Lake Tabourie

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 651 people in Lake Tabourie. Of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Lake Tabourie was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.0% of the population.

Of people in Lake Tabourie aged 15 years and over, 52.0% were married and 16.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Lake Tabourie, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lake Tabourie 24.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.9% were in primary school, 19.3% in secondary school and 5.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lake Tabourie, 9.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 27.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lake Tabourie were Australian 35.0%, English 33.0%, Scottish 8.9%, Irish 8.4% and German 1.7%.

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 Lake Tabourie (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lake Tabourie, 85.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, Netherlands 0.9%, Scotland 0.6%, Philippines 0.6% and New Zealand 0.5%.

In Lake Tabourie, 68.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lake Tabourie, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.9%, England 6.7%, Scotland 2.3%, Wales 1.9% and Ireland 1.9%.

In Lake Tabourie, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.5%, England 7.6%, Scotland 1.7%, New Zealand 1.6% and Hungary 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Lake Tabourie were No Religion, so described 34.7%, Anglican 24.3%, Catholic 19.0%, Not stated 7.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.8%. In Lake Tabourie, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lake Tabourie 94.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 0.6%, Filipino 0.6% and Non-verbal, so described 0.5%.

Employment

There were 260 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lake Tabourie. Of these 39.6% were employed full time, 42.3% were employed part-time and 10.0% 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 Lake Tabourie, 19.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lake Tabourie included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Professionals 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.2%, Sales Workers 12.2%, Managers 11.7%, Labourers 11.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.0%.

Of the employed people in Lake Tabourie, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 9.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 6.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.8%, Fuel Retailing 4.2% and Local Government Administration 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lake Tabourie was $458.

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

In Lake Tabourie, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.0%, Worked at home 8.4%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Truck 1.3% and Motorbike/scooter 1.3%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lake Tabourie, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.6% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% 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 Lake Tabourie, 28.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lake Tabourie, 32.2% were couple families with children, 48.1% were couple families without children and 19.7% were one parent families.

In Lake Tabourie, 19.4% of single parents were male and 80.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lake Tabourie, of couple families with children, 8.4% had both partners employed full-time, 7.1% had both employed part-time and 18.1% 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 Lake Tabourie, 66.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 33.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Tabourie, 98.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

In Lake Tabourie, of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 13.4% had 2 bedrooms and 56.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Tabourie, 50.6% were owned outright, 24.5% were owned with a mortgage and 22.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Lake Tabourie, of all households, 69.6% were family households, 28.5% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Lake Tabourie, 32.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.8% 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 Lake Tabourie, 40.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lake Tabourie, 82.0% 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 Lake Tabourie, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 55 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 Lake Tabourie, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,074.

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

In Lake Tabourie, 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)