Tin Can Bay

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,242 people in Tin Can Bay. Of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Tin Can Bay was 62 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 44.3% of the population.

Of people in Tin Can Bay aged 15 years and over, 52.4% were married and 20.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Tin Can Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Tin Can Bay 22.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.7% were in primary school, 14.7% in secondary school and 8.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Tin Can Bay, 10.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Tin Can Bay were English 35.4%, Australian 27.8%, Irish 8.3%, Scottish 7.8% and German 5.6%.

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 Tin Can Bay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Tin Can Bay, 76.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.8%, New Zealand 2.4%, Philippines 0.7%, Germany 0.7% and Netherlands 0.5%.

In Tin Can Bay, 64.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Tin Can Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.3%, England 8.6%, New Zealand 2.4%, Scotland 1.7% and Germany 1.2%.

In Tin Can Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.2%, England 7.7%, New Zealand 2.5%, Germany 1.3% and Scotland 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Tin Can Bay were No Religion, so described 27.8%, Anglican 20.7%, Catholic 16.7%, Not stated 12.6% and Uniting Church 6.1%. In Tin Can Bay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Tin Can Bay 88.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.3%, Arabic 0.3%, Spanish 0.2%, Hindi 0.2% and Italian 0.1%.

Employment

There were 512 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tin Can Bay. Of these 38.9% were employed full time, 36.5% were employed part-time and 14.8% 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 Tin Can Bay, 18.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 31.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Tin Can Bay included Labourers 17.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.2%, Professionals 13.0%, Managers 12.6%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.6%.

Of the employed people in Tin Can Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.4%, Real Estate Services 4.5%, Local Government Administration 3.9%, Accommodation 3.7% and Aged Care Residential Services 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tin Can Bay was $425.

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

In Tin Can Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.9%, Worked at home 8.2%, Walked only 6.8%, Car, as passenger 4.2% and Truck 2.4%. 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 59.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Tin Can Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 13.9% provided care for children and 14.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.9% 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 Tin Can Bay, 22.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Tin Can Bay, 16.4% were couple families with children, 70.4% were couple families without children and 12.5% were one parent families.

In Tin Can Bay, 18.4% of single parents were male and 81.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Tin Can Bay, of couple families with children, 6.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 6.1% 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 Tin Can Bay, 80.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Tin Can Bay, 72.2% were separate houses, 14.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.9% were flats or apartments and 10.9% were other dwellings.

In Tin Can Bay, of occupied private dwellings 8.4% had 1 bedroom, 22.8% had 2 bedrooms and 46.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 1.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Tin Can Bay, 49.1% were owned outright, 11.6% were owned with a mortgage and 34.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Tin Can Bay, of all households, 58.1% were family households, 38.6% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

In Tin Can Bay, 42.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.7% 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 Tin Can Bay, 51.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Tin Can Bay, 70.2% 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 Tin Can Bay, 51.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.8% were female. The median age was 19 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 Tin Can Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $739.

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

In Tin Can Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $255 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)