Avoca Dell

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 143 people in Avoca Dell. Of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Avoca Dell was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.5% of the population.

Of people in Avoca Dell aged 15 years and over, 60.7% were married and 7.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Avoca Dell, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Avoca Dell 33.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.5% were in primary school, 30.0% in secondary school and 10.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Avoca Dell, 16.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Avoca Dell were English 35.2%, Australian 28.9%, German 15.1%, Scottish 6.3% and Irish 1.9%.

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 Avoca Dell (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Avoca Dell, 80.7% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Avoca Dell, 75.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Avoca Dell, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 79.9% and England 6.7%.

In Avoca Dell, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 82.6% and England 3.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Avoca Dell were No Religion, so described 35.3%, Not stated 19.5%, Lutheran 12.0%, Catholic 11.3% and Uniting Church 8.3%. In Avoca Dell, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Avoca Dell 87.5% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 74 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Avoca Dell. Of these 58.1% were employed full time, 33.8% were employed part-time and 4.1% 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 Avoca Dell, 27.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Avoca Dell included Professionals 22.1%, Managers 16.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.3%, Labourers 11.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.8% and Sales Workers 7.8%.

Of the employed people in Avoca Dell, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 25.7%, Accommodation 11.4%, Bakery Product Manufacturing (Non-factory based) 8.6%, Tiling and Carpeting Services 8.6% and Hardware and Building Supplies Retailing 8.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Avoca Dell was $661.

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In Avoca Dell, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 80.6%, Car, as passenger 5.6% and Worked at home 4.2%. 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 85.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Avoca Dell, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.8% provided care for children and 15.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.0% 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 Avoca Dell, 23.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Avoca Dell, 59.3% were couple families with children, 40.7% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Avoca Dell, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Avoca Dell, of couple families with children, 48.1% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 29.6% 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 Avoca Dell, 90.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Avoca Dell, 91.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 8.1% were other dwellings.

In Avoca Dell, of occupied private dwellings 8.6% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 14.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Avoca Dell, 9.1% were owned outright, 81.8% were owned with a mortgage and 9.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Avoca Dell, of all households, 75.0% were family households, 25.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Avoca Dell, 17.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.8% 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 Avoca Dell, 21.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Avoca Dell, 85.4% 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 Avoca Dell, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 34 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 Avoca Dell, 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 Avoca Dell, 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)