Oaklands Junction

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 433 people in Oaklands Junction. Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Oaklands Junction was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.3% of the population.

Of people in Oaklands Junction aged 15 years and over, 61.8% were married and 8.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Oaklands Junction, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Oaklands Junction 34.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.4% were in primary school, 38.3% in secondary school and 11.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Oaklands Junction, 18.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Oaklands Junction were Australian 25.1%, English 23.3%, Italian 10.8%, Irish 6.1% and Scottish 5.4%.

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

In Oaklands Junction, 78.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 3.0%, England 1.4%, Cyprus 1.4%, New Zealand 1.2% and Croatia 0.9%.

In Oaklands Junction, 54.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Oaklands Junction, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 58.4%, Italy 7.2%, England 3.5%, New Zealand 3.3% and Turkey 3.3%.

In Oaklands Junction, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 61.7%, Italy 6.6%, England 3.1%, Malta 2.6% and Egypt 2.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Oaklands Junction were Catholic 37.1%, No Religion, so described 18.5%, Anglican 14.0%, Not stated 8.1% and Uniting Church 7.6%. In Oaklands Junction, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (73.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Oaklands Junction 78.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 3.5%, Turkish 1.9%, Samoan 1.9%, Greek 1.6% and Spanish 1.4%.

Employment

There were 227 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Oaklands Junction. Of these 64.8% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 2.6% 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 Oaklands Junction, 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Oaklands Junction included Managers 23.0%, Professionals 19.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.4%, Sales Workers 14.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.7%, Labourers 5.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in Oaklands Junction, the most common responses for industry of employment included Takeaway Food Services 6.6%, Non-Residential Building Construction 5.3%, Road Freight Transport 5.3%, Other Social Assistance Services 4.6% and Clothing Retailing 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Oaklands Junction was $774.

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In Oaklands Junction, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 75.0%, Worked at home 7.5%, Car, as passenger 5.7% and Train, car as driver 1.4%. On the day, 1.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Oaklands Junction, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.7% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.1% 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 Oaklands Junction, 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Oaklands Junction, 69.3% were couple families with children, 22.8% were couple families without children and 7.9% were one parent families.

In Oaklands Junction, 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Oaklands Junction, of couple families with children, 29.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 29.7% 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 Oaklands Junction, 90.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Oaklands Junction, 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 Oaklands Junction, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 4.9% had 2 bedrooms and 25.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Oaklands Junction, 28.2% were owned outright, 49.2% were owned with a mortgage and 15.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Oaklands Junction, of all households, 92.7% were family households, 7.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Oaklands Junction, 11.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 28.0% 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 Oaklands Junction, 8.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 49.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Oaklands Junction, 93.3% 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 Oaklands Junction, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% 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 Oaklands Junction, 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 Oaklands Junction, 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)