Samford Village

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 796 people in Samford Village. Of these 46.6% were male and 53.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Samford Village was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.7% of the population.

Of people in Samford Village aged 15 years and over, 59.8% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Samford Village, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Samford Village 31.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.9% were in primary school, 29.4% in secondary school and 16.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Samford Village, 17.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Samford Village were English 34.7%, Australian 29.0%, Irish 8.9%, Scottish 6.8% and German 4.5%.

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

In Samford Village, 75.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.5%, New Zealand 2.8%, South Africa 1.6%, Germany 0.9% and United States of America 0.9%.

In Samford Village, 55.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Samford Village, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 61.6%, England 16.0%, New Zealand 4.7%, South Africa 1.7% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.3%.

In Samford Village, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.3%, England 13.0%, New Zealand 4.4%, South Africa 2.1% and Germany 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Samford Village were No Religion, so described 31.4%, Anglican 20.5%, Catholic 17.6%, Uniting Church 8.5% and Not stated 8.1%. In Samford Village, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Samford Village 92.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.0%, Spanish 0.6%, Arabic 0.4%, Hindi 0.4% and Thai 0.4%.

Employment

There were 348 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Samford Village. Of these 52.9% were employed full time, 39.4% were employed part-time and 3.2% 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 Samford Village, 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Samford Village included Professionals 30.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.2%, Managers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.9%, Labourers 8.2%, Sales Workers 7.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.3%.

Of the employed people in Samford Village, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 7.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%, Plumbing Services 3.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.5% and General Practice Medical Services 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Samford Village was $706.

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In Samford Village, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.2%, Worked at home 8.2%, Train 5.3%, Car, as passenger 4.7% and Train, car as driver 2.6%. On the day, 9.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Samford Village, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.9% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.4% 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 Samford Village, 31.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Samford Village, 52.3% were couple families with children, 36.4% were couple families without children and 10.0% were one parent families.

In Samford Village, 11.5% of single parents were male and 88.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Samford Village, of couple families with children, 19.1% had both partners employed full-time, 6.0% had both employed part-time and 22.1% 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 Samford Village, 94.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Samford Village, 90.9% were separate houses, 9.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Samford Village, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 11.1% had 2 bedrooms and 28.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Samford Village, 37.8% were owned outright, 36.4% were owned with a mortgage and 17.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Samford Village, of all households, 80.9% were family households, 17.7% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In Samford Village, 14.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 24.1% 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 Samford Village, 30.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Samford Village, 92.8% 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 Samford Village, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Samford Village, 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 Samford 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)