Ord River

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 134 people in Ord River. Of these 53.4% were male and 46.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 58.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Ord River was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 2.3% of the population.

Of people in Ord River aged 15 years and over, 16.5% were married and 6.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Ord River, of people aged 15 years and over, 15.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 26.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Ord River 28.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 48.6% were in primary school, 16.2% in secondary school and 8.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Ord River, 13.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Ord River were Australian Aboriginal 36.7%, Australian 29.1%, English 16.5%, Irish 7.6% and Scottish 3.2%.

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 Ord River (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Ord River, 88.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was South Africa 2.4%.

In Ord River, 80.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Ord River, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 83.1%, England 3.1% and New Zealand 2.3%.

In Ord River, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 88.1% and England 2.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Ord River were Catholic 38.2%, No Religion, so described 24.3%, Not stated 16.2%, Other Protestant 8.1% and Uniting Church 5.9%. In Ord River, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Ord River 65.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Kriol 16.2%, Kija 5.1% and Jaru 2.2%.

Employment

There were 76 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ord River. Of these 71.1% were employed full time, 18.4% were employed part-time and 6.6% 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 Ord River, 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 69.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Ord River were Labourers 37.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.8%, Managers 13.1%, Professionals 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 4.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.9%.

Of the employed people in Ord River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 39.6%, Primary Education 13.2%, Forestry 7.5%, Nickel Ore Mining 5.7% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 5.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ord River was $669.

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In Ord River, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 36.6%, Car, as driver 21.1%, Worked at home 21.1%, Car, as passenger 12.7% and Other 4.2%. 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 32.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Ord River, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.3% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.3% 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 Ord River, 16.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Ord River, 57.9% were couple families with children, 21.1% were couple families without children and 21.1% were one parent families.

In Ord River, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Ord River, of couple families with children, 30.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Ord River, 68.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 31.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Ord River, 81.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.1% were flats or apartments and 9.1% were other dwellings.

In Ord River, of occupied private dwellings 12.0% had 1 bedroom, 12.0% had 2 bedrooms and 60.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Ord River, 10.3% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 55.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Ord River, of all households, 58.8% were family households, 41.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Ord River, 31.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Ord River, 42.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 14.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Ord River, 67.9% 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 Ord River, 56.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 43.4% were female. The median age was 26 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 Ord River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,083.

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

In Ord River, 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)