Dampier Peninsula

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,113 people in Dampier Peninsula. Of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 86.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Dampier Peninsula was 25 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 33.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.9% of the population.

Of people in Dampier Peninsula aged 15 years and over, 25.6% were married and 5.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Dampier Peninsula, of people aged 15 years and over, 13.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 28.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Dampier Peninsula 37.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.8% were in primary school, 17.6% in secondary school and 3.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Dampier Peninsula, 11.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Dampier Peninsula were Australian Aboriginal 64.1%, Australian 10.0%, English 5.9%, Macedonian 1.9% and Irish 1.8%.

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 Dampier Peninsula (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Dampier Peninsula, 92.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.0%, New Zealand 0.9%, Ireland 0.6%, South Africa 0.4% and Kenya 0.3%.

In Dampier Peninsula, 81.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 3.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Dampier Peninsula, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 83.8%, New Zealand 1.7%, England 1.4%, Malaysia 0.5% and Ireland 0.4%.

In Dampier Peninsula, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 85.2%, New Zealand 1.4%, England 0.9%, Ireland 0.7% and Italy 0.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Dampier Peninsula were Catholic 55.2%, Not stated 12.5%, No Religion, so described 12.1%, Other Protestant 7.4% and Christian, nfd 5.5%. In Dampier Peninsula, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (83.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Dampier Peninsula 57.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Bardi 22.8%, Kriol 1.8%, Italian 0.4%, Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 0.4% and Kimberley Area Languages, nec 0.4%.

Employment

There were 330 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dampier Peninsula. Of these 42.4% were employed full time, 36.7% were employed part-time and 15.8% 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 Dampier Peninsula, 12.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Dampier Peninsula included Professionals 24.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 22.0%, Managers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.4%, Labourers 9.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.9%, Sales Workers 6.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.7%.

Of the employed people in Dampier Peninsula, the most common responses for industry of employment included Combined Primary and Secondary Education 13.8%, Primary Education 9.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.9%, Other Allied Health Services 5.9% and Accommodation 4.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dampier Peninsula was $346.

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In Dampier Peninsula, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 48.0%, Car, as driver 26.0%, Car, as passenger 9.9%, Other 2.6% and Bus 1.8%. On the day, 2.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 37.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Dampier Peninsula, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.2% provided care for children and 9.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.3% 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 Dampier Peninsula, 20.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Dampier Peninsula, 44.3% were couple families with children, 14.5% were couple families without children and 36.4% were one parent families.

In Dampier Peninsula, 22.6% of single parents were male and 77.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Dampier Peninsula, of couple families with children, 11.7% had both partners employed full-time, 11.7% had both employed part-time and 13.9% 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 Dampier Peninsula, 89.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Dampier Peninsula, 90.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.4% were flats or apartments and 7.5% were other dwellings.

In Dampier Peninsula, of occupied private dwellings 4.0% had 1 bedroom, 19.8% had 2 bedrooms and 40.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Dampier Peninsula, 4.3% were owned outright, 1.3% were owned with a mortgage and 78.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Dampier Peninsula, of all households, 67.7% were family households, 31.3% were single person households and 1.0% were group households.

In Dampier Peninsula, 35.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.1% 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 Dampier Peninsula, 30.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 9.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Dampier Peninsula, 51.3% 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 Dampier Peninsula, 49.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.4% were female. The median age was 22 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 Dampier Peninsula, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $747.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Dampier Peninsula, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $95 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)