Point Arkwright

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 273 people in Point Arkwright. Of these 53.0% were male and 47.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Point Arkwright was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.1% of the population.

Of people in Point Arkwright aged 15 years and over, 44.9% were married and 24.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Point Arkwright, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Point Arkwright 26.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.8% were in primary school, 27.7% in secondary school and 20.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Point Arkwright, 15.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Point Arkwright were English 28.4%, Australian 26.6%, Scottish 15.4%, Irish 14.2% and German 3.0%.

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 Point Arkwright (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Point Arkwright, 80.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.0%, New Zealand 5.3% and United States of America 1.1%.

In Point Arkwright, 65.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Point Arkwright, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.7%, England 5.6%, New Zealand 4.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.5% and Wales 1.5%.

In Point Arkwright, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.6%, New Zealand 5.9%, England 5.1%, Northern Ireland 1.2% and Scotland 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Point Arkwright were No Religion, so described 32.4%, Catholic 21.2%, Anglican 15.1%, Not stated 10.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.8%. In Point Arkwright, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Point Arkwright 92.3% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 131 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Point Arkwright. Of these 51.9% were employed full time, 35.9% were employed part-time and 4.6% 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 Point Arkwright, 16.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Point Arkwright were Professionals 22.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 21.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 17.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.9%, Managers 9.2%, Sales Workers 8.4% and Labourers 7.6%.

Of the employed people in Point Arkwright, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 9.0%, Local Government Administration 9.0%, Other Social Assistance Services 9.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.5% and Specialist Medical Services 7.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Point Arkwright was $654.

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In Point Arkwright, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.0%, Worked at home 6.7%, Bus 4.2%, Car, as passenger 3.3% and Other 2.5%. On the day, 4.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Point Arkwright, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.4% 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 Point Arkwright, 26.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Point Arkwright, 35.4% were couple families with children, 50.8% were couple families without children and 13.8% were one parent families.

In Point Arkwright, 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Point Arkwright, of couple families with children, 17.6% had both partners employed full-time, 5.9% had both employed part-time and 13.7% 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 Point Arkwright, 67.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 32.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Point Arkwright, 68.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 31.8% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Point Arkwright, of occupied private dwellings 10.3% had 1 bedroom, 21.6% had 2 bedrooms and 39.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Point Arkwright, 34.2% were owned outright, 22.2% were owned with a mortgage and 43.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Point Arkwright, of all households, 57.9% were family households, 35.1% were single person households and 7.0% were group households.

In Point Arkwright, 28.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.0% 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 Point Arkwright, 34.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Point Arkwright, 83.2% 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 Point Arkwright, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 13 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 Point Arkwright, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 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 Point Arkwright, 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)