Christies Beach

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,445 people in Christies Beach. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Christies Beach was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.7% of the population.

Of people in Christies Beach aged 15 years and over, 37.6% were married and 17.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Christies Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Christies Beach 31.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.8% were in primary school, 15.9% in secondary school and 16.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Christies Beach, 14.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Christies Beach were English 35.1%, Australian 24.5%, Scottish 7.2%, Irish 6.9% and German 4.3%.

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 Christies Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Christies Beach, 64.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 12.6%, Scotland 1.9%, New Zealand 1.4%, Netherlands 0.8% and Germany 0.7%.

In Christies Beach, 45.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 29.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Christies Beach, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 52.2%, England 15.6%, Scotland 3.2%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.9% and New Zealand 1.8%.

In Christies Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 53.9%, England 15.5%, Scotland 2.9%, New Zealand 2.1% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Christies Beach were No Religion, so described 45.3%, Not stated 14.2%, Catholic 12.9%, Anglican 10.4% and Uniting Church 4.5%. In Christies Beach, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (52.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Christies Beach 83.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.5%, Italian 0.4%, Dutch 0.4%, Spanish 0.4% and Greek 0.3%.

Employment

There were 2,310 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Christies Beach. Of these 50.6% were employed full time, 32.5% were employed part-time and 11.0% 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 Christies Beach, 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Christies Beach included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.4%, Professionals 14.6%, Labourers 13.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.0%, Sales Workers 11.4%, Managers 7.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.3%.

Of the employed people in Christies Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.8%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4%, Primary Education 2.2% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 2.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Christies Beach was $532.

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In Christies Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.4%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Worked at home 3.4%, Train 3.1% and Walked only 2.2%. On the day, 7.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Christies Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.9% 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, 14.7% 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 Christies Beach, 25.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Christies Beach, 31.6% were couple families with children, 39.9% were couple families without children and 26.8% were one parent families.

In Christies Beach, 22.0% of single parents were male and 78.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Christies Beach, of couple families with children, 15.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.9% had both employed part-time and 16.9% 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 Christies Beach, 89.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Christies Beach, 78.5% were separate houses, 17.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.9% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In Christies Beach, of occupied private dwellings 2.9% had 1 bedroom, 20.7% had 2 bedrooms and 57.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Christies Beach, 28.5% were owned outright, 25.0% were owned with a mortgage and 42.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Christies Beach, of all households, 63.7% were family households, 31.8% were single person households and 4.5% were group households.

In Christies Beach, 29.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.8% 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 Christies Beach, 42.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Christies Beach, 76.5% 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 Christies Beach, 53.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.3% were female. The median age was 21 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 Christies Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $971.

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In Christies Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $298 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,528.

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