Sackville North

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 312 people in Sackville North. Of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Sackville North was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.0% of the population.

Of people in Sackville North aged 15 years and over, 50.8% were married and 14.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Sackville North, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 21.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Sackville North 32.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.3% were in primary school, 20.7% in secondary school and 8.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Sackville North, 13.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Sackville North were Australian 33.3%, English 27.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Irish 7.4% and Chinese 2.4%.

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 Sackville North (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Sackville North, 77.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 1.3%, Netherlands 1.3%, Scotland 1.0% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.0%.

In Sackville North, 61.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Sackville North, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.3%, England 7.8%, Malta 1.3%, Estonia 1.3% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.3%.

In Sackville North, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.0%, England 5.8%, Scotland 2.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.6% and Ireland 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Sackville North were Anglican 22.5%, Catholic 21.5%, No Religion, so described 20.2%, Not stated 12.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.6%. In Sackville North, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (74.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Sackville North 85.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Estonian 1.3%, Gaelic (Scotland) 1.0% and Cantonese 1.0%.

Employment

There were 134 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sackville North. Of these 59.0% were employed full time, 35.1% were employed part-time and 3.7% 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 Sackville North, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Sackville North included Managers 19.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.9%, Labourers 15.9%, Professionals 13.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.1% and Sales Workers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Sackville North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Site Preparation Services 12.7%, Concreting Services 6.3%, Employment Placement and Recruitment Services 6.3%, Office Administrative Services 6.3% and Iron Smelting and Steel Manufacturing 4.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sackville North was $603.

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In Sackville North, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.5%, Truck 8.1%, Worked at home 5.6%, Ferry, car as driver 4.0% and Car, as passenger 2.4%. On the day, 5.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Sackville North, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.3% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.0% 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 Sackville North, 25.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Sackville North, 48.8% were couple families with children, 38.4% were couple families without children and 12.8% were one parent families.

In Sackville North, 36.4% of single parents were male and 63.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Sackville North, of couple families with children, 20.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 24.6% 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 Sackville North, 90.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Sackville North, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Sackville North, of occupied private dwellings 6.0% had 1 bedroom, 14.5% had 2 bedrooms and 31.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Sackville North, 32.6% were owned outright, 50.0% were owned with a mortgage and 17.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Sackville North, of all households, 86.7% were family households, 13.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Sackville North, 6.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 26.2% 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 Sackville North, 9.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 49.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Sackville North, 85.9% 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 Sackville North, 48.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.0% were female. The median age was 28 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 Sackville North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,874.

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

In Sackville North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,427.

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