Clarence Point

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 226 people in Clarence Point. Of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Clarence Point was 56 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 35.6% of the population.

Of people in Clarence Point aged 15 years and over, 51.7% were married and 22.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Clarence Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Clarence Point 17.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 50.0% were in primary school, 10.5% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Clarence Point, 6.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Clarence Point were Australian 32.4%, English 30.7%, Irish 10.5%, Scottish 9.8% and Italian 2.4%.

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 Clarence Point (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Clarence Point, 79.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 9.1%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 1.4% and Germany 1.4%.

In Clarence Point, 68.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Clarence Point, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.4%, England 10.6%, Scotland 2.8%, New Zealand 1.9% and Netherlands 1.9%.

In Clarence Point, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.0%, England 8.0%, Netherlands 1.9%, New Zealand 1.4% and Scotland 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Clarence Point were No Religion, so described 43.6%, Anglican 26.4%, Catholic 14.5%, Not stated 5.3% and Uniting Church 4.0%. In Clarence Point, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Clarence Point 97.7% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 66 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Clarence Point. Of these 56.1% were employed full time, 39.4% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Clarence Point, 8.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Clarence Point included Managers 18.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.9%, Professionals 14.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.6%, Labourers 5.8% and Sales Workers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Clarence Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Site Preparation Services 12.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 12.5%, Paper Stationery Manufacturing 9.4%, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 9.4% and Hardware and Building Supplies Retailing 9.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Clarence Point was $439.

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

In Clarence Point, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 53.3%, Walked only 10.0%, Truck 5.0% and Worked at home 5.0%. 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 51.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Clarence Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.5% provided care for children and 15.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.4% 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 Clarence Point, 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 21.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Clarence Point, 20.3% were couple families with children, 60.9% were couple families without children and 18.8% were one parent families.

In Clarence Point, 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Clarence Point, of couple families with children, 7.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.3% had both employed part-time and 5.3% 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 Clarence Point, 64.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 35.6% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Clarence Point, 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 Clarence Point, of occupied private dwellings 5.3% had 1 bedroom, 27.7% had 2 bedrooms and 46.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Clarence Point, 56.7% were owned outright, 27.8% were owned with a mortgage and 12.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Clarence Point, of all households, 63.4% were family households, 30.7% were single person households and 5.9% were group households.

In Clarence Point, 30.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.4% 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 Clarence Point, 19.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Clarence Point, 79.0% 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 Clarence Point, 26.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 73.3% were female. The median age was 14 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 Clarence Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $850.

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

In Clarence Point, 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)