Home 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 404 people in Home Island (L). Of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Home Island (L) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.4% of the population.

Of people in Home Island (L) aged 15 years and over, 79.2% were married and 1.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Home Island (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 0.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Home Island (L) 22.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.7% were in primary school, 34.5% in secondary school and 3.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Home Island (L), 16.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Home Island (L) were Malay 20.6%, Indonesian 19.0%, Australian 13.0%, Javanese 7.4% and Cook Islander 4.6%.

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

In Home Island (L), 86.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Malaysia 5.1%.

In Home Island (L), 80.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 3.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Home Island (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 83.3%, Malaysia 7.1%, Indonesia 2.0%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.0% and England 1.0%.

In Home Island (L), the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 88.2%, Malaysia 4.8% and Indonesia 0.8%.

The only responses for religion in Home Island (L) were Islam 94.9%, No Religion, so described 3.0% and Not stated 2.0%. In Home Island (L), Islam was the largest religious group reported overall (96.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Home Island (L) 6.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Malay 87.2%.

Employment

There were 156 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Home Island (L). Of these 55.1% were employed full time, 24.4% were employed part-time and 5.1% 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 Home Island (L), 14.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Home Island (L) included Labourers 23.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.8%, Professionals 8.2%, Managers 4.8% and Sales Workers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Home Island (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 17.7%, Secondary Education 13.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.8%, Accommodation 7.1% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 5.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Home Island (L) was $469.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Home Island (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Ferry 23.4%, Motorbike/scooter 17.5%, Bus, ferry 13.1%, Car, as driver 8.0% and Ferry, car as driver 7.3%. On the day, 48.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 21.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Home Island (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 41.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.8% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.8% 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 Home Island (L), 11.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Home Island (L), 56.1% were couple families with children, 41.2% were couple families without children and 2.6% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Home Island (L), of couple families with children, 15.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 9.3% 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 Home Island (L), 90.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Home Island (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 Home Island (L), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 4.6% had 2 bedrooms and 34.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3.9 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Home Island (L), 14.3% were owned outright, 3.6% were owned with a mortgage and 47.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Home Island (L), of all households, 91.2% were family households, 8.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Home Island (L), 10.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.6% 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 Home Island (L), 9.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 39.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Home Island (L), 69.7% 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 Home Island (L), 57.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.9% were female. The median age was 46 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 Home Island (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.

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

In Home 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)