Low Head

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 572 people in Low Head. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Low Head was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 39.2% of the population.

Of people in Low Head aged 15 years and over, 53.2% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Low Head, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Low Head 21.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 12.0% were in primary school, 15.4% in secondary school and 12.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Low Head, 10.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Low Head were Australian 35.8%, English 31.9%, Scottish 8.1%, Irish 7.5% 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 Low Head (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Low Head, 75.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.2%, New Zealand 2.7%, South Africa 1.1%, Scotland 0.9% and Ireland 0.5%.

In Low Head, 60.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Low Head, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.1%, England 7.5%, New Zealand 3.4%, Scotland 2.7% and Germany 1.8%.

In Low Head, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.5%, England 9.3%, New Zealand 2.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.6% and Scotland 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Low Head were No Religion, so described 30.1%, Anglican 25.6%, Catholic 14.9%, Not stated 13.1% and Uniting Church 5.2%. In Low Head, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Low Head 88.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Afrikaans 0.9% and Italian 0.5%.

Employment

There were 215 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Low Head. Of these 56.7% were employed full time, 29.3% were employed part-time and 10.2% 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 Low Head, 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Low Head included Professionals 20.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.9%, Managers 12.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.2%, Sales Workers 7.2% and Labourers 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Low Head, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aluminium Smelting 10.7%, Port and Water Transport Terminal Operations 5.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1%, Local Government Administration 4.1% and Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Low Head was $504.

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

In Low Head, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 73.1%, Worked at home 4.4%, Car, as passenger 2.2%, Walked only 2.2% and Bus 1.6%. On the day, 1.6% 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 Low Head, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.7% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.9% 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 Low Head, 24.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Low Head, 24.2% were couple families with children, 61.4% were couple families without children and 14.4% were one parent families.

In Low Head, 16.7% of single parents were male and 83.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Low Head, of couple families with children, 16.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 14.0% 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 Low Head, 57.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 42.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Low Head, 78.4% were separate houses, 15.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 4.6% were other dwellings.

In Low Head, of occupied private dwellings 8.5% had 1 bedroom, 22.1% had 2 bedrooms and 44.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Low Head, 36.4% were owned outright, 26.8% were owned with a mortgage and 30.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Low Head, of all households, 60.3% were family households, 38.3% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In Low Head, 32.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.2% 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 Low Head, 34.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Low Head, 74.4% 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 Low Head, 80.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 20.0% were female. The median age was 33 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 Low Head, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.5 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $725.

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

In Low Head, 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)