Smoky Bay

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 195 people in Smoky Bay of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Smoky Bay was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 7.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.1% of the population.

Of people in Smoky Bay aged 15 years and over, 62.8% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Smoky Bay was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Smoky Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Smoky Bay was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 28 years.

In Smoky Bay 18.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.4% were in primary school, 8.6% in secondary school and 17.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Smoky Bay were Australian 39.1%, English 39.1%, German 6.6%, Irish 4.1% and Scottish 2.5%.

In Smoky Bay, 86.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.1%, England 1.5%, Germany 1.5% and Indonesia 1.5%.

In Smoky Bay, 75.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Smoky Bay were No Religion 31.4%, Anglican 22.7%, Catholic 14.9%, Uniting Church 14.9% and Lutheran 5.2%.

In Smoky Bay 96.9% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 117 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Smoky Bay. Of these 57.3% were employed full time, 34.2% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Smoky Bay, 6.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Smoky Bay was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 35 years.

The most common occupations in Smoky Bay included Managers 31.4%, Labourers 20.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.5%, Professionals 6.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.8% and Sales Workers 4.2%.

Of the employed people in Smoky Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aquaculture 30.8%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 4.3%, Grocery, Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling 3.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4% and Motor Vehicle and Transport Equipment Rental and Hiring 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Smoky Bay was $552.

In Smoky Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.6%, Car, as passenger 11.0%, Walked only 5.9%, Other 3.4% and Motorbike/scooter 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 70.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Smoky Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.4% provided care for children and 8.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 36.6% 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 Smoky Bay, 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Smoky Bay, 30.6% were couple families with children, 64.5% were couple families without children and 4.8% were one parent families.

In Smoky Bay 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Smoky Bay, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,250 and those without children was $1,542.

Employment status of couple families

In Smoky Bay, of couple families with children, 30.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 27.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Smoky Bay, 58.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 41.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Smoky Bay, 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 Smoky Bay, of occupied private dwellings 4.9% had 1 bedroom, 18.3% had 2 bedrooms and 46.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Smoky Bay, 45.0% were owned outright, 31.2% were owned with a mortgage and 17.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Smoky Bay, of all households, 73.2% were family households, 22.0% were single person households and 4.9% were group households.

In Smoky Bay, 17.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.1% 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 Smoky Bay, 17.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Smoky Bay, there were 7 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 7 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 28 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 Smoky Bay, 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 $1,375.

In Smoky Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $185 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.