Emu Point

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 300 people in Emu Point of these 45.0% were male and 55.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Emu Point was 68 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 7.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 55.0% of the population.

Of people in Emu Point aged 15 years and over, 45.7% were married and 17.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Emu Point was 70 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Emu Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Emu Point was 66 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 54 years.

In Emu Point 18.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.3% were in primary school, 10.5% in secondary school and 12.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Emu Point were English 33.8%, Australian 25.4%, Scottish 7.1%, Irish 5.8% and German 2.1%.

In Emu Point, 69.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.0%, New Zealand 4.0%, South Africa 2.7%, Northern Ireland 1.3% and Norway 1.3%.

In Emu Point, 56.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Emu Point were Anglican 26.7%, No Religion 13.7%, Uniting Church 9.3%, Catholic 9.0% and Baptist 4.3%.

In Emu Point 80.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Afrikaans 1.3%.

Employment

There were 88 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Emu Point. Of these 54.5% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 5.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Emu Point, 9.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Emu Point was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in Emu Point included Managers 24.1%, Labourers 16.1%, Professionals 11.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Sales Workers 10.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.7%.

Of the employed people in Emu Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 12.6%, Building Structure Services 6.9%, Building Installation Services 5.7%, Adult, Community and Other Education 5.7% and Other Social Assistance Services 5.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Emu Point was $490.

In Emu Point, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 62.5%, Walked only 9.1% and Car, as passenger 3.4%. 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 64.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Emu Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 13.6% provided care for children and 8.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.2% 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 Emu Point, 16.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Emu Point, 25.4% were couple families with children, 54.2% were couple families without children and 15.3% were one parent families.

In Emu Point 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Emu Point, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,250 and those without children was $1,375.

Employment status of couple families

In Emu Point, of couple families with children, 18.4% had both partners employed full-time, 8.2% had both employed part-time and 8.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Emu Point, 61.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 38.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Emu Point, 62.2% were separate houses, 9.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 28.8% were other dwellings.

In Emu Point, of occupied private dwellings 10.7% had 1 bedroom, 29.5% had 2 bedrooms and 37.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 1.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Emu Point, 56.4% were owned outright, 3.6% were owned with a mortgage and 35.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Emu Point, of all households, 51.8% were family households, 45.5% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In Emu Point, 46.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Emu Point, 45.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Emu Point, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Emu Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Emu Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.