Nelly Bay

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 973 people were usually resident in Nelly Bay: of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Of the total population 1.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 16.5% of people usually resident in Nelly Bay were children aged 0-14 years, and 31.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 43 years.

In the 2006 Census, 82.9% of people usually resident in Nelly Bay were Australian citizens, 22.7% were born overseas and 18.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 45.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Nelly Bay were married, 18.6% were either separated or divorced, 5.2% were widowed and 31.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 67.9% of people usually resident in Nelly Bay, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 7.5%, New Zealand 4.7%, Germany 1.6%, Canada 1.1% and Philippines 0.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Nelly Bay were No Religion 30.4%, Catholic 15.6%, Anglican 15.5%, Uniting Church 4.6% and Christian, nfd 4.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Nelly Bay were German 1.2%, Arabic 0.9%, Afrikaans 0.8%, Japanese 0.7% and Italian 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 87.5%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 469 people aged 15 years and over in Nelly Bay were in the labour force. Of these 60.3% worked full-time, 30.3% worked part-time, 3.2% were away from work, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.8% were unemployed. 271 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Nelly Bay were Technicians and Trades Workers 20.0%, Professionals 19.7%, Managers 15.7%, Labourers 12.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.0%, Sales Workers 7.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.0%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Nelly Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 8.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.2%, School Education 4.0%, Residential Building Construction 3.3% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1%.

In the 2006 Census in Nelly Bay, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $467, the median family income was $1,018 and the median household income was $874.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 262 families in Nelly Bay: of these 53.4% were couple families without children, 28.6% were couple families with children, 17.9% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 446 occupied private dwellings were counted in Nelly Bay.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Nelly Bay, 85.0% were separate houses, 2.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Nelly Bay, 32.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.4% were owned with a mortgage and 37.0% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Nelly Bay, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 60.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 37.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Nelly Bay, the median weekly rent was $190. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Nelly Bay, 58.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.7% were single (or lone) person households and 3.4% were group households.