Jack River

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 134 people in Jack River. Of these 45.9% were male and 54.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Jack River was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.7% of the population.

Of people in Jack River aged 15 years and over, 59.6% were married and 9.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Jack River, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Jack River 22.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 47.6% were in primary school, 42.9% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Jack River, 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Jack River were Australian 41.1%, English 33.1%, Scottish 10.4%, Irish 5.5% and French 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 Jack River (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Jack River, 89.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 2.3%.

In Jack River, 79.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Jack River, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 88.0% and England 8.3%.

In Jack River, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 83.5%, England 9.0%, Scotland 2.3% and Netherlands 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Jack River were No Religion, so described 36.0%, Anglican 19.9%, Catholic 16.9%, Uniting Church 13.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 7.4%. In Jack River, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Jack River 95.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 78 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Jack River. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 39.7% were employed part-time and 3.8% 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 Jack River, 15.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Jack River included Managers 51.3%, Labourers 11.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.0%, Professionals 6.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 3.8%, Sales Workers 3.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Jack River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 46.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.9%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 5.2% and Forestry 5.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Jack River was $582.

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

In Jack River, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 47.3%, Worked at home 21.6%, Walked only 8.1% and Motorbike/scooter 4.1%. 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 49.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Jack River, of people aged 15 years and over, 82.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.8% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 39.1% 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 Jack River, 34.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Jack River, 48.9% were couple families with children, 44.4% were couple families without children and 6.7% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Jack River, of couple families with children, 27.5% had both partners employed full-time, 10.0% had both employed part-time and 25.0% 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 Jack River, 86.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Jack River, 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 Jack River, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.3% had 2 bedrooms and 38.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Jack River, 51.9% were owned outright, 19.2% were owned with a mortgage and 23.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Jack River, of all households, 74.6% were family households, 25.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Jack River, 18.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.0% 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 Jack River, 17.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Jack River, 76.8% 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 Jack 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 Jack 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 Jack 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)