Oxley Island

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 301 people in Oxley Island of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Oxley Island was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.0% of the population.

Of people in Oxley Island aged 15 years and over, 58.3% were married and 8.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Oxley Island was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Oxley Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Oxley Island was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 47 years.

In Oxley Island 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.1% were in primary school, 42.2% in secondary school and 11.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Oxley Island were English 37.9%, Australian 33.5%, Scottish 9.4%, Irish 8.7% and Dutch 2.3%.

In Oxley Island, 89.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.3%, Croatia 1.0%, Germany 1.0%, Ireland 1.0% and Netherlands 1.0%.

In Oxley Island, 80.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Oxley Island were Anglican 23.9%, No Religion 21.6%, Catholic 17.3%, Uniting Church 8.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 7.3%.

In Oxley Island 95.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 1.0%, Croatian 1.0% and Oceanian Pidgins and Creoles, nec 1.0%.

Employment

There were 121 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Oxley Island. Of these 54.5% were employed full time, 33.9% were employed part-time and 2.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Oxley Island, 16.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Oxley Island was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in Oxley Island included Managers 25.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.5%, Professionals 15.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Labourers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.7%, Sales Workers 4.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.5%.

Of the employed people in Oxley Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 10.7%, School Education 5.0%, Tertiary Education 5.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.1% and Residential Building Construction 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Oxley Island was $463.

In Oxley Island, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 62.5%, Car, as passenger 5.0%, Truck 3.3% and Walked only 2.5%. 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 69.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Oxley Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.0% provided care for children and 13.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.3% 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 Oxley Island, 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Oxley Island, 45.1% were couple families with children, 46.2% were couple families without children and 8.8% were one parent families.

In Oxley Island 63.6% of single parents were male and 36.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Oxley Island, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,041 and those without children was $1,583.

Employment status of couple families

In Oxley Island, of couple families with children, 15.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 11.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Oxley Island, 88.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Oxley Island, 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 Oxley Island, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 15.2% had 2 bedrooms and 42.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Oxley Island, 46.7% were owned outright, 27.1% were owned with a mortgage and 23.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Oxley Island, of all households, 79.4% were family households, 17.8% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Oxley Island, 22.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 9.1% 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 Oxley Island, 35.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Oxley Island, 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 70 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 Oxley Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $700.

In Oxley Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $110 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.