Tennyson Point

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,219 people in Tennyson Point. Of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Tennyson Point was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.1% of the population.

Of people in Tennyson Point aged 15 years and over, 60.9% were married and 6.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Tennyson Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Tennyson Point 33.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.6% were in primary school, 24.4% in secondary school and 24.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Tennyson Point, 15.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Tennyson Point were Australian 18.7%, English 16.9%, Italian 12.9%, Chinese 7.8% and Irish 7.5%.

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 Tennyson Point (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Tennyson Point, 66.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 3.7%, England 3.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.8%, Greece 1.8% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.2%.

In Tennyson Point, 38.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 42.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Tennyson Point, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 44.3%, Italy 10.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.3%, England 4.4% and Greece 3.5%.

In Tennyson Point, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 47.2%, Italy 8.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.6%, England 3.3% and Greece 3.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Tennyson Point were Catholic 40.5%, No Religion, so described 19.2%, Anglican 10.9%, Eastern Orthodox 8.1% and Not stated 8.1%. In Tennyson Point, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (74.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Tennyson Point 68.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 6.8%, Greek 4.4%, Mandarin 3.4%, Cantonese 1.8% and Arabic 1.5%.

Employment

There were 613 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tennyson Point. Of these 63.3% were employed full time, 29.4% were employed part-time and 4.4% 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 Tennyson Point, 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Tennyson Point included Professionals 29.6%, Managers 25.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.8%, Sales Workers 8.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.7%, Labourers 3.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Tennyson Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.3%, General Practice Medical Services 3.1%, Legal Services 2.9%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.8% and Real Estate Services 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tennyson Point was $934.

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In Tennyson Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.7%, Bus 10.3%, Worked at home 9.3%, Car, as passenger 4.0% and Ferry 2.4%. On the day, 17.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Tennyson Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.3% provided care for children and 14.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.1% 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 Tennyson Point, 25.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Tennyson Point, 57.6% were couple families with children, 33.3% were couple families without children and 7.9% were one parent families.

In Tennyson Point, 12.5% of single parents were male and 87.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Tennyson Point, of couple families with children, 23.8% had both partners employed full-time, 2.0% had both employed part-time and 27.4% 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 Tennyson Point, 91.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Tennyson Point, 78.5% were separate houses, 21.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Tennyson Point, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.2% had 2 bedrooms and 35.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Tennyson Point, 47.2% were owned outright, 35.6% were owned with a mortgage and 14.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Tennyson Point, of all households, 82.9% were family households, 14.7% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Tennyson Point, 10.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 45.3% 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 Tennyson Point, 23.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Tennyson Point, 90.6% 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 Tennyson Point, 70.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 30.0% were female. The median age was 36 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 Tennyson Point, 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 $1,749.

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In Tennyson Point, 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)