Turners Marsh

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 254 people in Turners Marsh. Of these 52.8% were male and 47.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Turners Marsh was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.4% of the population.

Of people in Turners Marsh aged 15 years and over, 53.8% were married and 12.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Turners Marsh, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Turners Marsh 32.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.2% were in primary school, 27.4% in secondary school and 9.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Turners Marsh, 4.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 26.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Turners Marsh were Australian 37.4%, English 30.4%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 4.9% and German 3.0%.

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 Turners Marsh (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Turners Marsh, 87.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 2.8%.

In Turners Marsh, 72.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Turners Marsh, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 84.7%, England 3.6%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.2%, Scotland 1.2% and Germany 1.2%.

In Turners Marsh, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.9%, England 5.6%, New Zealand 1.2%, Indonesia 1.2% and Malaysia 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Turners Marsh were No Religion, so described 28.8%, Catholic 25.8%, Anglican 22.3%, Not stated 14.2% and Uniting Church 3.8%. In Turners Marsh, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Turners Marsh 92.5% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 129 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Turners Marsh. Of these 59.7% were employed full time, 33.3% were employed part-time and 2.3% 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 Turners Marsh, 14.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Turners Marsh included Technicians and Trades Workers 22.1%, Labourers 15.6%, Professionals 14.8%, Managers 12.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.4% and Sales Workers 2.5%.

Of the employed people in Turners Marsh, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 11.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.6%, Secondary Education 6.3%, Takeaway Food Services 5.1% and Other Social Assistance Services 5.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Turners Marsh was $739.

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

In Turners Marsh, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 74.6%, Worked at home 7.7%, Car, as passenger 4.6% and Car as driver, bicycle 2.3%. 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 80.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Turners Marsh, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.3% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.2% 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 Turners Marsh, 31.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Turners Marsh, 46.8% were couple families with children, 31.6% were couple families without children and 21.5% were one parent families.

In Turners Marsh, 23.5% of single parents were male and 76.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Turners Marsh, of couple families with children, 23.3% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 16.7% 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 Turners Marsh, 94.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Turners Marsh, 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 Turners Marsh, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 4.9% had 2 bedrooms and 39.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Turners Marsh, 30.9% were owned outright, 59.3% were owned with a mortgage and 3.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Turners Marsh, of all households, 77.1% were family households, 22.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Turners Marsh, 13.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.9% 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 Turners Marsh, 17.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 48.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Turners Marsh, 69.6% 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 Turners Marsh, 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 13 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Turners Marsh, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,999.

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

In Turners Marsh, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,679.

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