Arcadia Downs (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 284 people in Arcadia Downs (L). Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Arcadia Downs (L) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.3% of the population.

Of people in Arcadia Downs (L) aged 15 years and over, 69.8% were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Arcadia Downs (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 63.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Arcadia Downs (L) 30.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.5% were in primary school, 34.9% in secondary school and 3.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Arcadia Downs (L), 10.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Arcadia Downs (L) were English 34.1%, Australian 29.4%, Irish 10.2%, Scottish 8.9% and Italian 6.1%.

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 Arcadia Downs (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Arcadia Downs (L), 90.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.1%, Netherlands 1.1% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.1%.

In Arcadia Downs (L), 75.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Arcadia Downs (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.4%, Italy 5.0%, England 3.2%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.4% and Scotland 1.4%.

In Arcadia Downs (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.9%, England 4.2%, Italy 3.5%, Netherlands 2.8% and France 2.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Arcadia Downs (L) were No Religion, so described 38.7%, Catholic 27.5%, Anglican 13.9%, Uniting Church 8.4% and Not stated 5.9%. In Arcadia Downs (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Arcadia Downs (L) 91.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 2.8% and Mandarin 1.1%.

Employment

There were 162 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Arcadia Downs (L). Of these 59.9% were employed full time, 32.7% were employed part-time and 5.6% 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 Arcadia Downs (L), 12.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Arcadia Downs (L) included Professionals 23.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.4%, Managers 15.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Labourers 2.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.9%.

Of the employed people in Arcadia Downs (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 7.3%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.5%, Accounting Services 4.5%, Fruit and Vegetable Processing 3.6% and Bakery Product Manufacturing (Non-factory based) 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Arcadia Downs (L) was $820.

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In Arcadia Downs (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 76.2%, Car, as passenger 6.2% and Worked at home 3.1%. 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 81.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Arcadia Downs (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 82.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.5% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 41.4% 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 Arcadia Downs (L), 31.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Arcadia Downs (L), 53.9% were couple families with children, 39.5% were couple families without children and 6.6% were one parent families.

In Arcadia Downs (L), 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Arcadia Downs (L), of couple families with children, 20.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 38.8% 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 Arcadia Downs (L), 87.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Arcadia Downs (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 Arcadia Downs (L), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 30.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Arcadia Downs (L), 60.7% were owned outright, 39.3% were owned with a mortgage and 0.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Arcadia Downs (L), of all households, 91.7% were family households, 8.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Arcadia Downs (L), 9.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 31.3% 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 Arcadia Downs (L), 8.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 44.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Arcadia Downs (L), 95.5% 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 Arcadia Downs (L), 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 35 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 Arcadia Downs (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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In Arcadia Downs (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)