Oyster Cove (Tas.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 185 people in Oyster Cove (Tas.) of these 51.9% were male and 48.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Oyster Cove (Tas.) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.4% of the population.

Of people in Oyster Cove (Tas.) aged 15 years and over, 44.7% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Oyster Cove (Tas.) was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 37 years.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Oyster Cove (Tas.) was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.) 31.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.9% were in primary school, 22.0% in secondary school and 27.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Oyster Cove (Tas.) were English 40.5%, Australian 22.6%, Irish 9.7%, Scottish 5.8% and German 5.8%.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), 80.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.6%, New Zealand 3.8%, Germany 1.6%, Malaysia 1.6% and Philippines 1.6%.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), 61.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Oyster Cove (Tas.) were No Religion 43.2%, Anglican 18.4%, Catholic 14.6%, Christian, nfd 5.4% and Brethren 1.6%.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.) 91.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 2.2%, Spanish 2.2% and Filipino 1.6%.

Employment

There were 87 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Oyster Cove (Tas.). Of these 46.0% were employed full time, 41.4% were employed part-time and 12.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Oyster Cove (Tas.), 21.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Oyster Cove (Tas.) was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Oyster Cove (Tas.) were Professionals 27.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 20.3%, Labourers 13.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.4%, Sales Workers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.1% and Managers 5.1%.

Of the employed people in Oyster Cove (Tas.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Building Installation Services 7.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.5%, Beverage Manufacturing 5.0%, Automotive Repair and Maintenance 5.0% and Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Oyster Cove (Tas.) was $396.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 55.7%, Car, as passenger 8.9% and Bus 6.3%. On the day, 8.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 77.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.4% provided care for children and 15.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.3% 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 Oyster Cove (Tas.), 30.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Oyster Cove (Tas.), 41.4% were couple families with children, 44.8% were couple families without children and 13.8% were one parent families.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.) 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,292 and those without children was $1,233.

Employment status of couple families

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), of couple families with children, 6.0% had both partners employed full-time, 8.0% had both employed part-time and 22.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), 88.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Oyster Cove (Tas.), 94.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 5.5% were other dwellings.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), of occupied private dwellings 9.5% had 1 bedroom, 28.4% had 2 bedrooms and 48.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Oyster Cove (Tas.), 40.5% were owned outright, 41.9% were owned with a mortgage and 13.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), of all households, 77.5% were family households, 22.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), 33.8% 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 Oyster Cove (Tas.), 25.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 56 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 Oyster Cove (Tas.), 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 $500.

In Oyster Cove (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.