Dolphin Point

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 214 people in Dolphin Point of these 55.1% were male and 44.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Dolphin Point was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 33.6% of the population.

Of people in Dolphin Point aged 15 years and over, 56.7% were married and 15.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Dolphin Point was 64 years and the median age of people never married was 45 years.

In Dolphin Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Dolphin Point was 64 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 50 years.

In Dolphin Point 24.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.0% were in primary school, 25.5% in secondary school and 10.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Dolphin Point were English 38.3%, Australian 30.3%, Scottish 9.0%, Irish 8.6% and Italian 1.7%.

In Dolphin Point, 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, Italy 1.9%, South Eastern Europe (includes Yugoslavia) 1.9%, Vietnam 1.9% and Chile 1.4%.

In Dolphin Point, 73.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Dolphin Point were Anglican 38.9%, No Religion 20.4%, Catholic 19.0%, Buddhism 3.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2%.

In Dolphin Point 93.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Spanish 1.9% and Vietnamese 1.4%.

Employment

There were 76 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dolphin Point. Of these 40.8% were employed full time, 46.1% were employed part-time and 3.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Dolphin Point, 17.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 20.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 28.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Dolphin Point was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 53 years.

The most common occupations in Dolphin Point included Managers 20.5%, Professionals 17.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.1%, Sales Workers 15.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.6%, Labourers 6.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Dolphin Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 13.5%, Recreational Goods Retailing 5.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.4%, Real Estate Services 5.4% and Hospitals 5.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dolphin Point was $385.

In Dolphin Point, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 60.3%, Car, as passenger 12.3%, Walked only 5.5% and Motorbike/scooter 4.1%. 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 68.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Dolphin Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 18.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.8% 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 Dolphin Point, 22.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Dolphin Point, 29.0% were couple families with children, 54.8% were couple families without children and 16.1% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Dolphin Point, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,250 and those without children was $1,083.

Employment status of couple families

In Dolphin Point, of couple families with children, 5.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.8% had both employed part-time and 15.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Dolphin Point, 60.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 39.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Dolphin Point, 89.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 10.8% were other dwellings.

In Dolphin Point, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 23.5% had 2 bedrooms and 41.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Dolphin Point, 49.4% were owned outright, 27.1% were owned with a mortgage and 15.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Dolphin Point, of all households, 70.9% were family households, 19.8% were single person households and 9.3% were group households.

In Dolphin Point, 36.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.9% 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 Dolphin Point, 53.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Dolphin 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 11 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 Dolphin Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Dolphin Point, 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.