Castle Forbes Bay

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 159 people in Castle Forbes Bay. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Castle Forbes Bay was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.5% of the population.

Of people in Castle Forbes Bay aged 15 years and over, 48.2% were married and 13.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Castle Forbes Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Castle Forbes Bay 29.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.2% were in primary school, 20.9% in secondary school and 30.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Castle Forbes Bay, 9.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 27.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Castle Forbes Bay were English 33.5%, Australian 29.0%, Scottish 11.8%, Irish 10.0% and Welsh 1.8%.

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

In Castle Forbes Bay, 74.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 8.4%, New Zealand 3.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.6% and Philippines 1.9%.

In Castle Forbes Bay, 65.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Castle Forbes Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.5%, England 10.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.2%, Wales 2.5% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.5%.

In Castle Forbes Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.9%, England 13.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.2%, New Zealand 2.6% and Scotland 2.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Castle Forbes Bay were No Religion, so described 38.2%, Catholic 22.9%, Not stated 16.6%, Anglican 14.0% and Christian, nfd 5.7%. In Castle Forbes Bay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Castle Forbes Bay 90.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Arabic 2.7% and Mandarin 2.0%.

Employment

There were 67 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Castle Forbes Bay. Of these 52.2% were employed full time, 31.3% were employed part-time and 10.4% 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 Castle Forbes Bay, 19.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Castle Forbes Bay included Managers 23.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 17.4%, Labourers 15.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.0%, Professionals 8.7%, Sales Workers 8.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.7% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Castle Forbes Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Offshore Caged Aquaculture 18.2%, Accommodation 13.6%, Stone Fruit Growing 9.1%, Rigid and Semi-Rigid Polymer Product Manufacturing 9.1% and Other Polymer Product Manufacturing 9.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Castle Forbes Bay was $490.

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

In Castle Forbes Bay, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 76.0% and Worked at home 10.0%. 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 62.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Castle Forbes Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.7% provided care for children and 16.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.7% 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 Castle Forbes Bay, 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Castle Forbes Bay, 26.2% were couple families with children, 57.1% were couple families without children and 16.7% were one parent families.

In Castle Forbes Bay, 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Castle Forbes Bay, of couple families with children, 8.8% had both partners employed full-time, 8.8% had both employed part-time and 14.7% 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 Castle Forbes Bay, 87.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Castle Forbes Bay, 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 Castle Forbes Bay, of occupied private dwellings 5.3% had 1 bedroom, 17.5% had 2 bedrooms and 49.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Castle Forbes Bay, 46.0% were owned outright, 31.7% were owned with a mortgage and 17.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Castle Forbes Bay, of all households, 80.0% were family households, 20.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Castle Forbes Bay, 23.2% 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 Castle Forbes Bay, 31.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Castle Forbes Bay, 74.2% 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 Castle Forbes Bay, 55.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 44.4% were female. The median age was 37 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 Castle Forbes Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,249.

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

In Castle Forbes Bay, 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)