Raymond Island (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 548 people in Raymond Island (L). Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Raymond Island (L) was 65 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 5.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 49.9% of the population.

Of people in Raymond Island (L) aged 15 years and over, 59.7% were married and 16.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Raymond Island (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Raymond Island (L) 15.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 10.5% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 6.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Raymond Island (L), 10.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Raymond Island (L) were English 35.3%, Australian 25.3%, Irish 10.1%, Scottish 9.5% and German 4.3%.

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 Raymond Island (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Raymond Island (L), 76.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.2%, Germany 2.4%, New Zealand 1.3%, Netherlands 1.3% and Scotland 0.7%.

In Raymond Island (L), 54.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Raymond Island (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.0%, England 11.7%, Germany 3.0%, Netherlands 2.8% and New Zealand 2.6%.

In Raymond Island (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.5%, England 8.7%, Germany 3.0%, Netherlands 2.0% and New Zealand 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Raymond Island (L) were No Religion, so described 38.3%, Anglican 17.4%, Not stated 13.2%, Catholic 11.4% and Uniting Church 7.0%. In Raymond Island (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Raymond Island (L) 88.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.8%, Spanish 0.7% and French 0.5%.

Employment

There were 140 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Raymond Island (L). Of these 40.0% were employed full time, 50.7% were employed part-time and 4.3% 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 Raymond Island (L), 14.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 30.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Raymond Island (L) included Professionals 22.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.4%, Managers 13.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 8.3%, Labourers 8.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.2%.

Of the employed people in Raymond Island (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 9.1%, Legal Services 5.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.1%, Car Retailing 4.0% and Real Estate Services 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Raymond Island (L) was $472.

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In Raymond Island (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 42.7%, Ferry, car as driver 21.0%, Worked at home 16.9%, Ferry 2.4% and Truck 2.4%. On the day, 27.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Raymond Island (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 10.7% 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, 31.9% 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 Raymond Island (L), 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Raymond Island (L), 13.6% were couple families with children, 81.0% were couple families without children and 5.4% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Raymond Island (L), of couple families with children, 7.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.6% had both employed part-time and 12.0% 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 Raymond Island (L), 51.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 48.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Raymond Island (L), 98.8% were separate houses, 1.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Raymond Island (L), of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 28.9% had 2 bedrooms and 50.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 1.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Raymond Island (L), 65.4% were owned outright, 21.0% were owned with a mortgage and 10.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Raymond Island (L), of all households, 58.7% were family households, 38.5% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Raymond Island (L), 32.8% 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 Raymond Island (L), 35.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Raymond Island (L), 82.4% 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 Raymond Island (L), 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 58 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 Raymond Island (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $699.

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

In Raymond Island (L), 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)