Grand Secret

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 168 people in Grand Secret. Of these 52.8% were male and 47.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 11.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Grand Secret was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.6% of the population.

Of people in Grand Secret aged 15 years and over, 41.0% were married and 12.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Grand Secret, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Grand Secret 32.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.7% were in primary school, 36.7% in secondary school and 14.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Grand Secret, 15.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Grand Secret were Australian 47.3%, English 22.2%, Scottish 9.2%, Irish 7.2% and Filipino 1.9%.

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 Grand Secret (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Grand Secret, 82.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 1.8% and Philippines 1.8%.

In Grand Secret, 78.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Grand Secret, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 87.6%, England 2.5% and Philippines 1.9%.

In Grand Secret, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 86.6% and Philippines 4.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Grand Secret were No Religion, so described 34.9%, Anglican 17.1%, Uniting Church 16.0%, Catholic 13.7% and Not stated 11.4%. In Grand Secret, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Grand Secret 90.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Filipino 1.8%.

Employment

There were 80 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Grand Secret. Of these 43.8% were employed full time, 37.5% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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 Grand Secret, 14.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Grand Secret were Labourers 24.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.1%, Professionals 13.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.3%, Sales Workers 11.0% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in Grand Secret, the most common responses for industry of employment included Combined Primary and Secondary Education 12.8%, Aged Care Residential Services 10.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.5%, Local Government Administration 8.5% and Primary Education 8.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Grand Secret was $523.

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

In Grand Secret, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 71.0% and Car, as passenger 8.1%. 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 77.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Grand Secret, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.6% provided care for children and 14.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.8% 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 Grand Secret, 21.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Grand Secret, 38.1% were couple families with children, 35.7% were couple families without children and 19.0% were one parent families.

In Grand Secret, 27.3% of single parents were male and 72.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Grand Secret, of couple families with children, 21.6% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 24.3% 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 Grand Secret, 82.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.6% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Grand Secret, 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 Grand Secret, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 26.9% had 2 bedrooms and 44.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 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 Grand Secret, 29.7% were owned outright, 26.6% were owned with a mortgage and 43.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Grand Secret, of all households, 68.2% were family households, 27.3% were single person households and 4.5% were group households.

In Grand Secret, 33.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.7% 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 Grand Secret, 30.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Grand Secret, 68.6% 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 Grand Secret, 39.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.9% were female. The median age was 22 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 Grand Secret, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $724.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Grand Secret, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 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)