Light Pass

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 236 people in Light Pass. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Light Pass was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.3% of the population.

Of people in Light Pass aged 15 years and over, 64.8% were married and 6.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Light Pass, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Light Pass 28.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.0% were in primary school, 36.2% in secondary school and 5.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Light Pass, 10.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Light Pass were German 33.2%, Australian 25.9%, English 22.6%, Irish 5.6% and Scottish 5.3%.

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 Light Pass (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Light Pass, 88.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.5%, Germany 1.3% and Thailand 1.3%.

In Light Pass, 76.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Light Pass, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.3%, England 7.5%, Germany 2.6%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.3% and Scotland 1.3%.

In Light Pass, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.4%, England 6.1%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.0%, Germany 1.7% and Netherlands 1.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Light Pass were Lutheran 51.2%, No Religion, so described 17.1%, Uniting Church 9.2%, Catholic 7.9% and Not stated 6.7%. In Light Pass, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (80.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Light Pass 95.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.3%.

Employment

There were 130 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Light Pass. Of these 60.0% were employed full time, 31.5% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Light Pass, 14.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Light Pass included Managers 32.0%, Labourers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Professionals 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.8% and Sales Workers 3.1%.

Of the employed people in Light Pass, the most common responses for industry of employment included Grape Growing 27.4%, Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 20.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 8.3%, Road Freight Transport 7.1% and Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Light Pass was $708.

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In Light Pass, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.6%, Worked at home 21.4%, Walked only 7.7%, Car, as passenger 4.3% and Truck 2.6%. 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 52.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Light Pass, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.4% provided care for children and 9.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 36.6% 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 Light Pass, 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Light Pass, 37.9% were couple families with children, 51.5% were couple families without children and 10.6% were one parent families.

In Light Pass, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Light Pass, of couple families with children, 28.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 23.9% 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 Light Pass, 89.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Light Pass, 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 Light Pass, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.9% had 2 bedrooms and 50.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Light Pass, 64.3% were owned outright, 23.8% were owned with a mortgage and 11.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Light Pass, of all households, 84.1% were family households, 15.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Light Pass, 14.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.4% 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 Light Pass, 20.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Light Pass, 77.2% 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 Light Pass, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Light Pass, 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 Light Pass, 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)