The Vines

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,855 people in The Vines. Of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in The Vines was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.2% of the population.

Of people in The Vines aged 15 years and over, 62.9% were married and 8.8% were either divorced or separated.

In The Vines, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In The Vines 31.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.9% were in primary school, 27.1% in secondary school and 16.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in The Vines, 18.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in The Vines were English 33.6%, Australian 22.5%, Scottish 8.5%, Irish 5.9% and Italian 3.4%.

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 The Vines (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In The Vines, 59.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 14.3%, South Africa 4.2%, New Zealand 3.8%, Scotland 2.6% and Zimbabwe 1.3%.

In The Vines, 35.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 46.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In The Vines, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 42.9%, England 17.8%, New Zealand 5.3%, South Africa 4.6% and Scotland 3.6%.

In The Vines, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 43.5%, England 17.5%, South Africa 4.9%, New Zealand 4.7% and Scotland 3.6%.

The most common responses for religion in The Vines were No Religion, so described 30.5%, Anglican 22.4%, Catholic 21.8%, Not stated 6.7% and Christian, nfd 4.3%. In The Vines, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In The Vines 86.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 2.4%, Italian 0.9%, Mandarin 0.5%, German 0.4% and Japanese 0.4%.

Employment

There were 2,726 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in The Vines. Of these 59.9% were employed full time, 28.3% were employed part-time and 6.8% 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 The Vines, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in The Vines included Professionals 16.9%, Managers 16.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Sales Workers 9.2%, Labourers 6.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.0%.

Of the employed people in The Vines, the most common responses for industry of employment included Iron Ore Mining 3.2%, Primary Education 3.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.3%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.1% and Takeaway Food Services 2.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in The Vines was $909.

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

In The Vines, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.2%, Worked at home 5.8%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Bus 2.0% and Train, car as driver 1.8%. On the day, 5.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In The Vines, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.7% provided care for children and 8.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.6% 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 The Vines, 29.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in The Vines, 54.3% were couple families with children, 38.3% were couple families without children and 6.7% were one parent families.

In The Vines, 17.2% of single parents were male and 82.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In The Vines, of couple families with children, 25.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 23.8% 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 The Vines, 90.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in The Vines, 93.7% were separate houses, 6.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In The Vines, of occupied private dwellings 0.3% had 1 bedroom, 1.7% had 2 bedrooms and 19.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.9. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in The Vines, 22.7% were owned outright, 64.2% were owned with a mortgage and 11.3% were rented.

Household composition

In The Vines, of all households, 87.3% were family households, 11.5% were single person households and 1.2% were group households.

In The Vines, 9.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 34.4% 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 The Vines, 18.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In The Vines, 94.8% 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 The Vines, 54.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.8% were female. The median age was 20 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 The Vines, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,463.

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

In The Vines, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $345 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,700.

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