Snake Valley (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 308 people in Snake Valley (L). Of these 52.2% were male and 47.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Snake Valley (L) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.1% of the population.

Of people in Snake Valley (L) aged 15 years and over, 39.1% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Snake Valley (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 37.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Snake Valley (L) 32.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.2% were in primary school, 28.3% in secondary school and 16.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Snake Valley (L), 12.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Snake Valley (L) were English 33.5%, Australian 28.6%, Irish 11.1%, Scottish 7.1% and Dutch 4.2%.

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 Snake Valley (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Snake Valley (L), 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.8%, New Zealand 1.0% and Netherlands 1.0%.

In Snake Valley (L), 64.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Snake Valley (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.7%, England 9.2%, Scotland 2.7%, Netherlands 1.4% and New Zealand 1.0%.

In Snake Valley (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.5%, England 6.3%, Netherlands 3.0%, Malta 1.7% and New Zealand 1.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Snake Valley (L) were No Religion, so described 37.1%, Catholic 20.8%, Anglican 15.3%, Not stated 12.7% and Uniting Church 6.2%. In Snake Valley (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Snake Valley (L) 89.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 131 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Snake Valley (L). Of these 51.1% were employed full time, 32.8% were employed part-time and 9.2% 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 Snake Valley (L), 14.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 29.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Snake Valley (L) included Labourers 23.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.0%, Sales Workers 13.0%, Professionals 10.6%, Managers 9.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.9%.

Of the employed people in Snake Valley (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 15.0%, Takeaway Food Services 10.0%, Fruit and Vegetable Processing 6.7%, Other Hardware Goods Wholesaling 6.7% and Citrus Fruit Growing 5.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Snake Valley (L) was $473.

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In Snake Valley (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 71.4%, Car, as passenger 8.4% and Worked at home 7.6%. 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 76.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Snake Valley (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 64.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 9.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.2% 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 Snake Valley (L), 20.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Snake Valley (L), 52.2% were couple families with children, 26.1% were couple families without children and 21.7% were one parent families.

In Snake Valley (L), 29.4% of single parents were male and 70.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Snake Valley (L), of couple families with children, 9.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.9% had both employed part-time and 19.7% 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 Snake Valley (L), 94.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Snake Valley (L), 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 Snake Valley (L), of occupied private dwellings 2.5% had 1 bedroom, 14.0% had 2 bedrooms and 60.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Snake Valley (L), 50.4% were owned outright, 34.8% were owned with a mortgage and 12.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Snake Valley (L), of all households, 64.6% were family households, 35.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Snake Valley (L), 25.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.9% 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 Snake Valley (L), 35.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Snake Valley (L), 76.9% 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 Snake Valley (L), 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 16 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 Snake Valley (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $687.

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

In Snake Valley (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $228 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)