Lake Argyle

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 221 people in Lake Argyle. Of these 64.0% were male and 36.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 51.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Lake Argyle was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.4% of the population.

Of people in Lake Argyle aged 15 years and over, 30.6% were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Lake Argyle, of people aged 15 years and over, 12.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lake Argyle 29.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.8% were in primary school, 7.4% in secondary school and 4.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lake Argyle, 14.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lake Argyle were Australian Aboriginal 29.2%, Australian 24.4%, English 21.6%, Scottish 4.8% and Irish 4.0%.

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 Lake Argyle (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lake Argyle, 86.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.8% and Switzerland 1.4%.

In Lake Argyle, 74.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lake Argyle, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 83.7%, New Zealand 3.0% and England 1.5%.

In Lake Argyle, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 82.4%, New Zealand 3.4%, England 1.5% and Switzerland 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Lake Argyle were No Religion, so described 37.2%, Catholic 22.0%, Not stated 12.1%, Anglican 9.0% and Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 6.3%. In Lake Argyle, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lake Argyle 69.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Miriwoong 6.9%, German 1.4% and Estonian 1.4%.

Employment

There were 107 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lake Argyle. Of these 66.4% were employed full time, 12.1% were employed part-time and 14.0% 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 Lake Argyle, 3.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 76.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Lake Argyle were Labourers 32.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.2%, Managers 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.7%, Professionals 7.6% and Community and Personal Service Workers 3.3%.

Of the employed people in Lake Argyle, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 31.7%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 26.8%, Accommodation 9.8%, Catering Services 6.1% and Scenic and Sightseeing Transport 6.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lake Argyle was $677.

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In Lake Argyle, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 23.9%, Car, as driver 20.5%, Bus 15.9%, Car, as passenger 13.6% and Other 11.4%. On the day, 15.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 38.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lake Argyle, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.0% provided care for children and 9.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.9% 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 Lake Argyle, 16.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lake Argyle, 18.4% were couple families with children, 36.8% were couple families without children and 44.7% were one parent families.

In Lake Argyle, 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lake Argyle, of couple families with children, 14.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 14.3% 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 Lake Argyle, 80.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Argyle, 66.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 34.0% were other dwellings.

In Lake Argyle, of occupied private dwellings 22.4% had 1 bedroom, 6.9% had 2 bedrooms and 27.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Argyle, 18.6% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 52.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Lake Argyle, of all households, 54.1% were family households, 45.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Lake Argyle, 50.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.1% 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 Lake Argyle, 28.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 11.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lake Argyle, 27.9% 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 Lake Argyle, 58.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 41.7% were female. The median age was 28 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 Lake Argyle, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $483.

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

In Lake Argyle, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $50 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)