Silky Oak

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 139 people in Silky Oak. Of these 53.9% were male and 46.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Silky Oak was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.6% of the population.

Of people in Silky Oak aged 15 years and over, 61.5% were married and 9.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Silky Oak, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Silky Oak 26.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 51.5% were in primary school, 9.1% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Silky Oak, 11.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Silky Oak were Australian 24.7%, English 22.4%, Italian 22.4%, Scottish 9.2% and Irish 6.9%.

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 Silky Oak (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Silky Oak, 87.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Finland 2.3% and Italy 2.3%.

In Silky Oak, 54.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Silky Oak, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 58.6%, Italy 16.4%, England 4.3%, Malta 2.9% and New Zealand 2.1%.

In Silky Oak, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 62.9%, Italy 15.0%, Malta 2.9%, New Zealand 2.1% and Finland 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Silky Oak were Catholic 53.7%, Anglican 13.2%, Pentecostal 8.1%, No Religion, so described 8.1% and Uniting Church 7.4%. In Silky Oak, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (91.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Silky Oak 86.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 5.8% and Finnish 2.2%.

Employment

There were 68 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Silky Oak. Of these 69.1% were employed full time, 22.1% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Silky Oak, 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 16.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Silky Oak were Labourers 25.5%, Managers 18.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.7%, Professionals 7.3% and Sales Workers 7.3%.

Of the employed people in Silky Oak, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 17.9%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 15.4%, Banking 15.4%, Sugar Manufacturing 10.3% and Road Freight Transport 10.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Silky Oak was $480.

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

In Silky Oak, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 68.3%, Worked at home 11.7%, Car, as passenger 5.0% and Walked only 5.0%. On the day, 4.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Silky Oak, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.2% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.9% 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 Silky Oak, 19.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Silky Oak, 22.5% were couple families with children, 60.0% were couple families without children and 17.5% were one parent families.

In Silky Oak, 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Silky Oak, of couple families with children, 20.6% had both partners employed full-time, 8.8% had both employed part-time and 26.5% 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 Silky Oak, 87.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Silky Oak, 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 Silky Oak, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.1% had 2 bedrooms and 63.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Silky Oak, 56.8% were owned outright, 25.0% were owned with a mortgage and 18.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Silky Oak, of all households, 80.0% were family households, 20.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Silky Oak, 21.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.7% 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 Silky Oak, 16.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Silky Oak, 70.4% 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 Silky Oak, 57.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.9% were female. The median age was 9 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 Silky Oak, 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 Silky Oak, 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)