Opossum Bay

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 329 people in Opossum Bay. Of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Opossum Bay was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 27.1% of the population.

Of people in Opossum Bay aged 15 years and over, 51.2% were married and 16.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Opossum Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Opossum Bay 22.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.4% were in primary school, 19.7% in secondary school and 16.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Opossum Bay, 12.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Opossum Bay were English 40.7%, Australian 28.5%, Irish 11.3%, Scottish 4.9% and German 3.3%.

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 Opossum Bay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Opossum Bay, 76.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 9.5%, Wales 0.9%, Netherlands 0.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.9% and United States of America 0.9%.

In Opossum Bay, 66.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Opossum Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.4%, England 11.0%, Ireland 2.5%, South Africa 1.9% and Netherlands 1.6%.

In Opossum Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.1%, England 10.3%, Ireland 1.9%, South Africa 1.6% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Opossum Bay were No Religion, so described 37.7%, Anglican 23.8%, Catholic 12.2%, Not stated 11.6% and Christian, nfd 4.6%. In Opossum Bay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Opossum Bay 91.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.9% and Mandarin 0.9%.

Employment

There were 141 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Opossum Bay. Of these 46.8% were employed full time, 36.9% were employed part-time and 5.0% 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 Opossum Bay, 10.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Opossum Bay included Professionals 35.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.4%, Managers 10.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.2%, Sales Workers 10.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4%, Labourers 3.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.3%.

Of the employed people in Opossum Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 10.0%, Primary Education 10.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.0%, Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 4.0% and Accommodation 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Opossum Bay was $494.

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

In Opossum Bay, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 61.6%, Car, as passenger 8.0% and Worked at home 7.2%. 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 68.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Opossum Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.6% provided care for children and 14.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.8% 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 Opossum Bay, 29.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Opossum Bay, 28.7% were couple families with children, 53.2% were couple families without children and 18.1% were one parent families.

In Opossum Bay, 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Opossum Bay, of couple families with children, 10.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 16.5% 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 Opossum Bay, 53.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 46.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Opossum Bay, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Opossum Bay, of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 21.0% had 2 bedrooms and 51.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Opossum Bay, 44.4% were owned outright, 35.9% were owned with a mortgage and 16.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Opossum Bay, of all households, 65.5% were family households, 32.4% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

In Opossum Bay, 32.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.7% 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 Opossum Bay, 29.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Opossum Bay, 84.8% 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 Opossum Bay, 61.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 38.1% were female. The median age was 29 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 Opossum Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,187.

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

In Opossum Bay, 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)