Vasa Views

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 132 people in Vasa Views. Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Vasa Views was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.9% of the population.

Of people in Vasa Views aged 15 years and over, 58.3% were married and 6.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Vasa Views, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Vasa Views 18.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.8% were in primary school, 31.0% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Vasa Views, 11.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 31.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Vasa Views were English 32.2%, Australian 22.4%, Irish 17.8%, Italian 8.0% and German 6.9%.

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 Vasa Views (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Vasa Views, 92.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.5% and Thailand 2.5%.

In Vasa Views, 75.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Vasa Views, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 83.2%, England 8.0%, Laos 3.2% and Netherlands 2.4%.

In Vasa Views, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.5%, Laos 3.1%, Indonesia 3.1%, New Zealand 2.4% and England 2.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Vasa Views were No Religion, so described 31.6%, Catholic 27.9%, Anglican 16.9%, Uniting Church 8.8% and Christian, nfd 6.6%. In Vasa Views, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Vasa Views 96.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Mon-Khmer, nec 3.2%.

Employment

There were 66 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Vasa Views. Of these 62.1% were employed full time, 33.3% were employed part-time and 4.5% 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 Vasa Views, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Vasa Views included Professionals 22.4%, Labourers 20.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Managers 8.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.6%, Sales Workers 5.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Vasa Views, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hairdressing and Beauty Services 13.5%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 10.8%, Primary Education 10.8%, Sugar Manufacturing 8.1% and Structural Steel Fabricating 8.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Vasa Views was $677.

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

In Vasa Views, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 78.1%, Worked at home 10.9% and Car, as passenger 6.2%. 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 86.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Vasa Views, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.8% provided care for children and 18.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.6% 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 Vasa Views, 31.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Vasa Views, 38.6% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 11.4% were one parent families.

In Vasa Views, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Vasa Views, of couple families with children, 37.1% had both partners employed full-time, 8.6% had both employed part-time and 22.9% 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 Vasa Views, 88.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Vasa Views, 100.0% 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 Vasa Views, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 7.1% had 2 bedrooms and 50.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Vasa Views, 46.2% were owned outright, 43.6% were owned with a mortgage and 10.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Vasa Views, of all households, 84.4% were family households, 15.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Vasa Views, 17.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.4% 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 Vasa Views, 18.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Vasa Views, 82.9% 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 Vasa Views, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 49 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 Vasa Views, 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 Vasa Views, 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)