Stockton - Fullerton Cove

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 7,496 people in Stockton - Fullerton Cove. Of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Stockton - Fullerton Cove was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 28.0% of the population.

Of people in Stockton - Fullerton Cove aged 15 years and over, 48.7% were married and 14.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Stockton - Fullerton Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Stockton - Fullerton Cove 28.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.1% were in primary school, 16.0% in secondary school and 14.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Stockton - Fullerton Cove, 9.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Stockton - Fullerton Cove were English 31.1%, Australian 28.4%, Irish 9.6%, Scottish 8.7% and German 3.1%.

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 Stockton - Fullerton Cove (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Stockton - Fullerton Cove, 84.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.9%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 0.5%, Germany 0.5% and United States of America 0.4%.

In Stockton - Fullerton Cove, 66.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Stockton - Fullerton Cove, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.7%, England 5.2%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 1.2% and Germany 0.6%.

In Stockton - Fullerton Cove, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.2%, England 4.9%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 1.1% and Philippines 0.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Stockton - Fullerton Cove were No Religion, so described 26.1%, Anglican 23.4%, Catholic 20.4%, Not stated 13.7% and Uniting Church 4.3%. In Stockton - Fullerton Cove, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Stockton - Fullerton Cove 85.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.3%, Thai 0.2%, Spanish 0.2%, Mandarin 0.2% and Tagalog 0.1%.

Employment

There were 2,915 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Stockton - Fullerton Cove. Of these 57.5% were employed full time, 30.6% were employed part-time and 6.6% 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 Stockton - Fullerton Cove, 10.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Stockton - Fullerton Cove included Professionals 20.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.4%, Managers 11.1%, Labourers 9.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.7% and Sales Workers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Stockton - Fullerton Cove, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 4.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.7%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.3%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.2% and State Government Administration 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Stockton - Fullerton Cove was $590.

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In Stockton - Fullerton Cove, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.4%, Car, as passenger 3.5%, Walked only 3.4%, Worked at home 3.3% and Ferry 2.6%. On the day, 6.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Stockton - Fullerton Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.5% provided care for children and 13.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.1% 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 Stockton - Fullerton Cove, 24.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Stockton - Fullerton Cove, 34.0% were couple families with children, 50.2% were couple families without children and 14.5% were one parent families.

In Stockton - Fullerton Cove, 26.1% of single parents were male and 73.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Stockton - Fullerton Cove, of couple families with children, 15.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 18.6% 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 Stockton - Fullerton Cove, 89.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Stockton - Fullerton Cove, 88.1% were separate houses, 6.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.3% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In Stockton - Fullerton Cove, of occupied private dwellings 5.4% had 1 bedroom, 29.4% had 2 bedrooms and 37.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Stockton - Fullerton Cove, 45.8% were owned outright, 27.2% were owned with a mortgage and 22.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Stockton - Fullerton Cove, of all households, 68.2% were family households, 28.8% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

In Stockton - Fullerton Cove, 23.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.0% 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 Stockton - Fullerton Cove, 39.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Stockton - Fullerton Cove, 77.5% 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 Stockton - Fullerton Cove, 51.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.7% were female. The median age was 27 years.

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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 Stockton - Fullerton Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,352.

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In Stockton - Fullerton Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

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