Island Plantation

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 146 people in Island Plantation. Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Island Plantation was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.2% of the population.

Of people in Island Plantation aged 15 years and over, 59.2% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Island Plantation, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 0.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Island Plantation 20.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 61.9% were in primary school, 23.8% in secondary school and 14.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Island Plantation, 16.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Island Plantation were English 35.7%, Australian 22.1%, German 13.1%, Irish 9.5% and Scottish 8.5%.

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 Island Plantation (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Island Plantation, 88.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.7% and New Zealand 2.0%.

In Island Plantation, 80.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Island Plantation, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 85.7%, England 6.1%, New Zealand 2.7% and Netherlands 2.0%.

In Island Plantation, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 85.2%, England 4.7%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.7%, New Zealand 2.0% and Netherlands 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Island Plantation were No Religion, so described 21.9%, Anglican 12.6%, Lutheran 11.3%, Catholic 9.9% and Uniting Church 8.6%. In Island Plantation, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (73.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Island Plantation 91.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 74 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Island Plantation. Of these 59.5% were employed full time, 31.1% were employed part-time and 5.4% 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 Island Plantation, 7.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Island Plantation included Professionals 24.4%, Managers 21.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Sales Workers 10.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.1% and Labourers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Island Plantation, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 14.6%, Accounting Services 12.5%, Primary Education 8.3%, Railway Rolling Stock Manufacturing and Repair Services 6.2% and Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 6.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Island Plantation was $537.

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

In Island Plantation, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.9%, Walked only 8.2%, Car, as passenger 4.1%, Other 4.1% and Worked at home 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 71.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Island Plantation, 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, 24.6% provided care for children and 13.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.0% 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 Island Plantation, 20.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 24.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Island Plantation, 51.4% were couple families with children, 40.0% were couple families without children and 8.6% were one parent families.

In Island Plantation, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Island Plantation, of couple families with children, 32.3% had both partners employed full-time, 9.7% had both employed part-time and 16.1% 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 Island Plantation, 94.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.6% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Island Plantation, 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 Island Plantation, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 16.3% had 2 bedrooms and 42.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.2 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 Island Plantation, 55.1% were owned outright, 34.7% were owned with a mortgage and 10.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Island Plantation, of all households, 69.0% were family households, 20.7% were single person households and 10.3% were group households.

In Island Plantation, 21.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.4% 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 Island Plantation, 26.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Island Plantation, 75.9% 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 Island Plantation, 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 Island Plantation, 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 Island Plantation, 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)