Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 461 people in Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L). Of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L) was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.4% of the population.

Of people in Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L) aged 15 years and over, 44.5% were married and 18.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 42.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 21.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L) 24.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.0% were in primary school, 18.4% in secondary school and 23.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L) were English 31.9%, Australian 29.2%, Irish 10.9%, Scottish 8.9% and German 3.2%.

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 Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), 80.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.9%, England 3.4%, Germany 0.9%, United States of America 0.9% and Papua New Guinea 0.7%.

In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), 63.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.2%, England 5.9%, New Zealand 5.5%, Ireland 2.0% and Scotland 1.5%.

In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.8%, England 6.7%, New Zealand 6.1%, Germany 2.2% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L) were No Religion, so described 42.6%, Catholic 14.6%, Not stated 13.3%, Anglican 11.4% and Uniting Church 5.0%. In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (49.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L) 91.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tetum 0.9%, German 0.7%, Dutch 0.7%, Thai 0.7% and Filipino 0.7%.

Employment

There were 246 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L). Of these 62.2% were employed full time, 22.4% were employed part-time and 7.7% 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 Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), 7.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L) included Professionals 24.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Managers 14.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.7%, Sales Workers 7.3% and Labourers 7.3%.

Of the employed people in Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 9.4%, Local Government Administration 7.6%, Central Government Administration 7.0%, Secondary Education 5.3% and Primary Education 4.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L) was $857.

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In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 24.3%, Ferry, car as driver 24.3%, Worked at home 6.1%, Ferry 5.6% and Ferry, car as passenger 4.7%. On the day, 55.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 80.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.6% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), 31.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), 32.8% were couple families with children, 57.5% were couple families without children and 9.7% were one parent families.

In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), 21.4% of single parents were male and 78.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), of couple families with children, 21.9% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 12.3% 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 Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), 69.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 30.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Wagait Beach - Mandorah (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 Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), of occupied private dwellings 17.6% had 1 bedroom, 30.3% had 2 bedrooms and 30.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), 28.9% were owned outright, 47.4% were owned with a mortgage and 20.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), of all households, 70.5% were family households, 27.9% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), 20.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.9% 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 Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), 45.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), 77.1% 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 Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), 43.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 56.4% were female. The median age was 34 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 Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.9 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,624.

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In Wagait Beach - Mandorah (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,559.

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