New Brighton

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 356 people in New Brighton. Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.4% of the population.

The median age of people in New Brighton was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.1% of the population.

Of people in New Brighton aged 15 years and over, 43.7% were married and 19.2% were either divorced or separated.

In New Brighton, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In New Brighton 32.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.5% were in primary school, 13.2% in secondary school and 10.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in New Brighton, 8.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 14.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in New Brighton were English 31.2%, Australian 22.3%, Irish 13.5%, Scottish 6.8% and German 3.7%.

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 New Brighton (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In New Brighton, 72.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, United States of America 1.5%, France 1.2%, New Zealand 0.9% and Austria 0.9%.

In New Brighton, 58.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In New Brighton, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.7%, England 7.1%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 1.2% and France 1.2%.

In New Brighton, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.2%, England 6.1%, New Zealand 2.3%, Austria 0.9% and France 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in New Brighton were No Religion, so described 44.9%, Not stated 19.9%, Catholic 13.4%, Anglican 9.7% and Buddhism 3.7%. In New Brighton, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (55.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In New Brighton 79.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were French 1.4% and German 0.9%.

Employment

There were 153 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in New Brighton. Of these 43.1% were employed full time, 43.8% 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 New Brighton, 20.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 17.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in New Brighton included Professionals 24.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.4%, Sales Workers 14.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Managers 12.2%, Labourers 10.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.2%.

Of the employed people in New Brighton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 12.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.0%, Dental Services 6.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.8% and Clothing Retailing 4.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in New Brighton was $647.

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

In New Brighton, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 65.7%, Worked at home 16.4%, Car, as passenger 3.6% and Walked only 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 70.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In New Brighton, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.3% provided care for children and 14.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.2% 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 New Brighton, 30.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in New Brighton, 34.1% were couple families with children, 46.3% were couple families without children and 19.5% were one parent families.

In New Brighton, 27.3% of single parents were male and 72.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In New Brighton, of couple families with children, 11.9% had both partners employed full-time, 10.2% had both employed part-time and 22.0% 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 New Brighton, 69.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 30.4% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in New Brighton, 97.6% were separate houses, 2.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In New Brighton, of occupied private dwellings 5.4% had 1 bedroom, 21.5% had 2 bedrooms and 43.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in New Brighton, 43.7% were owned outright, 29.4% were owned with a mortgage and 26.9% were rented.

Household composition

In New Brighton, of all households, 56.7% were family households, 37.0% were single person households and 6.3% were group households.

In New Brighton, 26.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.5% 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 New Brighton, 37.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In New Brighton, 88.2% 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 New Brighton, 55.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 44.4% were female. The median age was 10 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 New Brighton, 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 $1,625.

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

In New Brighton, 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)