Sussex Inlet

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,193 people in Sussex Inlet of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Sussex Inlet was 61 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 40.8% of the population.

Of people in Sussex Inlet aged 15 years and over, 52.8% were married and 14.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Sussex Inlet was 65 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

In Sussex Inlet, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Sussex Inlet was 65 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 49 years.

In Sussex Inlet 19.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.8% were in primary school, 23.1% in secondary school and 10.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Sussex Inlet were English 34.0%, Australian 33.5%, Irish 8.7%, Scottish 8.4% and German 2.6%.

In Sussex Inlet, 82.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.3%, New Zealand 1.0%, Scotland 0.8%, Germany 0.6% and Netherlands 0.6%.

In Sussex Inlet, 72.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Sussex Inlet were Anglican 38.3%, Catholic 23.1%, No Religion 15.4%, Uniting Church 4.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.5%.

In Sussex Inlet 94.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 0.5%, German 0.3%, Macedonian 0.2%, Vietnamese 0.2% and French 0.1%.

Employment

There were 858 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sussex Inlet. Of these 46.9% were employed full time, 36.2% were employed part-time and 9.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Sussex Inlet, 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Sussex Inlet was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 49 years.

The most common occupations in Sussex Inlet included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.8%, Managers 13.0%, Labourers 12.2%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.4%, Professionals 7.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.4%.

Of the employed people in Sussex Inlet, the most common responses for industry of employment included Residential Care Services 6.4%, Accommodation 5.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.0%, Clubs (Hospitality) 4.9% and Building Completion Services 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sussex Inlet was $353.

In Sussex Inlet, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.7%, Car, as passenger 6.8%, Walked only 4.6%, Truck 1.4% and Bicycle 0.9%. On the day, 0.5% 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 Sussex Inlet, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.4% provided care for children and 14.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.4% 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 Sussex Inlet, 21.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Sussex Inlet, 18.7% were couple families with children, 61.4% were couple families without children and 17.7% were one parent families.

In Sussex Inlet 24.4% of single parents were male and 75.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Sussex Inlet, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,544 and those without children was $1,404.

Employment status of couple families

In Sussex Inlet, of couple families with children, 8.3% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 9.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Sussex Inlet, 64.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 35.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Sussex Inlet, 83.1% were separate houses, 4.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.7% were flats, units or apartments and 4.1% were other dwellings.

In Sussex Inlet, of occupied private dwellings 5.9% had 1 bedroom, 26.2% had 2 bedrooms and 42.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Sussex Inlet, 55.2% were owned outright, 16.1% were owned with a mortgage and 22.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Sussex Inlet, of all households, 63.4% were family households, 33.9% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In Sussex Inlet, 51.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.3% 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 Sussex Inlet, 50.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Sussex Inlet, there were 87 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 47 (or 54.0%) were male and 40 (or 46.0%) were female. The median age was 26 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 Sussex Inlet, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $728.

In Sussex Inlet, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,000.