Tully Heads

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 354 people in Tully Heads. Of these 53.2% were male and 46.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Tully Heads was 54 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 29.7% of the population.

Of people in Tully Heads aged 15 years and over, 51.9% were married and 19.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Tully Heads, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Tully Heads 27.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.8% were in primary school, 16.5% in secondary school and 3.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Tully Heads, 11.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Tully Heads were Australian 30.0%, English 26.3%, Italian 7.9%, Irish 7.2% and Scottish 7.0%.

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 Tully Heads (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Tully Heads, 76.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.0%, New Zealand 1.4%, Netherlands 0.9%, South Africa 0.9% and Zimbabwe 0.9%.

In Tully Heads, 64.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Tully Heads, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.5%, England 5.3%, South Africa 2.6%, Scotland 2.3% and Netherlands 1.8%.

In Tully Heads, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.6%, England 6.8%, Netherlands 1.2%, New Zealand 0.9% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Tully Heads were Catholic 26.0%, Anglican 23.7%, No Religion, so described 23.4%, Not stated 14.1% and Uniting Church 7.1%. In Tully Heads, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Tully Heads 85.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Afrikaans 0.9%.

Employment

There were 127 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tully Heads. Of these 64.6% were employed full time, 23.6% were employed part-time and 7.9% 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 Tully Heads, 7.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Tully Heads included Labourers 24.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 20.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.7%, Managers 9.1%, Professionals 6.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.4% and Sales Workers 3.6%.

Of the employed people in Tully Heads, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 13.0%, Local Government Administration 9.8%, Primary Education 9.8%, Sugar Cane Growing 8.7% and Sugar Manufacturing 8.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tully Heads was $517.

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

In Tully Heads, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 81.0%, Car, as passenger 8.6%, Worked at home 3.8% and Bus 2.9%. On the day, 5.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 87.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Tully Heads, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.0% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.6% 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 Tully Heads, 23.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Tully Heads, 25.8% were couple families with children, 59.6% were couple families without children and 14.6% were one parent families.

In Tully Heads, 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Tully Heads, of couple families with children, 19.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 12.6% 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 Tully Heads, 72.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Tully Heads, 88.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.9% were flats or apartments and 6.2% were other dwellings.

In Tully Heads, of occupied private dwellings 7.7% had 1 bedroom, 22.4% had 2 bedrooms and 55.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 1.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Tully Heads, 43.0% were owned outright, 26.8% were owned with a mortgage and 28.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Tully Heads, of all households, 60.3% were family households, 37.0% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In Tully Heads, 32.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.8% 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 Tully Heads, 42.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Tully Heads, 76.7% 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 Tully Heads, 37.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 62.5% were female. The median age was 14 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 Tully Heads, 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 $1,187.

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

In Tully Heads, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,035.

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