Grass Patch

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 133 people in Grass Patch. Of these 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Grass Patch was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.8% of the population.

Of people in Grass Patch aged 15 years and over, 66.7% were married and 4.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Grass Patch, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 0.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Grass Patch 34.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.3% were in primary school, 10.3% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Grass Patch, 22.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Grass Patch were Australian 41.6%, English 29.5%, Irish 7.4%, Scottish 4.7% and German 2.0%.

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 Grass Patch (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Grass Patch, 80.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Ireland 2.3%.

In Grass Patch, 70.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Grass Patch, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 75.0%, England 4.5%, New Zealand 3.0% and Ireland 2.3%.

In Grass Patch, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 75.2%, England 2.4% and Ireland 2.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Grass Patch were No Religion, so described 47.6%, Not stated 17.5%, Catholic 11.9%, Anglican 10.3% and Lutheran 7.1%. In Grass Patch, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (55.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Grass Patch 82.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 67 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Grass Patch. Of these 67.2% were employed full time, 22.4% 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 Grass Patch, 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 58.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Grass Patch were Managers 60.9%, Labourers 17.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 4.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Grass Patch, the only responses for industry of employent were Other Grain Growing 60.0%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 16.4%, Turf Growing 10.9% and Primary Education 7.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Grass Patch was $930.

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

In Grass Patch, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Worked at home 38.8%, Car, as driver 34.3%, Walked only 10.4% and Other 4.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 34.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Grass Patch, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 3.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 42.6% 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 Grass Patch, 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Grass Patch, 51.9% were couple families with children, 37.0% were couple families without children and 11.1% were one parent families.

In Grass Patch, 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Grass Patch, of couple families with children, 31.0% had both partners employed full-time, 10.3% had both employed part-time and 31.0% 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 Grass Patch, 74.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.6% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Grass Patch, 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 Grass Patch, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 7.7% had 2 bedrooms and 48.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.9 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 Grass Patch, 54.3% were owned outright, 8.6% were owned with a mortgage and 37.1% were rented.

Household composition

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

In Grass Patch, 8.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 31.4% 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 Grass Patch, 8.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 50.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Grass Patch, 85.0% 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 Grass Patch, 100.0% 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 Grass Patch, 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 Grass Patch, 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)