Herdsmans Cove

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,120 people in Herdsmans Cove. Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 18.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Herdsmans Cove was 27 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 29.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.2% of the population.

Of people in Herdsmans Cove aged 15 years and over, 24.2% were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Herdsmans Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 22.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Herdsmans Cove 37.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.4% were in primary school, 15.0% in secondary school and 9.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Herdsmans Cove, 13.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Herdsmans Cove were Australian 38.7%, English 36.4%, Irish 6.2%, Scottish 3.6% and German 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 Herdsmans Cove (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Herdsmans Cove, 85.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 1.0%, Germany 0.3% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.3%.

In Herdsmans Cove, 79.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 2.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Herdsmans Cove, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 83.1%, England 1.8%, New Zealand 0.6%, Scotland 0.4% and Germany 0.4%.

In Herdsmans Cove, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 84.5%, England 2.2%, Wales 0.3%, Germany 0.3% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Herdsmans Cove were No Religion, so described 51.3%, Anglican 19.0%, Not stated 13.3%, Catholic 10.9% and Uniting Church 1.7%. In Herdsmans Cove, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (58.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Herdsmans Cove 86.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Somali 0.4% and Mandarin 0.3%.

Employment

There were 306 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Herdsmans Cove. Of these 41.8% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 23.2% 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 Herdsmans Cove, 14.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 30.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Herdsmans Cove included Labourers 29.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Sales Workers 11.7%, Professionals 3.3% and Managers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Herdsmans Cove, the most common responses for industry of employment included Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 8.8%, Road Freight Transport 5.3%, Other Social Assistance Services 5.3%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.7% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Herdsmans Cove was $424.

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In Herdsmans Cove, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.1%, Car, as passenger 8.1%, Bus 6.4%, Motorbike/scooter 1.3% and Car as driver, car as passenger 1.3%. On the day, 6.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Herdsmans Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.0% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.3% 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 Herdsmans Cove, 19.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Herdsmans Cove, 30.7% were couple families with children, 20.2% were couple families without children and 46.6% were one parent families.

In Herdsmans Cove, 17.1% of single parents were male and 82.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Herdsmans Cove, of couple families with children, 12.7% had both partners employed full-time, 2.1% had both employed part-time and 10.6% 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 Herdsmans Cove, 94.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Herdsmans Cove, 97.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Herdsmans Cove, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 5.6% had 2 bedrooms and 88.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Herdsmans Cove, 10.5% were owned outright, 18.8% were owned with a mortgage and 66.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Herdsmans Cove, of all households, 75.2% were family households, 22.3% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

In Herdsmans Cove, 40.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.9% 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 Herdsmans Cove, 38.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Herdsmans Cove, 62.4% 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 Herdsmans Cove, 51.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.5% were female. The median age was 19 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 Herdsmans Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $772.

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

In Herdsmans Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $195 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $823.

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