Upper Gascoyne (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 251 people in Upper Gascoyne (S) of these 55.0% were male and 45.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 56.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Upper Gascoyne (S) was 27 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.0% of the population.

Of people in Upper Gascoyne (S) aged 15 years and over, 37.7% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Upper Gascoyne (S) was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Upper Gascoyne (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 26.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Upper Gascoyne (S) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 47 years.

In Upper Gascoyne (S) 31.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 43.2% were in primary school, 7.4% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Upper Gascoyne (S) were Australian Aboriginal 41.7%, Australian 17.0%, English 15.2%, Irish 4.0% and Scottish 3.3%.

In Upper Gascoyne (S), 88.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.6% and New Zealand 1.2%.

In Upper Gascoyne (S), 84.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Upper Gascoyne (S) were No Religion 51.4%, Catholic 9.6%, Anglican 8.8%, Churches of Christ 8.0% and Baptist 2.4%.

In Upper Gascoyne (S) 86.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Aboriginal English, so described 2.4%.

Employment

There were 100 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Upper Gascoyne (S). Of these 59.0% were employed full time, 28.0% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Upper Gascoyne (S), 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 56.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Upper Gascoyne (S) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Upper Gascoyne (S) were Managers 26.1%, Labourers 25.0%, Professionals 13.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.0% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in Upper Gascoyne (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 29.9%, School Education 16.1%, Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services 11.5%, Local Government Administration 8.0% and Employment Services 6.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Upper Gascoyne (S) was $311.

In Upper Gascoyne (S), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 46.1%, Car, as driver 20.2%, Car, as passenger 6.7% and Other 3.4%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 29.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Upper Gascoyne (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.5% provided care for children and 5.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.1% 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 Upper Gascoyne (S), 17.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Upper Gascoyne (S), 34.5% were couple families with children, 32.7% were couple families without children and 32.7% were one parent families.

In Upper Gascoyne (S) 15.8% of single parents were male and 84.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Upper Gascoyne (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,250 and those without children was $3,550.

Employment status of couple families

In Upper Gascoyne (S), of couple families with children, 30.6% had both partners employed full-time, 8.3% had both employed part-time and 0.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Upper Gascoyne (S), 72.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Gascoyne (S), 94.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 5.6% were other dwellings.

In Upper Gascoyne (S), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 18.1% had 2 bedrooms and 51.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 3.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Gascoyne (S), 24.3% were owned outright, 4.1% were owned with a mortgage and 63.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Upper Gascoyne (S), of all households, 68.1% were family households, 31.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Upper Gascoyne (S), 38.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.3% 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 Upper Gascoyne (S), 37.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 18.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Upper Gascoyne (S), there were 141 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 70 (or 49.6%) were male and 71 (or 50.4%) were female. The median age was 16 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 Upper Gascoyne (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.3, with 1.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $766.

In Upper Gascoyne (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $50 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.