Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 550 people in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.0% of the population.

Of people in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands aged 15 years and over, 80.8% were married and 2.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 2.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands 25.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.1% were in primary school, 28.6% in secondary school and 4.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands were Australian 18.5%, Malay 15.9%, Indonesian 13.1%, English 11.7% and Javanese 5.0%.

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 84.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Malaysia 4.9%, Singapore 1.6%, England 0.9%, New Zealand 0.7% and South Africa 0.5%.

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 75.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands were Islam 75.5%, No Religion 8.0%, Anglican 3.6%, Catholic 2.7% and Seventh-day Adventist 1.6%.

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands 23.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Malay 73.2% and German 0.5%.

Employment

There were 239 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Of these 51.5% were employed full time, 34.7% were employed part-time and 6.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.4%, Professionals 14.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.4%, Labourers 14.4%, Managers 13.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.9% and Sales Workers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 14.0%, School Education 13.1%, Local Government Administration 11.8%, Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Services 4.1% and Automotive Repair and Maintenance 4.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands was $478.

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 21.2%, Ferry 17.1%, Walked only 13.5%, Motorbike/scooter 11.7% and Bus, ferry 9.0%. On the day, 31.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 24.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.7% provided care for children and 6.0% 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.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 20.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 59.4% were couple families with children, 38.2% were couple families without children and 2.4% were one parent families.

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands 57.1% of single parents were male and 42.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,250 and those without children was $2,600.

Employment status of couple families

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, of couple families with children, 13.9% had both partners employed full-time, 7.6% had both employed part-time and 16.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 94.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, of occupied private dwellings 2.1% had 1 bedroom, 5.6% had 2 bedrooms and 45.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 3.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 10.0% were owned outright, 2.1% were owned with a mortgage and 65.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, of all households, 93.5% were family households, 6.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 8.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 13.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 29.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, there were 8 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 50.0%) were male and 4 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 32 years.

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.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

In Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.