North West Cape

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 North West Cape. Of these 55.8% were male and 44.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

The median age of people in North West Cape was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.3% of the population.

Of people in North West Cape aged 15 years and over, 52.7% were married and 15.2% were either divorced or separated.

In North West Cape, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In North West Cape 32.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 9.4% were in primary school, 21.9% in secondary school and 9.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in North West Cape, 5.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 29.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North West Cape were English 33.7%, Australian 28.2%, Scottish 7.4%, Irish 6.7% and German 3.1%.

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 North West Cape (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In North West Cape, 75.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 5.0% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.5%.

In North West Cape, 55.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In North West Cape, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 64.6%, England 10.8%, Scotland 2.3%, Austria 2.3% and Netherlands 2.3%.

In North West Cape, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.2%, England 10.0%, Scotland 2.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.5% and South Africa 2.5%.

The most common responses for religion in North West Cape were No Religion, so described 50.0%, Anglican 20.6%, Not stated 16.7%, Catholic 10.3% and Lutheran 2.4%. In North West Cape, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (58.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In North West Cape 82.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Mandarin 2.3%.

Employment

There were 47 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North West Cape. Of these 44.7% were employed full time, 40.4% were employed part-time and 6.4% 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 North West Cape, 8.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in North West Cape were Professionals 34.8%, Managers 21.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.0%, Labourers 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.5%.

Of the employed people in North West Cape, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 25.0%, Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 15.0%, House Construction 15.0%, Scenic and Sightseeing Transport 15.0% and Airport Operations and Other Air Transport Support Services 15.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North West Cape was $662.

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

In North West Cape, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 49.0%, Worked at home 19.6%, Walked only 9.8% and Other 5.9%. 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 53.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North West Cape, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.9% provided care for children and 3.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.3% 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 North West Cape, 29.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North West Cape, 42.3% were couple families with children, 57.7% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In North West Cape, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In North West Cape, of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 10.7% had both employed part-time and 32.1% 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 North West Cape, 84.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.6% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in North West Cape, 24.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 75.9% were other dwellings.

In North West Cape, of occupied private dwellings 25.9% had 1 bedroom, 19.0% had 2 bedrooms and 15.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.7. The average household size was 2 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 North West Cape, 64.7% were owned outright, 15.7% were owned with a mortgage and 13.7% were rented.

Household composition

In North West Cape, of all households, 59.2% were family households, 40.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In North West Cape, 46.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.8% 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 North West Cape, 35.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In North West Cape, 65.2% 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 North West Cape, 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 North West Cape, 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 North West Cape, 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)