 The Gemfields, 72.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in The Gemfields, 76.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.2% were flats or apartments and 15.4% were other dwellings.

In The Gemfields, of occupied private dwellings 31.8% had 1 bedroom, 26.3% had 2 bedrooms and 18.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.8. 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 The Gemfields, 55.3% were owned outright, 13.2% were owned with a mortgage and 13.8% were rented.

Household composition

In The Gemfields, of all households, 48.2% were family households, 48.8% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In The Gemfields, 53.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.6% 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 The Gemfields, 42.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In The Gemfields, 57.5% 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 The Gemfields, 56.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 43.1% were female. The median age was 35 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 The Gemfields, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $737.

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

In The Gemfields, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,000.

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