Knuckey Lagoon

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 413 people in Knuckey Lagoon. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 17.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Knuckey Lagoon was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.4% of the population.

Of people in Knuckey Lagoon aged 15 years and over, 43.1% were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Knuckey Lagoon, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Knuckey Lagoon 38.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.6% were in primary school, 16.9% in secondary school and 7.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Knuckey Lagoon, 11.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Knuckey Lagoon were Australian 24.2%, English 17.0%, Australian Aboriginal 8.8%, Irish 8.0% and Scottish 7.6%.

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 Knuckey Lagoon (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Knuckey Lagoon, 76.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.3%, Timor-Leste 1.8%, New Zealand 1.3%, Ireland 0.8% and Italy 0.8%.

In Knuckey Lagoon, 52.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Knuckey Lagoon, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 60.5%, England 3.4%, New Zealand 2.7%, Ireland 2.2% and Italy 2.2%.

In Knuckey Lagoon, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 59.8%, New Zealand 4.2%, England 3.2%, Greece 2.7% and Timor-Leste 2.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Knuckey Lagoon were No Religion, so described 38.0%, Catholic 17.2%, Not stated 16.7%, Anglican 8.0% and Baptist 4.8%. In Knuckey Lagoon, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (46.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Knuckey Lagoon 68.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 2.9%, Hakka 2.4%, Thai 1.7%, Tiwi 1.7% and Italian 1.2%.

Employment

There were 199 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Knuckey Lagoon. Of these 69.3% were employed full time, 21.1% were employed part-time and 2.5% 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 Knuckey Lagoon, 8.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Knuckey Lagoon included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.5%, Managers 18.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.8%, Professionals 12.2%, Sales Workers 7.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.8% and Labourers 4.2%.

Of the employed people in Knuckey Lagoon, the most common responses for industry of employment included Police Services 11.7%, Electrical Services 8.8%, State Government Administration 5.1%, Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services 4.4% and Non-Residential Property Operators 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Knuckey Lagoon was $1,002.

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In Knuckey Lagoon, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.9%, Walked only 10.6%, Worked at home 8.3%, Other 2.8% and Car, as passenger 2.2%. On the day, 2.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Knuckey Lagoon, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.4% provided care for children and 10.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.3% 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 Knuckey Lagoon, 21.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Knuckey Lagoon, 43.3% were couple families with children, 37.1% were couple families without children and 16.5% were one parent families.

In Knuckey Lagoon, 38.1% of single parents were male and 61.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Knuckey Lagoon, of couple families with children, 21.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 21.2% 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 Knuckey Lagoon, 90.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Knuckey Lagoon, 91.1% were separate houses, 5.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Knuckey Lagoon, of occupied private dwellings 11.6% had 1 bedroom, 12.5% had 2 bedrooms and 30.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Knuckey Lagoon, 38.1% were owned outright, 23.8% were owned with a mortgage and 35.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Knuckey Lagoon, of all households, 86.5% were family households, 9.6% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

In Knuckey Lagoon, 8.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 45.9% 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 Knuckey Lagoon, 11.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 38.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Knuckey Lagoon, 73.1% 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 Knuckey Lagoon, 46.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.5% were female. The median age was 29 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 Knuckey Lagoon, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1.4 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 Knuckey Lagoon, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $105 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)