Reeves Plains

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 131 people in Reeves Plains. Of these 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Reeves Plains was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.0% of the population.

Of people in Reeves Plains aged 15 years and over, 46.4% were married and 15.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Reeves Plains, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Reeves Plains 28.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 43.3% were in primary school, 20.0% in secondary school and 33.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Reeves Plains, 16.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Reeves Plains were Australian 34.1%, English 32.3%, Irish 10.2%, German 7.8% and Scottish 6.0%.

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 Reeves Plains (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Reeves Plains, 83.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 7.3% and Philippines 4.0%.

In Reeves Plains, 73.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Reeves Plains, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.6%, England 9.2%, Philippines 3.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.3% and Germany 2.3%.

In Reeves Plains, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 78.0%, England 11.0%, Philippines 3.9% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Reeves Plains were No Religion, so described 31.3%, Catholic 21.4%, Uniting Church 13.7%, Anglican 13.0% and Not stated 12.2%. In Reeves Plains, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Reeves Plains 89.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Filipino 3.7% and Dutch 2.2%.

Employment

There were 71 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Reeves Plains. Of these 64.8% were employed full time, 31.0% 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 Reeves Plains, 10.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Reeves Plains included Labourers 20.9%, Managers 17.9%, Professionals 14.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.5% and Sales Workers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in Reeves Plains, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 21.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 10.8%, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Toiletry Goods Retailing 10.8%, Poultry Farming (Meat) 8.1% and Poultry Farming (Eggs) 8.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Reeves Plains was $601.

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

In Reeves Plains, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.4%, Car, as passenger 7.0%, Walked only 7.0%, Worked at home 7.0% and Truck 5.6%. 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 65.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Reeves Plains, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.6% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.5% 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 Reeves Plains, 32.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Reeves Plains, 45.2% were couple families with children, 45.2% were couple families without children and 9.5% were one parent families.

In Reeves Plains, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Reeves Plains, of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 8.8% had both employed part-time and 8.8% 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 Reeves Plains, 89.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Reeves Plains, 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 Reeves Plains, of occupied private dwellings 5.5% had 1 bedroom, 9.1% had 2 bedrooms and 40.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Reeves Plains, 31.0% were owned outright, 46.6% were owned with a mortgage and 13.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Reeves Plains, of all households, 73.1% were family households, 13.5% were single person households and 13.5% were group households.

In Reeves Plains, 9.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.3% 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 Reeves Plains, 17.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 51.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Reeves Plains, 84.0% 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 Reeves Plains, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Reeves Plains, 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 Reeves Plains, 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)