Flying Fish Cove

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,599 people in Flying Fish Cove. Of these 55.6% were male and 44.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Flying Fish Cove was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.1% of the population.

Of people in Flying Fish Cove aged 15 years and over, 59.5% were married and 8.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Flying Fish Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Flying Fish Cove 35.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.1% were in primary school, 17.0% in secondary school and 5.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Flying Fish Cove, 13.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Flying Fish Cove were Chinese 23.9%, Australian 14.3%, Malay 13.6%, English 12.4% and Irish 2.6%.

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 Flying Fish Cove (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Flying Fish Cove, 43.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Malaysia 22.9%, Singapore 2.6%, England 2.5%, New Zealand 2.0% and Philippines 1.3%.

In Flying Fish Cove, 19.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 49.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Flying Fish Cove, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Malaysia 28.4%, Australia 28.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.9%, England 3.8% and Singapore 3.6%.

In Flying Fish Cove, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Malaysia 31.5%, Australia 25.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.7%, Singapore 3.7% and England 3.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Flying Fish Cove were Islam 22.4%, Buddhism 21.0%, No Religion, so described 17.6%, Not stated 16.9% and Catholic 10.0%. In Flying Fish Cove, Islam was the largest religious group reported overall (26.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Flying Fish Cove 32.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 19.9%, Malay 19.9%, Cantonese 4.3%, Min Nan 1.8% and Tagalog 1.1%.

Employment

There were 837 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Flying Fish Cove. Of these 70.1% were employed full time, 19.2% were employed part-time and 1.9% 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 Flying Fish Cove, 7.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Flying Fish Cove included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.7%, Labourers 16.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.3%, Managers 12.2%, Professionals 10.4% and Sales Workers 1.6%.

Of the employed people in Flying Fish Cove, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 18.0%, Correctional and Detention Services 13.5%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 5.8%, Local Government Administration 5.5% and Central Government Administration 3.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Flying Fish Cove was $1,166.

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In Flying Fish Cove, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.6%, Car, as passenger 8.5%, Bus 6.4%, Walked only 3.8% and Worked at home 1.1%. On the day, 6.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Flying Fish Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.7% provided care for children and 7.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.0% 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 Flying Fish Cove, 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Flying Fish Cove, 51.7% were couple families with children, 35.4% were couple families without children and 11.6% were one parent families.

In Flying Fish Cove, 35.0% of single parents were male and 65.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Flying Fish Cove, of couple families with children, 25.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 23.9% 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 Flying Fish Cove, 82.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Flying Fish Cove, 49.5% were separate houses, 20.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 27.0% were flats or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

In Flying Fish Cove, of occupied private dwellings 6.2% had 1 bedroom, 29.3% had 2 bedrooms and 52.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Flying Fish Cove, 28.5% were owned outright, 14.6% were owned with a mortgage and 51.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Flying Fish Cove, of all households, 74.0% were family households, 23.5% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

In Flying Fish Cove, 7.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 24.9% 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 Flying Fish Cove, 35.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Flying Fish Cove, 78.8% 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 Flying Fish Cove, 30.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 70.0% were female. The median age was 36 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 Flying Fish Cove, 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 Flying Fish Cove, 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)