Oaks Estate

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 251 people in Oaks Estate. Of these 66.3% were male and 33.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Oaks Estate was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.4% of the population.

Of people in Oaks Estate aged 15 years and over, 34.1% were married and 17.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Oaks Estate, of people aged 15 years and over, 31.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Oaks Estate 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 15.5% were in primary school, 13.8% in secondary school and 17.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Oaks Estate, 15.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Oaks Estate were English 26.3%, Australian 15.3%, Irish 15.3%, Scottish 10.0% and German 3.2%.

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 Oaks Estate (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Oaks Estate, 65.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.5%, Afghanistan 3.5%, England 2.4%, Fiji 2.0% and Scotland 2.0%.

In Oaks Estate, 48.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Oaks Estate, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 56.2%, England 4.2%, Afghanistan 3.8%, New Zealand 3.3% and Pakistan 2.5%.

In Oaks Estate, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 57.1%, New Zealand 4.9%, Afghanistan 3.7%, England 2.9% and Pakistan 2.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Oaks Estate were No Religion, so described 34.9%, Not stated 20.5%, Catholic 16.9%, Anglican 10.8% and Islam 4.4%. In Oaks Estate, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (46.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Oaks Estate 73.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Hazaraghi 3.6%, French 1.6%, Bulgarian 1.2%, Serbian 1.2% and Pashto 1.2%.

Employment

There were 122 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Oaks Estate. Of these 65.6% were employed full time, 18.9% were employed part-time and 8.2% 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 Oaks Estate, 2.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Oaks Estate included Professionals 18.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.6%, Managers 11.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.0%, Labourers 10.1%, Sales Workers 5.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.7%.

Of the employed people in Oaks Estate, the most common responses for industry of employment included Central Government Administration 24.6%, Computer System Design and Related Services 8.8%, Primary Education 8.8%, Takeaway Food Services 7.0% and State Government Administration 7.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Oaks Estate was $638.

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

In Oaks Estate, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 76.4%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Bus 3.6%, Walked only 2.7% and Worked at home 2.7%. On the day, 3.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Oaks Estate, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.5% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.8% 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 Oaks Estate, 27.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Oaks Estate, 36.0% were couple families with children, 58.0% were couple families without children and 6.0% were one parent families.

In Oaks Estate, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Oaks Estate, of couple families with children, 30.6% had both partners employed full-time, 6.1% had both employed part-time and 14.3% 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 Oaks Estate, 76.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.3% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Oaks Estate, 50.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 50.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Oaks Estate, of occupied private dwellings 37.8% had 1 bedroom, 22.8% had 2 bedrooms and 25.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2. The average household size was 1.8 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 Oaks Estate, 19.5% were owned outright, 20.3% were owned with a mortgage and 55.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Oaks Estate, of all households, 45.5% were family households, 52.1% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

In Oaks Estate, 43.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.6% 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 Oaks Estate, 32.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Oaks Estate, 70.2% 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 Oaks Estate, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Oaks Estate, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Oaks Estate, 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)