Anna Bay

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,846 people in Anna Bay. Of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Anna Bay was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.3% of the population.

Of people in Anna Bay aged 15 years and over, 48.8% were married and 15.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Anna Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Anna Bay 30.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.8% were in primary school, 24.2% in secondary school and 12.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Anna Bay, 9.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Anna Bay were English 32.0%, Australian 31.1%, Scottish 8.0%, Irish 7.7% and German 3.2%.

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 Anna Bay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Anna Bay, 77.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.3%, New Zealand 1.4%, Germany 1.0%, Scotland 0.6% and Netherlands 0.4%.

In Anna Bay, 62.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Anna Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.1%, England 7.3%, New Zealand 2.1%, Scotland 1.6% and Germany 1.3%.

In Anna Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.9%, England 6.7%, New Zealand 1.6%, Scotland 1.5% and Germany 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Anna Bay were No Religion, so described 26.4%, Anglican 21.8%, Catholic 20.6%, Not stated 12.5% and Uniting Church 4.7%. In Anna Bay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Anna Bay 86.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.7%, German 0.7%, French 0.3%, Spanish 0.3% and Mandarin 0.2%.

Employment

There were 1,645 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Anna Bay. Of these 51.6% were employed full time, 35.9% were employed part-time and 7.2% 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 Anna Bay, 13.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Anna Bay included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.7%, Professionals 13.4%, Sales Workers 11.8%, Labourers 11.5%, Managers 11.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.1%.

Of the employed people in Anna Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.6%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.2%, Defence 3.2%, Accommodation 3.1% and Aged Care Residential Services 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Anna Bay was $497.

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In Anna Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.1%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Worked at home 4.0%, Walked only 3.3% and Bus 1.4%. On the day, 1.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Anna Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.4% provided care for children and 13.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.8% 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 Anna Bay, 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Anna Bay, 39.5% were couple families with children, 41.9% were couple families without children and 17.8% were one parent families.

In Anna Bay, 15.9% of single parents were male and 84.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Anna Bay, of couple families with children, 16.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 21.0% 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 Anna Bay, 82.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Anna Bay, 77.5% were separate houses, 12.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.2% were flats or apartments and 8.1% were other dwellings.

In Anna Bay, of occupied private dwellings 2.2% had 1 bedroom, 18.1% had 2 bedrooms and 45.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Anna Bay, 43.2% were owned outright, 30.8% were owned with a mortgage and 22.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Anna Bay, of all households, 71.2% were family households, 25.9% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Anna Bay, 26.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.8% 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 Anna Bay, 38.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Anna Bay, 81.0% 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 Anna Bay, 47.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.6% were female. The median age was 22 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 Anna Bay, 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 $1,350.

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

In Anna Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $385 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,667.

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