White Beach (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 286 people in White Beach (L) of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.5% of the population.

The median age of people in White Beach (L) was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.6% of the population.

Of people in White Beach (L) aged 15 years and over, 49.8% were married and 16.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in White Beach (L) was 61 years and the median age of people never married was 35 years.

In White Beach (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in White Beach (L) was 60 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 27 years.

In White Beach (L) 27.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.2% were in primary school, 8.9% in secondary school and 11.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in White Beach (L) were English 37.0%, Australian 33.5%, Irish 7.0%, Scottish 6.5% and German 2.7%.

In White Beach (L), 78.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.3%, Scotland 2.1%, Canada 1.1%, Fiji 1.1% and New Zealand 1.1%.

In White Beach (L), 77.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in White Beach (L) were Anglican 30.2%, No Religion 30.2%, Catholic 9.8%, Buddhism 2.8% and Uniting Church 2.8%.

In White Beach (L) 90.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.4%.

Employment

There were 91 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in White Beach (L). Of these 42.9% were employed full time, 44.0% were employed part-time and 8.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in White Beach (L), 13.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 28.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in White Beach (L) was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The most common occupations in White Beach (L) included Labourers 27.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 17.0%, Managers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.1%, Professionals 6.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.5% and Sales Workers 3.4%.

Of the employed people in White Beach (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 19.5%, Museum Operation 12.6%, Residential Care Services 8.0%, Aquaculture 4.6% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in White Beach (L) was $351.

In White Beach (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 64.4%, Car, as passenger 11.5% and Truck 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 80.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In White Beach (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.0% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.7% 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 White Beach (L), 22.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in White Beach (L), 26.0% were couple families with children, 51.9% were couple families without children and 22.1% were one parent families.

In White Beach (L) 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In White Beach (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,166 and those without children was $1,458.

Employment status of couple families

In White Beach (L), of couple families with children, 6.5% had both partners employed full-time, 6.5% had both employed part-time and 12.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In White Beach (L), 26.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 73.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in White Beach (L), 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 White Beach (L), of occupied private dwellings 4.9% had 1 bedroom, 30.1% had 2 bedrooms and 44.7% 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 White Beach (L), 44.7% were owned outright, 28.5% were owned with a mortgage and 17.1% were rented.

Household composition

In White Beach (L), of all households, 60.8% were family households, 36.8% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In White Beach (L), 43.4% 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 White Beach (L), 41.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In White Beach (L), there were 12 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 8 (or 66.7%) were male and 4 (or 33.3%) were female. The median age was 5 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 White Beach (L), 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 $533.

In White Beach (L), 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.