Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 762 people in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L). Of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.0% of the population.

Of people in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L) aged 15 years and over, 46.8% were married and 16.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L) 28.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.1% were in primary school, 12.2% in secondary school and 9.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), 12.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L) were Australian 31.1%, English 27.8%, Irish 9.0%, Scottish 7.7% and Italian 3.4%.

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 Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), 78.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, Northern Ireland 1.1%, New Zealand 0.9%, Malta 0.9% and Netherlands 0.7%.

In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), 58.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.1%, England 7.5%, Italy 1.6%, New Zealand 1.4% and Netherlands 1.2%.

In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.4%, England 7.1%, Netherlands 2.3%, New Zealand 2.2% and Northern Ireland 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L) were No Religion, so described 50.3%, Catholic 15.3%, Not stated 10.3%, Anglican 9.9% and Uniting Church 2.9%. In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (56.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L) 88.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.2%, Spanish 0.5%, Filipino 0.5% and Auslan 0.5%.

Employment

There were 342 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L). Of these 46.8% were employed full time, 40.6% were employed part-time and 4.4% 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 Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.6%, Professionals 19.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.5%, Labourers 11.2%, Sales Workers 10.3%, Managers 8.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.5%.

Of the employed people in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 5.1%, Other Allied Health Services 4.0%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 3.6%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 3.6% and Accommodation 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L) was $591.

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In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.5%, Worked at home 8.7%, Car, as passenger 3.9%, Train 0.9% and Truck 0.9%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 75.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.2% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.6% 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 Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), 31.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), 43.2% were couple families with children, 36.8% were couple families without children and 18.4% were one parent families.

In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), 17.9% of single parents were male and 82.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), of couple families with children, 12.5% had both partners employed full-time, 9.4% had both employed part-time and 26.2% 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 Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), 33.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 66.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), 100.0% 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 Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 15.6% had 2 bedrooms and 52.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), 35.6% were owned outright, 38.4% were owned with a mortgage and 23.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), of all households, 65.0% were family households, 33.7% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), 26.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.8% 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 Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), 38.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), 80.6% 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 Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), 44.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 56.0% were female. The median age was 14 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 Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

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

In Surf Beach - Sunderland Bay (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $283 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)