Cape Tribulation

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 330 people in Cape Tribulation of these 52.7% were male and 47.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 12.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Cape Tribulation was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.2% of the population.

Of people in Cape Tribulation aged 15 years and over, 36.5% were married and 17.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Cape Tribulation was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 38 years.

In Cape Tribulation, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Cape Tribulation was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 46 years.

In Cape Tribulation 24.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.2% were in primary school, 7.4% in secondary school and 19.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cape Tribulation were English 25.9%, Australian 25.5%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 5.9% and Australian Aboriginal 5.2%.

In Cape Tribulation, 69.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 9.0%, Germany 2.7%, Italy 1.2%, Netherlands 1.2% and New Zealand 1.2%.

In Cape Tribulation, 55.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 29.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Cape Tribulation were No Religion 36.7%, Catholic 13.0%, Anglican 10.5%, Uniting Church 6.6% and Lutheran 4.2%.

In Cape Tribulation 80.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Kuku Yalanji 4.2%, German 3.0%, Italian 2.4%, Dutch 1.2% and French 1.2%.

Employment

There were 185 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cape Tribulation. Of these 58.9% were employed full time, 25.9% were employed part-time and 8.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Cape Tribulation, 9.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Cape Tribulation was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in Cape Tribulation included Managers 25.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 20.5%, Professionals 12.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.5%, Labourers 10.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.8%, Sales Workers 7.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Cape Tribulation, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 20.5%, Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services 7.6%, Scenic and Sightseeing Transport 5.8%, Building Completion Services 4.1% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cape Tribulation was $531.

In Cape Tribulation, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.0%, Walked only 11.7%, Car, as passenger 8.8%, Ferry, car as driver 4.7% and Bicycle 3.5%. On the day, 7.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cape Tribulation, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.7% provided care for children and 12.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.0% 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 Cape Tribulation, 25.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cape Tribulation, 33.8% were couple families with children, 48.6% were couple families without children and 17.6% were one parent families.

In Cape Tribulation 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Cape Tribulation, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,125 and those without children was $1,375.

Employment status of couple families

In Cape Tribulation, of couple families with children, 27.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 21.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Cape Tribulation, 62.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 37.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Cape Tribulation, 93.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 7.0% were other dwellings.

In Cape Tribulation, of occupied private dwellings 14.5% had 1 bedroom, 34.4% had 2 bedrooms and 22.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Cape Tribulation, 33.3% were owned outright, 27.3% were owned with a mortgage and 33.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Cape Tribulation, of all households, 61.2% were family households, 31.0% were single person households and 7.8% were group households.

In Cape Tribulation, 30.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.7% 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 Cape Tribulation, 36.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Cape Tribulation, there were 39 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 23 (or 59.0%) were male and 16 (or 41.0%) were female. The median age was 39 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 Cape Tribulation, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $633.

In Cape Tribulation, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $343 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $400.