Ecklin South

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 188 people in Ecklin South. Of these 53.7% were male and 46.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Ecklin South was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.9% of the population.

Of people in Ecklin South aged 15 years and over, 50.0% were married and 3.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Ecklin South, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Ecklin South 31.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.9% were in primary school, 34.9% in secondary school and 11.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Ecklin South, 11.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Ecklin South were Australian 34.7%, English 29.9%, Scottish 11.6%, Irish 9.0% and Dutch 2.2%.

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 Ecklin South (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Ecklin South, 87.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was New Zealand 4.8%.

In Ecklin South, 83.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Ecklin South, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.0%, New Zealand 6.2%, England 3.6%, Netherlands 3.1% and Fiji 2.1%.

In Ecklin South, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 87.4%, New Zealand 6.3% and Netherlands 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Ecklin South were No Religion, so described 29.6%, Catholic 22.4%, Uniting Church 11.7%, Anglican 9.7% and Not stated 9.2%. In Ecklin South, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Ecklin South 95.7% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 115 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ecklin South. Of these 78.3% were employed full time, 19.1% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Ecklin South, 12.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 68.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Ecklin South included Managers 54.2%, Labourers 12.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.5%, Sales Workers 6.7%, Professionals 5.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 3.3% and Community and Personal Service Workers 2.5%.

Of the employed people in Ecklin South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 80.3%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.3%, Prepared Animal and Bird Feed Manufacturing 3.9% and Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ecklin South was $660.

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

In Ecklin South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 38.3%, Worked at home 33.0%, Walked only 15.7%, Car, as passenger 4.3% and Truck 2.6%. 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 41.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Ecklin South, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.2% provided care for children and 9.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 48.4% 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 Ecklin South, 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Ecklin South, 54.9% were couple families with children, 35.3% were couple families without children and 9.8% were one parent families.

In Ecklin South, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Ecklin South, of couple families with children, 51.2% had both partners employed full-time, 7.0% had both employed part-time and 20.9% 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 Ecklin South, 76.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Ecklin South, 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 Ecklin South, of occupied private dwellings 4.9% had 1 bedroom, 8.2% had 2 bedrooms and 41.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Ecklin South, 31.1% were owned outright, 36.1% were owned with a mortgage and 32.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Ecklin South, of all households, 80.6% were family households, 19.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Ecklin South, 18.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.2% 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 Ecklin South, 12.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 48.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Ecklin South, 76.1% 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 Ecklin South, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Ecklin South, 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 Ecklin South, 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)