Ocean Vista

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 306 people in Ocean Vista. Of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Ocean Vista was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.5% of the population.

Of people in Ocean Vista aged 15 years and over, 51.8% were married and 21.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Ocean Vista, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Ocean Vista 28.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.2% were in primary school, 16.0% in secondary school and 17.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Ocean Vista, 14.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Ocean Vista were Australian 39.2%, English 37.7%, Scottish 7.8%, Irish 7.0% 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 Ocean Vista (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Ocean Vista, 88.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.6%, South Africa 1.3%, Netherlands 1.0% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.0%.

In Ocean Vista, 80.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Ocean Vista, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 84.6%, England 6.0%, Scotland 1.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.3% and South Africa 1.3%.

In Ocean Vista, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 88.7%, England 3.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.3%, South Africa 1.3% and Scotland 1.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Ocean Vista were No Religion, so described 36.0%, Anglican 22.1%, Catholic 15.8%, Uniting Church 8.5% and Not stated 8.5%. In Ocean Vista, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Ocean Vista 94.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Cantonese 1.3%.

Employment

There were 152 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ocean Vista. Of these 63.8% were employed full time, 32.2% were employed part-time and 2.0% 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 Ocean Vista, 8.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Ocean Vista included Professionals 18.5%, Sales Workers 17.9%, Managers 14.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.6%, Labourers 6.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.6%.

Of the employed people in Ocean Vista, the most common responses for industry of employment included Secondary Education 10.2%, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Toiletry Goods Retailing 8.2%, Cheese and Other Dairy Product Manufacturing 7.1%, Legal Services 6.1% and Aged Care Residential Services 5.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ocean Vista was $682.

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In Ocean Vista, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 83.6%, Car, as passenger 6.2%, Walked only 2.1% and Worked at home 2.1%. 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 87.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Ocean Vista, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.2% provided care for children and 8.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.6% 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 Ocean Vista, 34.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Ocean Vista, 42.0% were couple families with children, 51.9% were couple families without children and 6.2% were one parent families.

In Ocean Vista, 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Ocean Vista, of couple families with children, 31.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 23.3% 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 Ocean Vista, 89.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Ocean Vista, 83.8% were separate houses, 13.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 2.9% were other dwellings.

In Ocean Vista, of occupied private dwellings 5.5% had 1 bedroom, 13.3% had 2 bedrooms and 52.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Ocean Vista, 40.9% were owned outright, 29.5% were owned with a mortgage and 22.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Ocean Vista, of all households, 62.9% were family households, 34.8% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Ocean Vista, 22.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.8% 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 Ocean Vista, 41.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Ocean Vista, 78.9% 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 Ocean Vista, 75.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 25.0% were female. The median age was 26 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 Ocean Vista, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $949.

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

In Ocean Vista, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $235 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)