Clinton - New Auckland

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 13,464 people in Clinton - New Auckland. Of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Clinton - New Auckland was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.1% of the population.

Of people in Clinton - New Auckland aged 15 years and over, 48.7% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Clinton - New Auckland, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Clinton - New Auckland 30.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.5% were in primary school, 24.3% in secondary school and 14.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Clinton - New Auckland, 16.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 26.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Clinton - New Auckland were Australian 31.2%, English 26.8%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 7.5% and German 4.7%.

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 Clinton - New Auckland (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Clinton - New Auckland, 77.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.0%, Philippines 2.1%, England 1.9%, South Africa 1.5% and India 1.1%.

In Clinton - New Auckland, 63.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Clinton - New Auckland, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.2%, New Zealand 5.4%, England 3.7%, Philippines 2.2% and South Africa 1.6%.

In Clinton - New Auckland, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.2%, New Zealand 5.0%, England 3.5%, Philippines 2.6% and South Africa 1.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Clinton - New Auckland were No Religion, so described 31.6%, Catholic 22.5%, Anglican 15.9%, Not stated 7.9% and Uniting Church 5.2%. In Clinton - New Auckland, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Clinton - New Auckland 86.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 1.1%, Afrikaans 0.9%, Filipino 0.6%, Tamil 0.4% and Arabic 0.4%.

Employment

There were 6,892 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Clinton - New Auckland. Of these 60.0% were employed full time, 24.7% were employed part-time and 10.5% 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 Clinton - New Auckland, 10.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Clinton - New Auckland included Technicians and Trades Workers 22.4%, Professionals 14.3%, Labourers 11.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Sales Workers 9.5% and Managers 8.3%.

Of the employed people in Clinton - New Auckland, the most common responses for industry of employment included Alumina Production 6.9%, Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services 3.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4%, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 3.0% and Primary Education 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Clinton - New Auckland was $761.

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In Clinton - New Auckland, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.8%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Bus, ferry, car as driver 2.6%, Worked at home 2.1% and Bus 1.7%. On the day, 8.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Clinton - New Auckland, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.1% provided care for children and 9.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.2% 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 Clinton - New Auckland, 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Clinton - New Auckland, 49.4% were couple families with children, 35.0% were couple families without children and 14.8% were one parent families.

In Clinton - New Auckland, 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Clinton - New Auckland, of couple families with children, 22.0% had both partners employed full-time, 2.3% had both employed part-time and 21.6% 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 Clinton - New Auckland, 84.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Clinton - New Auckland, 89.8% were separate houses, 7.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.8% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

In Clinton - New Auckland, of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 6.3% had 2 bedrooms and 35.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Clinton - New Auckland, 15.4% were owned outright, 39.4% were owned with a mortgage and 43.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Clinton - New Auckland, of all households, 76.9% were family households, 19.7% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

In Clinton - New Auckland, 15.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 21.3% 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 Clinton - New Auckland, 29.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Clinton - New Auckland, 88.0% 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 Clinton - New Auckland, 48.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.8% were female. The median age was 19 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 Clinton - New Auckland, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,416.

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

In Clinton - New Auckland, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $244 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,072.

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