Coomba Park (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 501 people in Coomba Park (L). Of these 53.5% were male and 46.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Coomba Park (L) was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 7.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 37.5% of the population.

Of people in Coomba Park (L) aged 15 years and over, 50.2% were married and 19.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Coomba Park (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Coomba Park (L) 24.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 13.9% were in primary school, 12.3% in secondary school and 3.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Coomba Park (L), 9.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Coomba Park (L) were English 31.8%, Australian 29.4%, Scottish 8.5%, Irish 7.2% 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 Coomba Park (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Coomba Park (L), 67.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.5%, New Zealand 3.4%, Netherlands 1.4%, Scotland 0.6% and Austria 0.6%.

In Coomba Park (L), 54.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Coomba Park (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 58.8%, England 9.8%, New Zealand 3.4%, Netherlands 2.8% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.4%.

In Coomba Park (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 62.9%, England 8.5%, New Zealand 4.4%, Germany 2.1% and Netherlands 1.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Coomba Park (L) were Anglican 26.1%, No Religion, so described 25.3%, Not stated 17.7%, Catholic 15.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.8%. In Coomba Park (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Coomba Park (L) 83.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Persian (excluding Dari) 0.6%.

Employment

There were 116 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Coomba Park (L). Of these 37.9% were employed full time, 32.8% were employed part-time and 24.1% 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 Coomba Park (L), 21.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Coomba Park (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 27.5%, Labourers 19.8%, Sales Workers 12.1%, Managers 9.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.9%, Professionals 8.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.4%.

Of the employed people in Coomba Park (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Electrical Services 8.6%, Hardware and Building Supplies Retailing 6.9%, Aged Care Residential Services 6.9%, House Construction 5.2% and Landscape Construction Services 5.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Coomba Park (L) was $396.

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In Coomba Park (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.2%, Car, as passenger 6.4%, Truck 6.4%, Worked at home 5.3% and Walked only 3.2%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Coomba Park (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 62.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 11.3% provided care for children and 17.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.8% 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 Coomba Park (L), 20.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Coomba Park (L), 17.7% were couple families with children, 67.7% were couple families without children and 14.6% were one parent families.

In Coomba Park (L), 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Coomba Park (L), of couple families with children, 8.2% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% 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 Coomba Park (L), 63.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 36.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Coomba Park (L), 98.6% 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 Coomba Park (L), of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 28.5% had 2 bedrooms and 49.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 1.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Coomba Park (L), 55.5% were owned outright, 29.5% were owned with a mortgage and 11.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Coomba Park (L), of all households, 58.4% were family households, 37.9% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Coomba Park (L), 43.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Coomba Park (L), 49.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Coomba Park (L), 72.5% 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 Coomba Park (L), 57.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.9% were female. The median age was 32 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 Coomba Park (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 0.8 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 Coomba Park (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $333 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $867.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)