Junction Village

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,017 people in Junction Village. Of these 44.9% were male and 55.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Junction Village was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 39.3% of the population.

Of people in Junction Village aged 15 years and over, 38.9% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Junction Village, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Junction Village 31.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 15.6% were in primary school, 9.1% in secondary school and 10.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Junction Village, 10.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Junction Village were English 27.5%, Australian 26.5%, Irish 8.1%, Scottish 6.4% and Italian 3.2%.

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 Junction Village (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Junction Village, 65.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.5%, New Zealand 2.2%, Scotland 1.2%, Netherlands 1.2% and Germany 0.9%.

In Junction Village, 50.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Junction Village, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 56.7%, England 8.2%, Netherlands 2.1%, Scotland 1.9% and Italy 1.6%.

In Junction Village, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 56.4%, England 8.5%, Scotland 2.1%, New Zealand 1.7% and Netherlands 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Junction Village were No Religion, so described 29.3%, Catholic 20.9%, Anglican 16.1%, Not stated 15.4% and Uniting Church 4.2%. In Junction Village, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Junction Village 75.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Khmer 1.3%, Arabic 0.8%, French 0.7%, Dutch 0.6% and Tamil 0.5%.

Employment

There were 390 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Junction Village. Of these 57.7% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 5.1% 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 Junction Village, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Junction Village included Technicians and Trades Workers 25.0%, Labourers 14.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.1%, Professionals 9.2%, Sales Workers 8.4% and Managers 7.6%.

Of the employed people in Junction Village, the most common responses for industry of employment included Concreting Services 3.2%, Road Freight Transport 3.2%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.2%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.2% and Roofing Services 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Junction Village was $531.

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

In Junction Village, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 75.4%, Worked at home 4.5%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Truck 3.1% and Train 1.1%. On the day, 1.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Junction Village, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.1% provided care for children and 8.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.4% 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 Junction Village, 18.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Junction Village, 31.3% were couple families with children, 48.0% were couple families without children and 19.1% were one parent families.

In Junction Village, 29.8% of single parents were male and 70.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Junction Village, of couple families with children, 15.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 20.8% 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 Junction Village, 95.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Junction Village, 62.7% were separate houses, 34.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Junction Village, of occupied private dwellings 1.3% had 1 bedroom, 34.0% had 2 bedrooms and 42.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Junction Village, 46.7% were owned outright, 36.9% were owned with a mortgage and 9.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Junction Village, of all households, 59.8% were family households, 37.0% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

In Junction Village, 32.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.2% 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 Junction Village, 40.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Junction Village, 72.5% 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 Junction Village, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 28 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 Junction Village, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 1 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 Junction Village, 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)