Darlington Point

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,162 people in Darlington Point. Of these 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 15.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Darlington Point was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.4% of the population.

Of people in Darlington Point aged 15 years and over, 43.5% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Darlington Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Darlington Point 31.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.0% were in primary school, 18.6% in secondary school and 10.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Darlington Point, 9.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Darlington Point were Australian 41.0%, English 25.6%, Irish 7.7%, Scottish 6.1% and Italian 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 Darlington Point (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Darlington Point, 83.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.6%, New Zealand 1.1%, Philippines 0.9%, Netherlands 0.3% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 0.3%.

In Darlington Point, 76.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Darlington Point, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.1%, England 2.3%, Italy 1.1%, Philippines 0.9% and Scotland 0.6%.

In Darlington Point, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.6%, England 3.2%, Italy 1.4%, Philippines 1.1% and New Zealand 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Darlington Point were Anglican 28.9%, Catholic 23.8%, No Religion, so described 22.6%, Not stated 10.7% and Uniting Church 6.3%. In Darlington Point, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (74.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Darlington Point 89.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Tagalog 0.4%, Cantonese 0.3%, Afrikaans 0.3% and Tongan 0.3%.

Employment

There were 516 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Darlington Point. Of these 60.3% were employed full time, 24.8% were employed part-time and 7.0% 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 Darlington Point, 8.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Darlington Point included Labourers 24.4%, Managers 16.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Professionals 7.6% and Sales Workers 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Darlington Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Poultry Processing 11.5%, Local Government Administration 5.1%, Primary Education 3.9%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.4% and Cotton Growing 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Darlington Point was $628.

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

In Darlington Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.7%, Walked only 5.5%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Worked at home 5.3% and Truck 0.8%. 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 76.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Darlington Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.7% provided care for children and 13.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.9% 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 Darlington Point, 21.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Darlington Point, 37.9% were couple families with children, 37.3% were couple families without children and 20.4% were one parent families.

In Darlington Point, 14.5% of single parents were male and 85.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Darlington Point, of couple families with children, 24.4% had both partners employed full-time, 1.2% had both employed part-time and 22.3% 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 Darlington Point, 86.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Darlington Point, 96.9% were separate houses, 0.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.7% were flats or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

In Darlington Point, of occupied private dwellings 2.2% had 1 bedroom, 13.0% had 2 bedrooms and 57.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Darlington Point, 30.6% were owned outright, 27.8% were owned with a mortgage and 38.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Darlington Point, of all households, 72.0% were family households, 23.8% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

In Darlington Point, 24.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.5% 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 Darlington Point, 32.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Darlington Point, 68.6% 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 Darlington Point, 49.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.5% were female. The median age was 28 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 Darlington Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,187.

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

In Darlington Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $165 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $960.

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