Jervis Bay

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 391 people in Jervis Bay. Of these 55.7% were male and 44.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 52.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Jervis Bay was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.5% of the population.

Of people in Jervis Bay aged 15 years and over, 23.0% were married and 8.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Jervis Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 24.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Jervis Bay 41.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 11.9% were in primary school, 17.6% in secondary school and 5.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Jervis Bay, 11.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Jervis Bay were Australian 30.8%, English 20.6%, Australian Aboriginal 18.5%, Irish 4.9% and Scottish 2.6%.

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 Jervis Bay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Jervis Bay, 77.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 3.6%.

In Jervis Bay, 65.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Jervis Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.7%, England 5.1%, New Zealand 0.8%, Wales 0.8% and Netherlands 0.8%.

In Jervis Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.6%, England 4.3%, Scotland 0.8%, Wales 0.8% and Malta 0.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Jervis Bay were No Religion, so described 32.8%, Anglican 24.4%, Not stated 23.9%, Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 7.9% and Catholic 6.1%. In Jervis Bay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (46.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Jervis Bay 70.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Aboriginal English, so described 2.3%, Arabic 1.5%, Spanish 0.8% and Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.8%.

Employment

There were 142 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Jervis Bay. Of these 65.5% were employed full time, 14.8% were employed part-time and 9.2% 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 Jervis Bay, 8.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Jervis Bay included Managers 30.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 25.0%, Professionals 16.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.4%, Labourers 3.7%, Sales Workers 2.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.2%.

Of the employed people in Jervis Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 57.5%, Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 6.2%, Police Services 5.3%, Local Government Administration 4.4% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Jervis Bay was $629.

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

In Jervis Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 42.2%, Car, as driver 35.2%, Worked at home 3.1%, Train 2.3% and Car, as passenger 2.3%. On the day, 2.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 36.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Jervis Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.6% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.9% 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 Jervis Bay, 18.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Jervis Bay, 32.0% were couple families with children, 9.3% were couple families without children and 49.3% were one parent families.

In Jervis Bay, 30.8% of single parents were male and 69.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Jervis Bay, of couple families with children, 22.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% 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 Jervis Bay, 85.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.3% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Jervis Bay, 88.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.4% were flats or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

In Jervis Bay, of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 3.4% had 2 bedrooms and 33.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3.2 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 Jervis Bay, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 80.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Jervis Bay, of all households, 78.9% were family households, 21.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Jervis Bay, 22.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.1% 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 Jervis Bay, 29.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Jervis Bay, 59.1% 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 Jervis Bay, 47.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.5% were female. The median age was 33 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 Jervis Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.9 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,208.

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

In Jervis Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $60 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)