Beagle 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 348 people in Beagle Bay (L). Of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 88.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Beagle Bay (L) was 24 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 38.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 2.1% of the population.

Of people in Beagle Bay (L) aged 15 years and over, 18.7% were married and 6.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Beagle Bay (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 11.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 29.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Beagle Bay (L) 40.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.7% were in primary school, 14.3% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Beagle Bay (L), 7.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.6% 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 Beagle Bay (L) were Australian Aboriginal 66.7%, Australian 9.0%, English 4.4%, Macedonian 1.5% and Irish 1.0%.

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

In Beagle Bay (L), 91.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 0.9% and Kenya 0.9%.

In Beagle Bay (L), 76.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 2.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Beagle Bay (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.0%, England 1.2%, New Zealand 0.9%, Malaysia 0.9% and Japan 0.9%.

In Beagle Bay (L), the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 80.9% and New Zealand 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Beagle Bay (L) were Catholic 72.9%, Not stated 19.0%, No Religion, so described 5.8%, Baptist 1.2% and Uniting Church 1.2%. In Beagle Bay (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (92.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Beagle Bay (L) 75.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Kimberley Area Languages, nec 1.1% and Kukatja 0.9%.

Employment

There were 70 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Beagle Bay (L). Of these 42.9% were employed full time, 38.6% were employed part-time and 8.6% 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 Beagle Bay (L), 14.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 20.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Beagle Bay (L) included Professionals 29.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 23.9%, Sales Workers 11.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.0%, Labourers 6.0%, Managers 4.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in Beagle Bay (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 24.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.8%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 8.8%, Local Government Administration 5.3% and Other Allied Health Services 5.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Beagle Bay (L) was $333.

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In Beagle Bay (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 36.1%, Car, as passenger 20.8%, Car, as driver 19.4%, Bus 6.9% and Worked at home 5.6%. On the day, 7.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 42.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Beagle Bay (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.0% provided care for children and 8.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.5% 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 Beagle Bay (L), 16.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 1.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Beagle Bay (L), 35.2% were couple families with children, 12.7% were couple families without children and 43.7% were one parent families.

In Beagle Bay (L), 10.3% of single parents were male and 89.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Beagle Bay (L), of couple families with children, 12.9% had both partners employed full-time, 12.9% had both employed part-time and 12.9% 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 Beagle Bay (L), 87.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Beagle 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 Beagle Bay (L), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 21.3% had 2 bedrooms and 52.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 3.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Beagle Bay (L), 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 91.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Beagle Bay (L), of all households, 83.1% were family households, 16.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Beagle Bay (L), 35.0% 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 Beagle Bay (L), 31.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 4.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Beagle Bay (L), 47.0% 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 Beagle Bay (L), 48.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.3% were female. The median age was 21 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 Beagle Bay (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $788.

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

In Beagle Bay (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 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)