Albion Park - Macquarie Pass

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 14,337 people in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass. Of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.6% of the population.

Of people in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass aged 15 years and over, 53.5% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass 30.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.2% were in primary school, 26.5% in secondary school and 15.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, 11.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass were Australian 31.4%, English 30.4%, Scottish 7.3%, Irish 7.3% and German 3.9%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, 82.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, Scotland 0.8%, New Zealand 0.8%, Germany 0.7% and Philippines 0.4%.

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, 61.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.0%, England 8.2%, Scotland 1.9%, Germany 1.5% and Italy 1.4%.

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.0%, England 8.7%, Scotland 1.8%, Germany 1.5% and New Zealand 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass were Catholic 28.3%, No Religion, so described 25.4%, Anglican 22.9%, Not stated 6.2% and Uniting Church 4.6%. In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass 90.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 0.7%, Italian 0.6%, Macedonian 0.5%, German 0.5% and Maltese 0.3%.

Employment

There were 7,290 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass. Of these 57.7% were employed full time, 31.7% were employed part-time and 5.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Professionals 13.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.2%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.6%, Labourers 9.5% and Managers 9.4%.

Of the employed people in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%, Iron Smelting and Steel Manufacturing 2.8% and Takeaway Food Services 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass was $646.

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In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 75.2%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Worked at home 2.9%, Truck 1.2% and Walked only 1.1%. On the day, 2.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 81.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.0% provided care for children and 13.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, 27.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, 52.3% were couple families with children, 31.2% were couple families without children and 15.9% were one parent families.

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, 17.0% of single parents were male and 83.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 28.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, 94.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, 87.7% were separate houses, 11.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.3% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, of occupied private dwellings 0.5% had 1 bedroom, 6.3% had 2 bedrooms and 41.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, 31.2% were owned outright, 49.2% were owned with a mortgage and 17.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, of all households, 84.2% were family households, 14.4% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, 14.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, 25.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, 86.2% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, 44.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.1% were female. The median age was 18 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,786.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $370 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,145.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)