Safety Bay

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 7,407 people in Safety Bay. Of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Safety Bay was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.0% of the population.

Of people in Safety Bay aged 15 years and over, 52.8% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Safety Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Safety Bay 25.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.3% were in primary school, 21.9% in secondary school and 16.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Safety Bay, 14.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Safety Bay were English 37.8%, Australian 25.1%, Scottish 8.3%, Irish 7.7% and German 2.3%.

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 Safety Bay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Safety Bay, 63.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 15.4%, New Zealand 3.6%, Scotland 1.9%, South Africa 1.1% and Netherlands 0.6%.

In Safety Bay, 41.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 37.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Safety Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 47.9%, England 20.4%, New Zealand 4.6%, Scotland 3.5% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.4%.

In Safety Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 50.1%, England 19.9%, New Zealand 4.0%, Scotland 3.3% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Safety Bay were No Religion, so described 35.3%, Anglican 21.7%, Catholic 17.8%, Not stated 8.9% and Christian, nfd 3.2%. In Safety Bay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Safety Bay 89.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.4%, Dutch 0.4%, Thai 0.4%, Afrikaans 0.3% and German 0.3%.

Employment

There were 3,384 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Safety Bay. Of these 54.1% were employed full time, 29.7% were employed part-time and 10.2% 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 Safety Bay, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Safety Bay included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.8%, Professionals 15.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.9%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Labourers 10.2%, Managers 10.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.2%.

Of the employed people in Safety Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 3.9%, Defence 3.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9% and Secondary Education 1.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Safety Bay was $598.

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

In Safety Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.6%, Car, as passenger 3.9%, Worked at home 3.2%, Train 3.0% and Bus 2.2%. On the day, 8.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Safety Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.9% provided care for children and 12.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.5% 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 Safety Bay, 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Safety Bay, 37.8% were couple families with children, 46.4% were couple families without children and 14.5% were one parent families.

In Safety Bay, 22.0% of single parents were male and 78.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Safety Bay, of couple families with children, 13.8% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 17.4% 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 Safety Bay, 86.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.1% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Safety Bay, 93.9% were separate houses, 1.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.2% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

In Safety Bay, of occupied private dwellings 1.0% had 1 bedroom, 7.1% had 2 bedrooms and 40.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Safety Bay, 39.9% were owned outright, 35.6% were owned with a mortgage and 21.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Safety Bay, of all households, 73.9% were family households, 24.0% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

In Safety Bay, 23.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.4% 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 Safety Bay, 31.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Safety Bay, 82.9% 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 Safety Bay, 38.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 61.3% were female. The median age was 19 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 Safety Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,428.

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

In Safety Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $360 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,686.

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