East Jindabyne

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 697 people in East Jindabyne. Of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in East Jindabyne was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.3% of the population.

Of people in East Jindabyne aged 15 years and over, 52.9% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

In East Jindabyne, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In East Jindabyne 30.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.5% were in primary school, 27.4% in secondary school and 9.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in East Jindabyne, 14.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in East Jindabyne were English 28.6%, Australian 28.4%, Scottish 10.0%, Irish 7.9% and German 5.2%.

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 East Jindabyne (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In East Jindabyne, 78.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 2.1%, Switzerland 1.1%, Canada 0.9% and Scotland 0.7%.

In East Jindabyne, 59.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In East Jindabyne, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.6%, England 6.6%, New Zealand 3.1%, Scotland 2.2% and Germany 2.2%.

In East Jindabyne, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.3%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 3.3%, Scotland 1.7% and Germany 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in East Jindabyne were No Religion, so described 45.5%, Catholic 18.5%, Anglican 14.2%, Not stated 9.4% and Uniting Church 4.5%. In East Jindabyne, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (49.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In East Jindabyne 90.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.3%, French 0.7%, Turkish 0.7%, Serbian 0.4% and Korean 0.4%.

Employment

There were 405 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Jindabyne. Of these 63.2% were employed full time, 29.6% were employed part-time and 2.5% 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 East Jindabyne, 8.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in East Jindabyne included Managers 18.3%, Professionals 18.0%, Sales Workers 14.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.9%, Labourers 7.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.8%.

Of the employed people in East Jindabyne, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 13.5%, Sports and Physical Recreation Venues, Grounds and Facilities Operation 10.6%, Primary Education 3.8%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in East Jindabyne was $847.

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In East Jindabyne, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.6%, Worked at home 8.1%, Car, as passenger 3.7%, Walked only 3.1% and Bus 1.0%. On the day, 2.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In East Jindabyne, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.6% provided care for children and 6.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.4% 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 East Jindabyne, 33.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in East Jindabyne, 46.9% were couple families with children, 38.0% were couple families without children and 15.1% were one parent families.

In East Jindabyne, 29.2% of single parents were male and 70.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In East Jindabyne, of couple families with children, 29.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 27.1% 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 East Jindabyne, 77.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Jindabyne, 91.8% were separate houses, 1.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.4% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In East Jindabyne, of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 11.9% had 2 bedrooms and 35.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Jindabyne, 34.3% were owned outright, 41.9% were owned with a mortgage and 19.5% were rented.

Household composition

In East Jindabyne, of all households, 77.2% were family households, 20.3% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In East Jindabyne, 14.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.8% 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 East Jindabyne, 26.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In East Jindabyne, 93.2% 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 East Jindabyne, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 16 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 East Jindabyne, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5 persons, with 1.2 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 East Jindabyne, 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)