Sandstone Point

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,895 people in Sandstone Point of these 47.2% were male and 52.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Sandstone Point was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 29.9% of the population.

Of people in Sandstone Point aged 15 years and over, 61.5% were married and 13.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Sandstone Point was 62 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In Sandstone Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Sandstone Point was 61 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Sandstone Point 22.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.2% were in primary school, 23.6% in secondary school and 14.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Sandstone Point were English 34.0%, Australian 29.7%, Scottish 8.4%, Irish 8.4% and German 5.0%.

In Sandstone Point, 76.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.6%, New Zealand 4.2%, Scotland 1.0%, Germany 0.7% and Netherlands 0.6%.

In Sandstone Point, 63.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Sandstone Point were Anglican 27.1%, Catholic 21.5%, No Religion 19.5%, Uniting Church 7.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.4%.

In Sandstone Point 94.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 0.4%, German 0.3%, Spanish 0.3%, Afrikaans 0.3% and French 0.2%.

Employment

There were 1,418 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sandstone Point. Of these 54.0% were employed full time, 31.7% were employed part-time and 8.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Sandstone Point, 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The most common occupations in Sandstone Point included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9%, Professionals 13.0%, Sales Workers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.2%, Labourers 12.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.7% and Managers 8.7%.

Of the employed people in Sandstone Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.5%, Residential Care Services 3.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.1% and Hospitals 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sandstone Point was $420.

In Sandstone Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.9%, Car, as passenger 5.7%, Truck 1.8%, Bus 1.6% and Train, car as driver 1.6%. On the day, 5.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Sandstone Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.4% 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, 17.4% 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 Sandstone Point, 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Sandstone Point, 29.9% were couple families with children, 58.6% were couple families without children and 11.1% were one parent families.

In Sandstone Point 9.1% of single parents were male and 90.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Sandstone Point, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,894 and those without children was $1,937.

Employment status of couple families

In Sandstone Point, of couple families with children, 10.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.5% had both employed part-time and 12.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Sandstone Point, 89.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Sandstone Point, 84.7% were separate houses, 5.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.1% were flats, units or apartments and 8.5% were other dwellings.

In Sandstone Point, of occupied private dwellings 4.3% had 1 bedroom, 9.6% had 2 bedrooms and 39.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Sandstone Point, 48.9% were owned outright, 26.3% were owned with a mortgage and 22.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Sandstone Point, of all households, 75.7% were family households, 21.6% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Sandstone Point, 31.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.3% 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 Sandstone Point, 43.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Sandstone Point, there were 81 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 33 (or 40.7%) were male and 48 (or 59.3%) were female. The median age was 18 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 Sandstone Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,142.

In Sandstone Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $340 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.