Ariah Park

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 493 people in Ariah Park. Of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Ariah Park was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.2% of the population.

Of people in Ariah Park aged 15 years and over, 64.3% were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Ariah Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Ariah Park 31.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.7% were in primary school, 24.5% in secondary school and 5.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Ariah Park, 9.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Ariah Park were English 35.7%, Australian 31.9%, Irish 11.1%, Scottish 9.0% and German 3.6%.

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 Ariah Park (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Ariah Park, 87.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.3% and India 0.6%.

In Ariah Park, 82.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Ariah Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 86.7%, England 3.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.6%, Netherlands 0.6% and India 0.6%.

In Ariah Park, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 86.1%, England 5.2%, Netherlands 0.8% and India 0.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Ariah Park were Anglican 27.0%, Catholic 19.4%, No Religion, so described 11.2%, Baptist 11.0% and Not stated 9.4%. In Ariah Park, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (86.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Ariah Park 92.9% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 198 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ariah Park. Of these 59.1% were employed full time, 30.3% were employed part-time and 2.0% 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 Ariah Park, 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Ariah Park included Managers 46.4%, Professionals 13.3%, Labourers 10.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.1%, Sales Workers 3.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.2%.

Of the employed people in Ariah Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 25.3%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 9.9%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 9.9%, Other Grain Growing 8.6% and Secondary Education 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ariah Park was $525.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Ariah Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 43.3%, Worked at home 17.6%, Walked only 16.6%, Car, as passenger 3.7% and Truck 2.1%. 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 47.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Ariah Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.2% provided care for children and 16.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 47.4% 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 Ariah Park, 22.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Ariah Park, 39.3% were couple families with children, 57.3% were couple families without children and 3.4% were one parent families.

In Ariah Park, 42.9% of single parents were male and 57.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Ariah Park, of couple families with children, 15.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 25.2% 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 Ariah Park, 79.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Ariah Park, 91.7% were separate houses, 4.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.7% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Ariah Park, of occupied private dwellings 5.6% had 1 bedroom, 10.2% had 2 bedrooms and 48.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Ariah Park, 64.7% were owned outright, 15.0% were owned with a mortgage and 17.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Ariah Park, of all households, 66.9% were family households, 31.5% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

In Ariah Park, 32.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.2% 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 Ariah Park, 30.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Ariah Park, 69.0% 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 Ariah Park, 55.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 44.4% were female. The median age was 27 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 Ariah Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Ariah Park, 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.

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