Oyster Bay

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,488 people in Oyster Bay. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Oyster Bay was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.0% of the population.

Of people in Oyster Bay aged 15 years and over, 62.7% were married and 7.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Oyster Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Oyster Bay 31.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.5% were in primary school, 24.8% in secondary school and 18.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Oyster Bay, 15.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Oyster Bay were English 29.3%, Australian 27.1%, Irish 10.2%, Scottish 7.2% and Italian 2.7%.

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 Oyster Bay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Oyster Bay, 81.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.5%, New Zealand 1.3%, Ireland 0.7% and South Africa 0.6%.

In Oyster Bay, 58.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Oyster Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 64.2%, England 7.6%, New Zealand 2.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.2% and Ireland 1.7%.

In Oyster Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.9%, England 6.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.4%, New Zealand 2.2% and Ireland 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Oyster Bay were Catholic 30.8%, No Religion, so described 26.9%, Anglican 21.1%, Not stated 5.7% and Eastern Orthodox 3.5%. In Oyster Bay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Oyster Bay 88.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 1.5%, Mandarin 1.4%, Cantonese 0.9%, Macedonian 0.4% and Russian 0.4%.

Employment

There were 2,910 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Oyster Bay. Of these 58.3% were employed full time, 33.7% were employed part-time and 2.9% 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 Oyster Bay, 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Oyster Bay included Professionals 28.3%, Managers 18.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%, Sales Workers 8.3%, Labourers 4.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.5%.

Of the employed people in Oyster Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%, Primary Education 3.0%, Banking 2.8%, Secondary Education 2.7% and Legal Services 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Oyster Bay was $918.

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In Oyster Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.7%, Train 12.8%, Worked at home 5.6%, Train, car as driver 3.9% and Car, as passenger 2.7%. On the day, 21.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Oyster Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.8% provided care for children and 12.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.8% 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 Oyster Bay, 30.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Oyster Bay, 64.2% were couple families with children, 26.8% were couple families without children and 8.5% were one parent families.

In Oyster Bay, 32.3% of single parents were male and 67.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Oyster Bay, of couple families with children, 22.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 29.9% 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 Oyster Bay, 93.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Oyster Bay, 83.8% were separate houses, 15.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Oyster Bay, of occupied private dwellings 0.6% had 1 bedroom, 8.1% had 2 bedrooms and 37.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Oyster Bay, 39.9% were owned outright, 49.6% were owned with a mortgage and 8.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Oyster Bay, of all households, 86.7% were family households, 12.0% were single person households and 1.3% were group households.

In Oyster Bay, 10.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 41.5% 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 Oyster Bay, 21.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Oyster Bay, 91.1% 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 Oyster Bay, 37.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 62.5% were female. The median age was 30 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 Oyster Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,875.

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

In Oyster Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $530 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,659.

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