Daleys Point

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 588 people in Daleys Point of these 45.9% were male and 54.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Daleys Point was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 7.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 38.6% of the population.

Of people in Daleys Point aged 15 years and over, 57.0% were married and 9.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Daleys Point was 63 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Daleys Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Daleys Point was 63 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 58 years.

In Daleys Point 22.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.8% were in primary school, 20.9% in secondary school and 21.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Daleys Point were English 34.5%, Australian 26.5%, Irish 11.7%, Scottish 7.5% and German 1.9%.

In Daleys Point, 75.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.8%, New Zealand 1.5%, Gaza Strip and West Bank 0.7%, Indonesia 0.7% and Ireland 0.7%.

In Daleys Point, 63.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Daleys Point were Catholic 26.8%, Anglican 23.4%, No Religion 17.1%, Uniting Church 5.1% and Baptist 4.9%.

In Daleys Point 91.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.7%, Spanish 0.7%, Mandarin 0.7%, Estonian 0.5% and Arabic 0.5%.

Employment

There were 239 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Daleys Point. Of these 56.5% were employed full time, 32.6% were employed part-time and 5.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Daleys Point, 17.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Daleys Point was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 53 years.

The most common occupations in Daleys Point included Professionals 18.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.1%, Managers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.0% and Labourers 5.0%.

Of the employed people in Daleys Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Building Installation Services 5.0%, Printing and Printing Support Services 3.6%, Accommodation 3.6%, Road Freight Transport 3.2% and Other Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Daleys Point was $466.

In Daleys Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.0%, Train 5.3%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Train, car as driver 4.0% and Motorbike/scooter 1.3%. On the day, 11.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Daleys Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.6% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.5% 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 Daleys Point, 21.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Daleys Point, 27.0% were couple families with children, 60.7% were couple families without children and 12.4% were one parent families.

In Daleys Point 27.3% of single parents were male and 72.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Daleys Point, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,531 and those without children was $1,700.

Employment status of couple families

In Daleys Point, of couple families with children, 15.3% had both partners employed full-time, 7.3% had both employed part-time and 7.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Daleys Point, 78.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Daleys Point, 69.5% were separate houses, 3.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 27.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Daleys Point, of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 31.5% had 2 bedrooms and 29.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Daleys Point, 47.3% were owned outright, 23.3% were owned with a mortgage and 15.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Daleys Point, of all households, 68.0% were family households, 32.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Daleys Point, 34.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.5% 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 Daleys Point, 41.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Daleys Point, there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 50.0%) were male and 3 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 20 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 Daleys Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Daleys Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $550 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.