Nepean Bay

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 131 people in Nepean Bay. Of these 54.8% were male and 45.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Nepean Bay was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.7% of the population.

Of people in Nepean Bay aged 15 years and over, 37.8% were married and 24.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Nepean Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 29.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Nepean Bay 26.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.2% were in primary school, 30.3% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Nepean Bay, 14.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Nepean Bay were English 34.6%, Australian 25.8%, German 8.2%, Scottish 7.5% and Irish 5.7%.

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 Nepean Bay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Nepean Bay, 57.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 14.0%, Germany 2.3%, Italy 2.3% and India 2.3%.

In Nepean Bay, 54.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Nepean Bay, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 61.4%, England 13.4% and Egypt 2.4%.

In Nepean Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 57.7%, England 15.3%, Scotland 2.2%, Austria 2.2% and Germany 2.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Nepean Bay were No Religion, so described 36.0%, Not stated 21.6%, Anglican 17.6%, Uniting Church 12.0% and Islam 4.8%. In Nepean Bay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Nepean Bay 76.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Arabic 4.4% and German 2.9%.

Employment

There were 68 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nepean Bay. Of these 42.6% were employed full time, 45.6% were employed part-time and 5.9% 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 Nepean Bay, 19.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Nepean Bay included Community and Personal Service Workers 20.3%, Labourers 20.3%, Managers 14.1%, Professionals 14.1%, Sales Workers 12.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.2% and Technicians and Trades Workers 4.7%.

Of the employed people in Nepean Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep Farming (Specialised) 19.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 11.1%, Accommodation 11.1%, Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 8.3% and Cafes and Restaurants 8.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Nepean Bay was $506.

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

In Nepean Bay, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 65.0%, Worked at home 10.0%, Train, taxi 5.0% and Ferry, car as driver 5.0%. On the day, 10.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Nepean Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.7% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 33.3% 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 Nepean Bay, 24.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Nepean Bay, 29.6% were couple families with children, 59.3% were couple families without children and 11.1% were one parent families.

In Nepean Bay, 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Nepean Bay, of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 20.0% had both employed part-time and 20.0% 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 Nepean Bay, 70.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 29.6% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Nepean Bay, 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 Nepean Bay, of occupied private dwellings 9.6% had 1 bedroom, 40.4% had 2 bedrooms and 30.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.1 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 Nepean Bay, 40.7% were owned outright, 44.1% were owned with a mortgage and 15.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Nepean Bay, of all households, 52.7% were family households, 41.8% were single person households and 5.5% were group households.

In Nepean Bay, 38.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Nepean Bay, 32.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Nepean Bay, 69.6% 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 Nepean Bay, 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 Nepean Bay, 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 Nepean Bay, 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)