Squeaking Point

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 193 people in Squeaking Point of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Squeaking Point was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.3% of the population.

Of people in Squeaking Point aged 15 years and over, 41.5% were married and 18.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Squeaking Point was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 38 years.

In Squeaking Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 28.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Squeaking Point was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Squeaking Point 27.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.4% were in primary school, 13.5% in secondary school and 23.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Squeaking Point were English 31.6%, Australian 28.7%, Irish 12.4%, Scottish 10.9% and Italian 3.6%.

In Squeaking Point, 83.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 7.3%, England 3.1% and Netherlands 1.6%.

In Squeaking Point, 79.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Squeaking Point were No Religion 40.6%, Catholic 18.8%, Anglican 10.9%, Christian, nfd 7.8% and Uniting Church 5.2%.

In Squeaking Point 92.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 1.6% and Auslan 1.6%.

Employment

There were 105 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Squeaking Point. Of these 48.6% were employed full time, 31.4% were employed part-time and 8.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Squeaking Point, 8.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The most common occupations in Squeaking Point included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.5%, Managers 12.4%, Professionals 12.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.3%, Sales Workers 7.2% and Labourers 6.2%.

Of the employed people in Squeaking Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.3%, Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 5.2%, Road Freight Transport 5.2%, Postal and Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services 5.2% and Employment Services 5.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Squeaking Point was $509.

In Squeaking Point, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 72.9%, Walked only 4.2% and Car as driver, motorbike/scooter 3.1%. 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 71.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Squeaking Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.5% provided care for children and 13.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% 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 Squeaking Point, 30.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Squeaking Point, 36.2% were couple families with children, 46.6% were couple families without children and 12.1% were one parent families.

In Squeaking Point 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Squeaking Point, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,600 and those without children was $1,291.

Employment status of couple families

In Squeaking Point, of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 9.1% had both employed part-time and 14.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Squeaking Point, 78.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Squeaking Point, 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 Squeaking Point, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 11.3% had 2 bedrooms and 60.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Squeaking Point, 34.8% were owned outright, 49.3% were owned with a mortgage and 11.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Squeaking Point, of all households, 80.6% were family households, 19.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Squeaking Point, 26.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.7% 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 Squeaking Point, 0.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 67.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Squeaking Point, 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 4 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 Squeaking Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $350.

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