Colac East

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 217 people in Colac East. Of these 55.2% were male and 44.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Colac East was 57 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 5.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.5% of the population.

Of people in Colac East aged 15 years and over, 37.2% were married and 4.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Colac East, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Colac East 14.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 9.7% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 9.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Colac East, 6.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.1% 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 Colac East were Australian 46.8%, English 25.0%, Irish 8.9%, Scottish 4.4% and Dutch 4.0%.

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 Colac East (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Colac East, 87.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.4%, England 1.4% and Netherlands 1.4%.

In Colac East, 76.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Colac East, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.2%, Netherlands 5.2%, England 4.2%, Greece 1.9% and Zimbabwe 1.9%.

In Colac East, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 83.1%, England 5.8%, Austria 1.9% and Greece 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Colac East were Catholic 30.1%, Anglican 18.4%, No Religion, so described 18.0%, Not stated 9.7% and Uniting Church 9.2%. In Colac East, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (78.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Colac East 93.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 66 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Colac East. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 30.3% were employed part-time and 13.6% 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 Colac East, 13.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Colac East included Technicians and Trades Workers 22.8%, Managers 14.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Sales Workers 14.0%, Labourers 14.0%, Professionals 8.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Colac East, the most common responses for industry of employment included Ice Cream Manufacturing 28.6%, Road Freight Transport 14.3%, Professional Photographic Services 14.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 14.3% and Aged Care Residential Services 14.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Colac East was $365.

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

In Colac East, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 57.6%, Worked at home 11.9%, Car, as passenger 5.1% and Walked only 5.1%. 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 62.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Colac East, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 11.7% provided care for children and 9.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.7% 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 Colac East, 15.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Colac East, 27.8% were couple families with children, 61.1% were couple families without children and 11.1% were one parent families.

In Colac East, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Colac East, of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 16.7% 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 Colac East, 76.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.2% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Colac East, 77.4% were separate houses, 22.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Colac East, of occupied private dwellings 24.1% had 1 bedroom, 5.6% had 2 bedrooms and 44.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.1 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 Colac East, 54.2% were owned outright, 14.6% were owned with a mortgage and 31.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Colac East, of all households, 63.5% were family households, 31.7% were single person households and 4.8% were group households.

In Colac East, 27.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.6% 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 Colac East, 47.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Colac East, 71.4% 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 Colac East, 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 Colac East, 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 Colac East, 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)