Oyster Cove (Tas.)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 319 people in Oyster Cove (Tas.). Of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Oyster Cove (Tas.) was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.7% of the population.

Of people in Oyster Cove (Tas.) aged 15 years and over, 43.3% were married and 23.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 41.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 22.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.) 29.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.0% were in primary school, 19.6% in secondary school and 12.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Oyster Cove (Tas.), 9.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Oyster Cove (Tas.) were English 34.8%, Australian 27.7%, Scottish 9.2%, Irish 9.2% 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 Oyster Cove (Tas.) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), 77.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.2%, New Zealand 2.0%, Scotland 1.3%, Germany 1.3% and Canada 1.0%.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), 58.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.2%, England 11.1%, Germany 3.3%, New Zealand 3.0% and Scotland 1.6%.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.4%, England 10.5%, New Zealand 4.3%, Germany 1.3% and Kenya 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Oyster Cove (Tas.) were No Religion, so described 49.4%, Catholic 12.2%, Not stated 12.2%, Anglican 11.9% and Uniting Church 5.1%. In Oyster Cove (Tas.), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (55.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Oyster Cove (Tas.) 92.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.9%.

Employment

There were 150 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Oyster Cove (Tas.). Of these 42.0% were employed full time, 47.3% were employed part-time and 2.0% 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 Oyster Cove (Tas.), 12.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 29.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Oyster Cove (Tas.) included Professionals 25.7%, Managers 20.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.7%, Labourers 8.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.9% and Sales Workers 2.1%.

Of the employed people in Oyster Cove (Tas.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10.3%, Primary Education 5.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.1%, Hairdressing and Beauty Services 5.1% and Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Oyster Cove (Tas.) was $636.

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In Oyster Cove (Tas.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.4%, Worked at home 13.5%, Motorbike/scooter 4.3%, Car, as passenger 2.1% and Car as driver, car as passenger 2.1%. On the day, 2.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 80.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.6% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.4% 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 Oyster Cove (Tas.), 31.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 20.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Oyster Cove (Tas.), 36.0% were couple families with children, 44.9% were couple families without children and 19.1% were one parent families.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), 35.0% of single parents were male and 65.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), of couple families with children, 7.4% had both partners employed full-time, 17.3% had both employed part-time and 22.2% 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 Oyster Cove (Tas.), 87.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Oyster Cove (Tas.), 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 Oyster Cove (Tas.), of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 18.3% had 2 bedrooms and 60.0% 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 Oyster Cove (Tas.), 40.2% were owned outright, 41.7% were owned with a mortgage and 12.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), of all households, 75.6% were family households, 22.0% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), 16.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.3% 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 Oyster Cove (Tas.), 25.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), 77.6% 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 Oyster Cove (Tas.), 63.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 36.8% were female. The median age was 23 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 Oyster Cove (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $824.

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

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), 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)