East Carnarvon

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 902 people in East Carnarvon. Of these 52.5% were male and 47.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 18.1% of the population.

The median age of people in East Carnarvon was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.2% of the population.

Of people in East Carnarvon aged 15 years and over, 45.5% were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

In East Carnarvon, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In East Carnarvon 34.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.3% were in primary school, 13.8% in secondary school and 5.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in East Carnarvon, 14.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in East Carnarvon were Australian 38.9%, English 24.7%, Irish 5.1%, Italian 4.3% and Scottish 3.7%.

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 East Carnarvon (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In East Carnarvon, 75.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, New Zealand 0.6%, Portugal 0.6%, Ireland 0.4% and France 0.4%.

In East Carnarvon, 60.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In East Carnarvon, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.2%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 2.3%, Italy 1.7% and Croatia 1.5%.

In East Carnarvon, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.2%, England 4.5%, Italy 1.4%, New Zealand 1.1% and Portugal 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in East Carnarvon were No Religion, so described 37.0%, Catholic 25.9%, Not stated 14.2%, Anglican 14.0% and Churches of Christ 1.7%. In East Carnarvon, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In East Carnarvon 80.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included French 1.1%, Italian 0.8%, Vietnamese 0.6%, German 0.3% and Afrikaans 0.3%.

Employment

There were 417 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Carnarvon. Of these 60.7% were employed full time, 24.9% were employed part-time and 5.5% 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 East Carnarvon, 3.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in East Carnarvon included Clerical and Administrative Workers 20.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.3%, Managers 12.9%, Labourers 12.3%, Professionals 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.5% and Sales Workers 6.7%.

Of the employed people in East Carnarvon, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 5.6%, Local Government Administration 4.7%, State Government Administration 4.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.4% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in East Carnarvon was $721.

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In East Carnarvon, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.9%, Worked at home 5.9%, Car, as passenger 4.1%, Bus 3.6% and Walked only 3.3%. On the day, 2.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In East Carnarvon, 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, 28.1% 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, 22.8% 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 East Carnarvon, 28.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in East Carnarvon, 42.5% were couple families with children, 42.1% were couple families without children and 14.0% were one parent families.

In East Carnarvon, 23.5% of single parents were male and 76.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In East Carnarvon, of couple families with children, 23.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 21.6% 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 East Carnarvon, 88.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Carnarvon, 86.5% were separate houses, 1.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.6% were flats or apartments and 5.6% were other dwellings.

In East Carnarvon, of occupied private dwellings 6.0% had 1 bedroom, 14.0% had 2 bedrooms and 38.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Carnarvon, 32.7% were owned outright, 31.0% were owned with a mortgage and 33.0% were rented.

Household composition

In East Carnarvon, of all households, 70.4% were family households, 26.7% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In East Carnarvon, 21.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.7% 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 East Carnarvon, 27.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In East Carnarvon, 78.4% 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 East Carnarvon, 49.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.9% 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 East Carnarvon, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,237.

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

In East Carnarvon, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $235 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)