Gunns Plains

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 171 people in Gunns Plains. Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Gunns Plains was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.5% of the population.

Of people in Gunns Plains aged 15 years and over, 50.7% were married and 23.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Gunns Plains, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Gunns Plains 34.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.3% were in primary school, 10.0% in secondary school and 11.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Gunns Plains, 7.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Gunns Plains were Australian 34.6%, English 31.3%, Scottish 10.0%, Irish 4.7% and Dutch 4.3%.

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 Gunns Plains (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Gunns Plains, 75.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.2%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 1.7%, Germany 1.7% and India 1.7%.

In Gunns Plains, 69.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Gunns Plains, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.4%, England 4.8%, New Zealand 3.6%, Netherlands 2.4% and Scotland 1.8%.

In Gunns Plains, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.7%, England 5.9%, Scotland 2.4%, New Zealand 1.8% and Wales 1.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Gunns Plains were No Religion, so described 40.7%, Anglican 16.3%, Not stated 11.6%, Catholic 9.9% and Christian, nfd 7.6%. In Gunns Plains, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Gunns Plains 90.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.8%.

Employment

There were 72 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gunns Plains. Of these 48.6% were employed full time, 37.5% were employed part-time and 6.9% 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 Gunns Plains, 5.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Gunns Plains included Managers 36.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.5%, Labourers 15.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Professionals 4.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.6%, Sales Workers 4.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.6%.

Of the employed people in Gunns Plains, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 18.6%, Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 16.3%, Dairy Cattle Farming 9.3%, Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 7.0% and Road Freight Transport 7.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Gunns Plains was $517.

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

In Gunns Plains, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 57.4%, Worked at home 13.2%, Other 4.4% and Walked only 4.4%. 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 55.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Gunns Plains, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.5% provided care for children and 15.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.9% 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 Gunns Plains, 26.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Gunns Plains, 23.8% were couple families with children, 66.7% were couple families without children and 9.5% were one parent families.

In Gunns Plains, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Gunns Plains, of couple families with children, 19.0% had both partners employed full-time, 11.9% had both employed part-time and 9.5% 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 Gunns Plains, 84.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.4% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Gunns Plains, 95.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 4.5% were other dwellings.

In Gunns Plains, of occupied private dwellings 5.5% had 1 bedroom, 19.2% had 2 bedrooms and 46.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 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 Gunns Plains, 36.0% were owned outright, 34.7% were owned with a mortgage and 25.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Gunns Plains, of all households, 71.2% were family households, 28.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Gunns Plains, 28.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.4% 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 Gunns Plains, 22.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Gunns Plains, 67.1% 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 Gunns Plains, 53.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.2% were female. The median age was 36 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 Gunns Plains, 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 $1,625.

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

In Gunns Plains, 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)