Elizabeth Town

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 290 people in Elizabeth Town. Of these 54.1% were male and 45.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Elizabeth Town was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.7% of the population.

Of people in Elizabeth Town aged 15 years and over, 51.0% were married and 16.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Elizabeth Town, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Elizabeth Town 28.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.8% were in primary school, 25.6% in secondary school and 12.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Elizabeth Town, 9.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Elizabeth Town were English 34.6%, Australian 32.3%, Irish 11.5%, Scottish 5.6% and German 3.3%.

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 Elizabeth Town (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Elizabeth Town, 85.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.5%, New Zealand 1.5% and Canada 1.1%.

In Elizabeth Town, 67.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Elizabeth Town, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 77.3%, England 6.5%, Italy 1.4%, New Zealand 1.1% and Ireland 1.1%.

In Elizabeth Town, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.5%, England 8.5%, Germany 1.4%, New Zealand 1.1% and Ireland 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Elizabeth Town were No Religion, so described 39.9%, Catholic 16.5%, Anglican 13.7%, Not stated 10.0% and Uniting Church 6.2%. In Elizabeth Town, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Elizabeth Town 91.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Russian 1.0%.

Employment

There were 125 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Elizabeth Town. Of these 48.8% were employed full time, 39.2% were employed part-time and 5.6% 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 Elizabeth Town, 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 19.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Elizabeth Town included Professionals 19.3%, Managers 18.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.3%, Labourers 12.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.7% and Sales Workers 3.4%.

Of the employed people in Elizabeth Town, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 11.0%, Primary Education 11.0%, Bread Manufacturing (Factory based) 9.8%, Dairy Cattle Farming 8.5% and Aged Care Residential Services 8.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Elizabeth Town was $488.

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

In Elizabeth Town, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 65.0%, Walked only 8.5%, Car, as passenger 6.8% and Worked at home 4.3%. 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 67.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Elizabeth Town, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.3% provided care for children and 14.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.6% 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 Elizabeth Town, 24.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Elizabeth Town, 42.9% were couple families with children, 42.9% were couple families without children and 14.3% were one parent families.

In Elizabeth Town, 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Elizabeth Town, of couple families with children, 15.8% had both partners employed full-time, 9.2% had both employed part-time and 17.1% 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 Elizabeth Town, 82.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Elizabeth Town, 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 Elizabeth Town, of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 16.7% had 2 bedrooms and 47.4% 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 Elizabeth Town, 45.3% were owned outright, 36.8% were owned with a mortgage and 11.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Elizabeth Town, of all households, 66.4% were family households, 26.9% were single person households and 6.7% were group households.

In Elizabeth Town, 28.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.7% 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 Elizabeth Town, 23.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Elizabeth Town, 76.3% 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 Elizabeth Town, 41.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 58.3% were female. The median age was 10 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 Elizabeth Town, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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

In Elizabeth Town, 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)