Sandover

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 634 people in Sandover. Of these 45.2% were male and 54.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 91.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Sandover was 25 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 30.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.7% of the population.

Of people in Sandover aged 15 years and over, 55.0% were married and 5.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Sandover, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Sandover 37.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 43.7% were in primary school, 20.8% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Sandover, 5.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 4.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 0.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Sandover were Australian Aboriginal 78.5%, Australian 6.0%, English 2.4%, Irish 1.8% and Scottish 1.4%.

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 Sandover (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Sandover, 98.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was New Zealand 0.5%.

In Sandover, 88.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 1.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Sandover, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 90.2%, New Zealand 0.5% and Netherlands 0.5%.

In Sandover, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 89.7%, New Zealand 0.5% and England 0.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Sandover were Lutheran 50.3%, Baptist 14.6%, Not stated 12.6%, Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 10.9% and No Religion, so described 5.1%. In Sandover, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (81.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Sandover 10.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Alyawarr 73.9%, Anmatyerr, nec 1.7%, Arrernte, nec 1.7%, Eastern Arrernte 0.8% and Luritja 0.5%.

Employment

There were 252 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sandover. Of these 21.4% were employed full time, 14.7% were employed part-time and 62.3% 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 Sandover, 3.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Sandover were Community and Personal Service Workers 33.0%, Professionals 29.9%, Managers 14.4%, Labourers 12.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 3.1% and Sales Workers 3.1%.

Of the employed people in Sandover, the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 13.1%, Local Government Administration 11.9%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 10.7%, Primary Education 8.3% and Secondary Education 4.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sandover was $238.

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

In Sandover, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 38.2%, Walked only 38.2%, Car, as passenger 11.2%, Worked at home 6.7% and Bus 5.6%. On the day, 5.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 48.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Sandover, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 63.4% provided care for children and 25.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% 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 Sandover, 39.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Sandover, 49.6% were couple families with children, 21.8% were couple families without children and 24.8% were one parent families.

In Sandover, 10.3% of single parents were male and 89.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Sandover, of couple families with children, 12.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Sandover, 73.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 26.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Sandover, 89.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 10.8% were other dwellings.

In Sandover, of occupied private dwellings 11.1% had 1 bedroom, 36.8% had 2 bedrooms and 34.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 4.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Sandover, 2.5% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 59.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Sandover, of all households, 83.2% were family households, 14.2% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In Sandover, 30.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.1% 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 Sandover, 32.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 6.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Sandover, 43.7% 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 Sandover, 46.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.9% were female. The median age was 23 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 Sandover, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5 persons, with 2.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $752.

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

In Sandover, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $25 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)