Victoria Plantation

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 156 people in Victoria Plantation. Of these 53.5% were male and 46.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Victoria Plantation was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.2% of the population.

Of people in Victoria Plantation aged 15 years and over, 60.0% were married and 5.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Victoria Plantation, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Victoria Plantation 26.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.0% were in primary school, 35.5% in secondary school and 19.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Victoria Plantation, 15.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Victoria Plantation were Australian 30.0%, English 23.5%, Italian 21.7%, Irish 8.3% and Scottish 3.2%.

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 Victoria Plantation (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Victoria Plantation, 86.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Papua New Guinea 2.8%, Philippines 2.8% and England 2.1%.

In Victoria Plantation, 63.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Victoria Plantation, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.8%, Italy 9.9%, England 2.6%, New Zealand 2.0% and Netherlands 2.0%.

In Victoria Plantation, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.8%, Italy 7.1%, Papua New Guinea 5.2%, Philippines 4.5% and England 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Victoria Plantation were Catholic 51.7%, Anglican 20.5%, No Religion, so described 11.9%, Uniting Church 6.0% and Not stated 6.0%. In Victoria Plantation, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (88.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Victoria Plantation 92.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 2.0% and Filipino 2.0%.

Employment

There were 98 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Victoria Plantation. Of these 57.1% were employed full time, 29.6% were employed part-time and 6.1% 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 Victoria Plantation, 6.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Victoria Plantation included Managers 23.9%, Professionals 19.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.3%, Labourers 13.6%, Sales Workers 8.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.5% and Community and Personal Service Workers 3.4%.

Of the employed people in Victoria Plantation, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Manufacturing 31.1%, Sugar Cane Growing 23.0%, Takeaway Food Services 8.1%, Secondary Education 5.4% and Electrical Services 4.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Victoria Plantation was $729.

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In Victoria Plantation, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 76.7%, Worked at home 8.1%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Bicycle 3.5% and Walked only 3.5%. 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 77.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Victoria Plantation, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.9% provided care for children and 15.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.1% 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 Victoria Plantation, 23.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Victoria Plantation, 44.9% were couple families with children, 49.0% were couple families without children and 6.1% were one parent families.

In Victoria Plantation, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Victoria Plantation, of couple families with children, 25.6% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 30.2% 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 Victoria Plantation, 92.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Victoria Plantation, 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 Victoria Plantation, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 5.1% had 2 bedrooms and 45.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Victoria Plantation, 32.1% were owned outright, 17.9% were owned with a mortgage and 44.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Victoria Plantation, of all households, 82.5% were family households, 17.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Victoria Plantation, 5.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 24.1% 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 Victoria Plantation, 35.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Victoria Plantation, 78.0% 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 Victoria Plantation, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 22 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 Victoria Plantation, 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 Victoria Plantation, 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)