Drummond Cove

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,477 people in Drummond Cove. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Drummond Cove was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.1% of the population.

Of people in Drummond Cove aged 15 years and over, 53.5% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Drummond Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Drummond Cove 31.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.9% were in primary school, 25.7% in secondary school and 10.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Drummond Cove, 12.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Drummond Cove were Australian 34.2%, English 29.8%, Irish 6.9%, Scottish 6.9% and German 3.3%.

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 Drummond Cove (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Drummond Cove, 79.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, New Zealand 2.5%, South Africa 1.0%, Germany 0.6% and Philippines 0.5%.

In Drummond Cove, 63.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Drummond Cove, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.5%, England 6.9%, New Zealand 3.1%, Scotland 1.6% and Italy 1.4%.

In Drummond Cove, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.7%, England 6.2%, New Zealand 3.3%, Scotland 1.5% and Ireland 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Drummond Cove were No Religion, so described 34.3%, Catholic 29.0%, Anglican 15.2%, Not stated 10.2% and Uniting Church 2.5%. In Drummond Cove, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Drummond Cove 87.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.0%, Malay 0.5%, Shona 0.5%, French 0.2% and Italian 0.2%.

Employment

There were 756 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Drummond Cove. Of these 60.8% were employed full time, 26.2% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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 Drummond Cove, 8.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Drummond Cove included Professionals 17.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.9%, Managers 10.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.3%, Labourers 9.4% and Sales Workers 8.8%.

Of the employed people in Drummond Cove, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 6.2%, Iron Ore Mining 4.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%, Secondary Education 3.5% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Drummond Cove was $849.

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In Drummond Cove, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.3%, Bus 3.2%, Car, as passenger 3.2%, Other 2.4% and Worked at home 2.3%. On the day, 3.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Drummond Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.1% provided care for children and 7.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.0% 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 Drummond Cove, 27.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Drummond Cove, 46.7% were couple families with children, 41.0% were couple families without children and 12.3% were one parent families.

In Drummond Cove, 17.3% of single parents were male and 82.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Drummond Cove, of couple families with children, 25.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 21.6% 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 Drummond Cove, 83.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Drummond Cove, 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 Drummond Cove, of occupied private dwellings 0.6% had 1 bedroom, 3.1% had 2 bedrooms and 23.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Drummond Cove, 23.9% were owned outright, 47.3% were owned with a mortgage and 28.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Drummond Cove, of all households, 83.0% were family households, 14.7% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Drummond Cove, 12.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.1% 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 Drummond Cove, 20.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 51.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Drummond Cove, 92.0% 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 Drummond Cove, 45.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.9% were female. The median age was 20 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 Drummond Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,292.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Drummond Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $340 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,025.

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