Upper Kangaroo River

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 122 people in Upper Kangaroo River. Of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Upper Kangaroo River was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 36.4% of the population.

Of people in Upper Kangaroo River aged 15 years and over, 64.6% were married and 16.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Upper Kangaroo River, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Upper Kangaroo River 30.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.0% were in primary school, 16.7% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Upper Kangaroo River, 5.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Upper Kangaroo River were English 34.8%, Australian 23.0%, Irish 14.3%, Scottish 8.7% and New Zealander 3.1%.

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 Upper Kangaroo River (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Upper Kangaroo River, 73.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.9% and Scotland 2.9%.

In Upper Kangaroo River, 57.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Upper Kangaroo River, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 61.6%, England 12.5%, New Zealand 2.7%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.7% and United States of America 2.7%.

In Upper Kangaroo River, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 61.9%, England 8.8%, Scotland 6.2% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Upper Kangaroo River were No Religion, so described 38.4%, Anglican 22.3%, Not stated 17.0%, Catholic 13.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.2%. In Upper Kangaroo River, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Upper Kangaroo River 86.1% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 56 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Upper Kangaroo River. Of these 41.1% were employed full time, 48.2% were employed part-time and 5.4% 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 Upper Kangaroo River, 15.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 21.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Upper Kangaroo River were Managers 32.7%, Professionals 29.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.3%, Sales Workers 5.5% and Labourers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in Upper Kangaroo River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 18.9%, Grape Growing 10.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10.8%, Other Allied Health Services 10.8% and Cut and Sewn Textile Product Manufacturing 8.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Upper Kangaroo River was $597.

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

In Upper Kangaroo River, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 40.8%, Worked at home 34.7% and Walked only 6.1%. On the day, 5.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 43.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Upper Kangaroo River, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.9% provided care for children and 10.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 42.4% 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 Upper Kangaroo River, 34.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Upper Kangaroo River, 26.7% were couple families with children, 73.3% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Upper Kangaroo River, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Upper Kangaroo River, of couple families with children, 24.1% had both partners employed full-time, 10.3% had both employed part-time and 17.2% 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 Upper Kangaroo River, 46.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 53.5% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Kangaroo River, 93.6% 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 Upper Kangaroo River, of occupied private dwellings 8.9% had 1 bedroom, 11.1% had 2 bedrooms and 33.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2 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 Upper Kangaroo River, 66.0% were owned outright, 21.3% were owned with a mortgage and 12.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Upper Kangaroo River, of all households, 71.4% were family households, 28.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Upper Kangaroo River, 28.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.0% 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 Upper Kangaroo River, 29.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 51.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Upper Kangaroo River, 92.7% 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 Upper Kangaroo River, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Upper Kangaroo River, 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 $0.

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

In Upper Kangaroo River, 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)