Wrights Beach

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 132 people in Wrights Beach. Of these 53.8% were male and 46.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 15.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Wrights Beach was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.2% of the population.

Of people in Wrights Beach aged 15 years and over, 57.3% were married and 17.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Wrights Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Wrights Beach 27.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.2% were in primary school, 32.3% in secondary school and 9.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Wrights Beach, 8.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wrights Beach were English 37.2%, Australian 21.7%, Irish 9.4%, Scottish 7.2% and Dutch 5.0%.

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 Wrights Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Wrights Beach, 81.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 4.0%, England 3.2% and Netherlands 2.4%.

In Wrights Beach, 68.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Wrights Beach, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 78.9%, Netherlands 7.3%, England 4.9% and Scotland 2.4%.

In Wrights Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.3%, England 8.5%, New Zealand 4.2%, Netherlands 4.2% and Poland 2.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Wrights Beach were No Religion, so described 43.4%, Catholic 21.3%, Anglican 16.4%, Pentecostal 8.2% and Not stated 8.2%. In Wrights Beach, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Wrights Beach 88.5% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 38 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wrights Beach. Of these 65.8% were employed full time, 26.3% were employed part-time and 7.9% 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 Wrights Beach, 24.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Wrights Beach were Professionals 25.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Sales Workers 15.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Managers 6.8% and Labourers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Wrights Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 20.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 20.0%, Carpentry Services 15.0%, Accommodation 15.0% and Primary Education 15.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wrights Beach was $476.

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

In Wrights Beach, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 66.7%, Walked only 8.9%, Car, as passenger 6.7% and Worked at home 6.7%. 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 72.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wrights Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.3% provided care for children and 13.0% 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 Wrights Beach, 24.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wrights Beach, 33.3% were couple families with children, 52.8% were couple families without children and 13.9% were one parent families.

In Wrights Beach, 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Wrights Beach, of couple families with children, 10.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 10.7% 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 Wrights Beach, 71.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 29.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Wrights Beach, 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 Wrights Beach, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 7.0% had 2 bedrooms and 51.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Wrights Beach, 57.1% were owned outright, 31.0% were owned with a mortgage and 11.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Wrights Beach, of all households, 73.6% were family households, 26.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Wrights Beach, 9.5% 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 Wrights Beach, 35.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Wrights Beach, 87.0% 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 Wrights Beach, 71.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 28.6% were female. The median age was 19 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 Wrights Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $575.

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

In Wrights Beach, 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)