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Community profile for ‘Fremantle’
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Introduction Page 3 introduces the indicators, the selected area, the software and the organisations behind it
Population
There are 39,005 people living in Fremantle
See pages 4-9 for more information on population by age and gender,
indigenous population by ae and gender, social marital status… Housing
The median house price is 9.8 times the median household income in
Fremantle, compared to 6.7 for Western Australia
See pages 37-45 for more information on dwelling size, affordability, tenure,
landlord type, housing type, moving house and digital services…
Culture & migration
35% of people in Fremantle were born overseas, compared with 37% for
Western Australia
See pages 10-16 for more information on ancestry and ethnicity, Australian
born and English speaking, household language, country of birth, arrival in
Australia and religion…
Education & skills
62.7% of people completed Yr 12 in Fremantle, compared with 53.5% in
Western Australia
See pages 46-49 for more information on qualifications; school attainment,
Australian Early Development Census (AEDC)…
Centrelink payments
There are 28 Centrelink payments per 100 people in Fremantle, compared
with 30 for Western Australia
See pages 17-25 for more information on centrelink payments; combined, low
income, students and unemployed, families, older people and disability… Economy
The median weekly household income is $1,682, compared with $1,611 for
Western Australia
See pages 50-58 for more information on income, workforce, occupation,
industry, voluntary workers, businesses by size and turnover…
Health & wellbeing
Median age at death is 86 years for females and 80 years for males,
compared with 82 years and 76 years respectively for Western Australia
See pages 26-34 for more information on disabilities, immunisations, births,
maternal health, life expectancy, mortality, health care visits, cancer screening,
risk factors, disease, mental health and healthy lifestyles…
Transport
7.2% of people take public transport to work, compared with 6.1% for Western
Australia
See pages 59-60 for more information on car ownership; number of cars per
household, method of travel to work…
Disadvantaged areas
Fremantle is in the SEIFA index of disadvantage percentile 64, compared to
56 for Western Australia. (A lower percentile indicates an area is relatively
disadvantaged compared to an area in a higher percentile).
See pages 35-36 for more information on Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas
(SEIFA) relative advantage and disadvantage…
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What information is shown here?
The information on this page shows the number of people living in Fremantle. These
population figures provide detail of the structure of the population by broad age bands
and sex. The information boxes break down the overall population by gender, followed
by young people, working age (15-64), 65+ and families with young children.
Census data is published by statistical area level 1 (SA1), which is, on average, around
400 households. It is the most accurate estimate for small area populations immediately
following publications, but becomes less reliable over time.
Estimate Resident Population (ERP) is estimated as at 30 June each year and
published by statistical area level 2 (SA2). When we disaggregate this for small areas,
we assume this population is spread evenly over the area.
The population density is calculated by dividing the population of the area (Census
2018) by its area in square kilometres (ABS 3218.0 - Regional Population Growth,
Australia, 2018). The result is expressed as a number of people per square kilometre.
The charts on the next two pages show population by broad age group, by age and
gender breakdowns and projections to 2027.
Population at last Census Total population aged 0-
14
Working
age
population
(15-64)
Aged 65+
36,605 5,485 24,690
6,445
48.3% male; 51.7% female
15.0% (Western Australia =
19.3%)
67.4%
(Western
Australia =
66.7%)
17.6% (Western Australia
= 14.0%)
Census 2016. Rates calculated as proportion of total population (Census 2016).
Estimated resident
population (2018)
Families with dependent
children
Median age
Population density
(persons/km2)
39,005
3,965
42
years
2544.1
persons per
km2
Western Australia= 2,595,190
43.0% (Western Australia =
47.6%)
Western
Australia= 37
years
Western Australia= 490.9
persons
Estimated resident
population, June 2018
ABS catalogue 3218.0
Rate calculated as
proportion of total
families (Census 2016).
Census
2016
Census 2018
ABS 3218.0 Regional
Population Growth
(2018)
Population: Age and gender
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Females (0-4
years)
Females (5-9
years)
Females (10-
14 years)
Females (15-
19 years)
Females (20-
24 years)
933 928 899
917
1,054
4.9% (Western
Australia= 6.4%)
4.9% (Western
Australia= 6.5%)
4.8% (Western
Australia= 5.9%)
4.8% (Western
Australia=
5.9%)
5.6% (Western
Australia=
6.3%)
Males (0-4 years) Males (5-9
years)
Males (10-14
years)
Males (15-19
years)
Males (20-24
years)
912
925 871
855
942
5.2% (Western
Australia= 6.7%)
5.2% (Western
Australia= 6.8%)
4.9% (Western
Australia= 6.2%)
4.8% (Western
Australia=
6.2%)
5.3% (Western
Australia=
6.7%)
Census 2016. Rates calculated as proportion of total males and total females (Census 2016).
Figure: Population by age groups, difference between 2011 and 2016 Census in Fremantle
Population: Age and gender
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Figure: Population by broad age groups
Source: Census 2016 Figure: Population by age and gender
Source: Census 2016
Figure: Population change
Source: ABS 3235.0, Population by Age and Sex, Regions of Australia, 2010 to 2016 Figure: Population projections
Source: Customised projections for 30 June 2013 (first projected year) to 30 June 2027, prepared for the Australian
Government Department of Social Services by the Australian Bureau of Statistics 3222.0
Population: Age and gender
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What information is shown here?
This page shows a summary of Indigenous populations by age and gender.
Indigenous populations are defined as persons who identified as being of
Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin in the Census.
The percentages in the blue boxes with breakdowns by age and gender, and
the population pyramid below, show the percentage of the Indigenous
population that falls into each age bracket. So if Males age 10-14 is 12%, it
means that 12% of the Indigenous males in the area are aged 10-14.
Figure: Indigenous population by age and gender
Source: Census 2016
Indigenous people Indigenous
males
Indigenous
females
490 240 235
1.3% (Western
Australia = 3.1%)
1.4% (Western
Australia = 3.1%)
1.2% (Western
Australia = 3.1%)
Census 2016. Rates calculated as proportion of total population,
total males and females (Census 2016)
Indigenous females
(0-4 years)
Indigenous
females (5-10
years)
Indigenous
females (10-14
years)
Indigenous
females (15-19
years)
Indigenous
females (20-24
years)
35 25 15
10
15
15.7% (Western
Australia = 10.7%)
10.6% (Western
Australia = 11.2%)
7.2% (Western
Australia = 10.9%)
3.4% (Western
Australia = 9.4%)
6.8% (Western
Australia = 8.4%)
Indigenous males
(0-4 years)
Indigenous
males (5-10
years)
Indigenous
males (10-14
years)
Indigenous
males (15-19
years)
Indigenous
males (20-24
years)
25
20 30
25
10
11.2% (Western
Australia = 11.4%)
8.3% (Western
Australia = 11.6%)
11.6% (Western
Australia = 11.0%)
9.5% (Western
Australia =
10.1%)
4.1% (Western
Australia = 9.1%)
Census 2016. Rates calculated as proportion of female and male indigenous population (Census 2016).
Population: Indigenous populations
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What information is shown here?
The information on this page shows the composition of households in Fremantle.
Social Marital Status is applicable to all persons aged 15 years and over who were usually
resident and present in the household on Census Night. It is not applicable to persons in
non‐private dwellings. Social marital status is the relationship status of an individual to
another person who is usually resident in the household. For the purpose of this data
collection, a marriage exists when two people live together as husband and wife, or
partners, regardless of whether the marriage is formalised through registration. Individuals
are, therefore, regarded as married if they are in a de facto marriage, or if they are living
with the person to whom they are registered as legally married.
Note: de facto marriage for opposite sex couples includes persons who report de facto,
partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend. Where
information about same‐sex couples is volunteered in the relationship question it is
included in the family coding and the person is classified as a partner in a de facto
marriage.
Widowed refers to a person whose spouse in a registered marriage has died and who has
not remarried.
Divorced refers to a person who has formally ended his or her registered marriage by
legal means and who has not remarried. People who have obtained a decree nisi are
considered to be divorced.
Note: a person who has formally ended a registered marriage and has remarried is
classified as married only. They are not counted as divorced.
Divorced Widowed Separated
3,450 1,645 955 11.1% (Western
Australia = 8.4%)
5.3% (Western Australia =
4.4%)
3.1% (Western Australia =
3.2%)
Married Never married
12,795 12,285 41.1% (Western
Australia = 48.8%)
39.5% (Western Australia =
35.2%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as proportion of total population aged 15+ (Census 2016)
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Figure: Population by social marital status
Source: Census 2016
Figure: Population by social marital status, difference between 2011 and 2016 Census in
Fremantle
Population: Social marital status
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What information is shown here?
The information on the right shows the estimated number of people who were likely to
have been homeless on Census night in 2016 compared to 2011.
This includes the following groups of people:
Persons living in improvised dwellings, tents or sleeping out;
Persons in supported accommodation for the homeless;
Persons staying temporarily with other households;
Persons living in boarding houses;
Persons in other temporary lodgings; and
Persons living in 'severely' crowded dwellings.
Homelessness is defined by the ABS: When a person does not have suitable
accommodation alternatives they are considered homeless if their current living
arrangement:
is in a dwelling that is inadequate; or
has no tenure, or if their initial tenure is short and not extendable; or
does not allow them to have control of, and access to space for social relations.
Further information on the definition of homelessness can be found in the Information
Paper - Methodology for Estimating Homelessness from the Census of Population and
Housing, 2012 (cat. no. 2049.0.55.001)
The chart on the right shows the percentage change in the total number of homeless
persons
Total number of homeless
persons (2016)
Total number of homeless
persons (2011)
Fremantle 337 374
Australia 116,427 102,439
Western Australia 9,022 9,206
Figure: Percentage change in total number of homeless persons 2011-2016
Source: Census 2016
Homeless people
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What information is shown here?
The information on the right shows the number of people in Fremantle by
ancestry.
A person's ancestry, when used in conjunction with the person's country of birth
and whether the person's parents were born in Australia or overseas, provides a
good indication of the ethnic background of first and second generation
Australians. Ancestry is particularly useful to identify distinct ethnic or cultural
groups within Australia such as Maoris or Australian South Sea Islanders, and
groups which are spread across countries such as Kurds or Indians, where
country of birth does not identify these groups. The 2016 Census uses the
Australian Standard Classification of Cultural and Ethnic Groups (ASCCEG)
2016 to classify responses given to the ancestry question. More detail on
Australia’s most common 20 ancestries by parents’ country of birth and
languages spoken at home is on page 10.
Note: respondents can identify more than one ancestry – see question below
Question 18 (Census 2016)
What is the Person's ancestry?
Provide up to two ancestries only.
Responses available are: English, Irish, Scottish, Italian, German, Chinese,
Australian, and 'Other - please specify'. The response 'Other - please specify'
requires a written response. Examples of 'Other - please specify' are GREEK,
VIETNAMESE, HMONG, DUTCH, KURDISH, MAORI, LEBANESE,
AUSTRALIAN SOUTH SEA ISLANDER.
Australian ancestry Australasian - non
Australian
Australian Aboriginal
ancestry Asian ancestry
10,530 715 75 1,000 28.8% (Western Australia =
30.7%)
2.0% (Western Australia
= 2.3%)
0.2% (Western Australia =
0.8%)
2.7% (Western Australia =
7.9%)
British ancestry European (non-
British) ancestry Other
24,045 7,580 3,665
65.7% (Western Australia =
53.9%)
20.7% (Western Australia
= 13.5%)
10.0% (Western Australia =
12.0%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as proportion of total population (Census
2016) Source
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Figure: Population by ancestry
Source: Census 2016
Figure: Population by ancestry, difference between Census 2011 and 2016 in Fremantle
Culture and Migration: Ancestry and ethnicity
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What information is shown here?
The information on the right shows the number of people in Fremantle born in Australia and
outside Australia (percentages may not sum to 100, as ‘Not stated’ is an output category in
this Census question). It also shows people who speak languages other than English at
home and those who speak English not well or not at all. Responses to the question on
speaking English well are subjective. For example, one respondent may consider that a
response of 'well' is appropriate if they can communicate well enough to do the shopping
while another respondent of similar English proficiency may respond with ‘not well’ .
Proficiency in spoken English should be regarded as an indicator of a person's ability to
speak English and should be interpreted with care. Nevertheless, it is a useful indicator of
the ethnicity of the population and for the planning and provision of multilingual services.
More detail on country of birth and year of arrival is on page 11.
Figure: Population born outside of Australia
Source: Census 2016
Born in Australia Born outside
Australia
People who speak language other
than English at home
22,725 12,775 4,890 62.1% (Western Australia =
60.3%)
34.7% (Western
Australia = 36.6%) 13.4% (Western Australia = 17.6%)
Females who speak
language other than
English at home
Males who speak
language other
than English at
home
Speaks English not well or not at
all
2,680 2,195 580 14.2% (Western Australia =
18.1%)
12.4% (Western
Australia = 17.0%) 5.5% (Western Australia = 5.7%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as proportion of total population (Census 2016)
Figure: Population by language spoken at home
Source: Census 2016
Culture and Migration: Australian born and English speaking
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Figure: Population born outside of Australia, difference between Census 2011 and 2016
Figure: Speaks English not well or not at all, difference between 2011 and 2016 Census
Culture and Migration: Australian born and English speaking
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What information is shown here?
The table below shows the number and percentage of people in Fremantle by
ancestry based on parent’s country of birth.
Ancestry Fremantle Western Australia
English 14,640 40.0 931,155 37.6
Australian 10,530 28.8 760,040 30.7
Other 3,435 9.4 266,810 10.8
Irish 4,950 13.5 224,370 9.1
Scottish 4,050 11.1 214,165 8.7
Chinese 515 1.4 103,695 4.2
Italian 3,345 9.1 122,945 5.0
German 1,330 3.6 73,060 3.0
Indian 330 0.9 68,790 2.8
Greek 245 0.7 15,115 0.6
Dutch 685 1.9 47,050 1.9
Filipino 200 0.5 35,465 1.4
Vietnamese 65 0.2 21,690 0.9
Lebanese 40 0.1 3,155 0.1
New Zealander 430 1.2 31,790 1.3
Polish 345 0.9 20,725 0.8
Maltese 70 0.2 4,560 0.2
Welsh 460 1.3 22,080 0.9
Australian Aboriginal 75 0.2 20,725 0.8
Maori 145 0.4 27,460 1.1
The table below shows the number and percentage of people in Fremantle who speak a
language other than English at home. Both tables display the 20 most common ancestries
and languages for Australia. Source = Census 2016.
Household language Fremantle Western Australia
Chinese languages 220 0.6 71,540 2.9
Indo Aryan languages 120 0.3 48,680 2.0
Arabic 40 0.1 14,135 0.6
Southeast Asian Austronesian 210 0.6 44,130 1.8
Vietnamese 40 0.1 20,235 0.8
Italian 1,490 4.1 29,390 1.2
Greek 60 0.2 4,800 0.2
Spanish 250 0.7 10,420 0.4
Korean 35 0.1 7,100 0.3
German 305 0.8 9,325 0.4
Tamil 25 0.1 6,885 0.3
French 355 1.0 9,605 0.4
Macedonian 20 0.1 5,845 0.2
Australian Indigenous 15 0.0 10,255 0.4
Turkish 30 0.1 1,720 0.1
Persian 60 0.2 6,700 0.3
Croatian 235 0.6 5,550 0.2
Japanese 120 0.3 5,865 0.2
Thai 65 0.2 6,410 0.3
Serbian 65 0.2 5,030 0.2
Culture and Migration: Ancestry and household language
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What information is shown here?
The table below shows the proportion of the population in Fremantle by year of
arrival in Australia. This variable records the year of arrival in Australia for people
born overseas who intend staying in Australia for at least one year.
The table to the right shows the percentage of people living in Fremantle by country
of birth. Displaying the top 20 values for Australia. This shows an individual’s self-
reported country of birth on Census Night. For the 2016 Census, the 'Standard
Australian Classification of Countries (SACC), 2016 is used to classify responses
for country of birth of person. Source: Census 2016
Country of birth
Fremantle Western Australia
Number % Number %
Australia 22,725 62.1 1,492,865 60.3
England 3,180 8.7 194,165 7.8
New Zealand 875 2.4 79,220 3.2
China excl SARs and
Taiwan 90 0.2 27,070 1.1
India 175 0.5 49,380 2.0
Philippines 175 0.5 30,830 1.2
Vietnam 35 0.1 15,835 0.6
Italy 1,015 2.8 19,215 0.8
South Africa 335 0.9 40,990 1.7
Malaysia 125 0.3 29,130 1.2
Scotland 375 1.0 26,060 1.1
Sri Lanka 35 0.1 7,800 0.3
Germany 255 0.7 10,955 0.4
Korea Republic of South 45 0.1 6,870 0.3
Greece 30 0.1 2,310 0.1
Hong Kong SAR of China 45 0.1 6,115 0.2
United States 280 0.8 9,300 0.4
Lebanon 05 0.0 1,095 0.0
Ireland 345 0.9 18,040 0.7
Indonesia 55 0.1 11,400 0.5
Year of arrival Fremantle Western Australia
Number % Number %
Before 1946 40 0.4 1,500 0.2
1946 to 1955 605 5.8 23,715 3.0
1956 to 1965 995 9.5 35,855 4.5
1966 to 1975 1,650 15.7 93,425 11.7
1976 to 1985 1,180 11.2 71,900 9.0
1986 to 1995 1,335 12.7 95,180 11.9
2006 to 2010 1,290 12.3 119,060 14.9
2011 1,230 11.7 152,865 19.2
2012 360 3.4 33,505 4.2
2013 390 3.7 40,105 5.0
2014 360 3.4 33,370 4.2
Culture and Migration: Country of birth and arrival in Australia
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What information is shown here?
The information on the right shows the number of people living in Fremantle by religious
belief, categorised by the five most common religions, other religion and no religion.
A question on religious denomination has been included in all Australian censuses, but
answering this question has always been optional. The option not to answer this
question is provided for in legislation. Responses to the religion question are coded to
the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups (ASCRG). The Australian
Standard Classification of Religious Groups (ASCRG), 2016 is used in the 2016 Census
to code responses to the religion question.
Figure: Population by religion
Source: Census 2016
Christian Buddhist Hindu Jewish
15,490 545 140 90 42.3% (Western
Australia = 49.8%)
1.5% (Western
Australia = 2.1%)
0.4% (Western
Australia = 1.6%)
0.2% (Western
Australia = 0.2%)
Muslim Sikhism Secular beliefs Spiritual beliefs
165 25 205 140 0.5% (Western
Australia = 2.0%)
0.1% (Western
Australia = 0.5%)
0.6% (Western
Australia = 0.3%)
0.4% (Western
Australia = 0.2%)
Other religion No religion
Religious
affiliation not
stated
210 15,130 4,480
0.6% (Western
Australia = 0.9%)
41.3% (Western
Australia = 32.5%)
12.2% (Western
Australia = 10.3%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as proportion of total population (Census 2016)
Figure: Population by religion in Fremantle, difference between Census 2011 and 2016
Culture and Migration: Religion
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Centrelink Payments: Combined measures and low income
What information is shown here?
The first information box and chart on this page shows how many government
payments are made by the Department of Social Services (DSS) in Fremantle. This
includes: ABSTUDY (Living allowance), ABSTUDY (Non-living allowance), Age
Pension, Austudy, Carer Allowance, Carer Payment, Disability Support Pension,
Double Orphan Pension, Family Tax Benefit A, Family Tax Benefit B, Newstart
Allowance, Parenting Payment Partnered, Parenting Payment Single, Partner
Allowance, Sickness Allowance, Special Benefit, Widow Allowance, Widow B
Pension, Youth Allowance (other), Youth Allowance (student and apprentice). If a
person receives Family Tax Benefit A every fortnight that is counted as one
payment. If they also receive Family Tax Benefit B that is counted as two payments.
The other information boxes show the following payment types:
The Health Care Card (HCC) is issued to recipients of certain social security
benefit or allowance payments to provide access to health concessions,
including cheaper pharmaceutical medicines. Low-income earners may claim
the HCC.
The Low-Income Health Care Card (LIC) can be claimed by low income
earners, providing them access to health concessions, including cheaper
pharmaceutical medicines. The number of LIC recipients should not be
added to the number of HCC recipients as some people have both.
Combined payments Health care card Low income card
21,235
2,245 320 58 payments per 100 population
(Western Australia = 58)
6.1% (Western
Australia = 6.1%)
0.9% (Western
Australia = 0.7%)
DSS Sept-2019. Rates calculated as proportion of the total population (Census, 2016)
Figure: Number of DSS payments per 100 people over time
Source: Department of Social Services (DSS)
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Centrelink Payments: Students and unemployed people
What information is shown here?
Students:
Austudy is a means-tested payment made to full-time students and Australian
apprentices who are aged 25 years and older.
Youth Allowance (student and apprentice) is a means‐tested payment for
full‐time students and Australian apprentices.
ABSTUDY (Living Allowance) provides a living allowance and a range of
supplementary benefits for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and
apprentices. ABSTUDY (Non-Living Allowance) refers to recipients who do not
receive the ABSTUDY Living Allowance but receive an ABSTUDY
supplementary payment only. Supplementary payments include Schooling A
Award, Part-time Award, Lawful Custody Award and the Testing Assessment
Award.
Unemployed:
Newstart Allowance is the major payment for unemployed people who are 22 and
over, but under the qualifying age for the Age Pension (65). Recipients must
satisfy the activity test by seeking work or participating in an activity designed to
improve their employment prospects.
Youth Allowance (other) is the primary income support payment for young people
aged 16‒21 years who are seeking or preparing for paid employment. Some 15
year olds may also receive assistance. To qualify for Youth Allowance (other) a
person must be unemployed, aged under 22, looking for work or combining
part‐time study with job search, or undertaking any other approved activity, or
temporarily incapacitated for work or study.
Note: To calculate rates (the percentages in the blue boxes below the total number), we
divide the number of recipients by the population of eligible age at the last Census. For
areas that have experienced significant change in population since the last Census,
these rates are not reliable.
Austudy Youth Allowance (student
and apprentice)
ABSTUDY (Living
allowance)
150 375
10
0.6% (Western Australia = 0.2%)
9.9% (Western Australia =
5.5%)
Counts too low to calculate
rates. Suppressed values
<20 assigned as 0.
Rate calculated as
proportion of population 25+
(Census 2016)
Rate calculated as
proportion of population
15-24 (Census 2016)
ABSTUDY (Non-living
allowance) Youth Allowance (other)
Newstart Allowance
15 100 1,465
Counts too low to calculate
rates. Suppressed values
<20 assigned as 0.
4.0% (Western Australia =
4.6%)
6.6% (Western Australia =
5.9%)
Rate calculated as
proportion of population
15-21 (Census 2016)
Rate calculated as
proportion of population
22-64 (Census 2016)
Source: DSS Sept-2019.
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Figure: Newstart Allowance over time in Fremantle
Figure: Youth Allowance (Other) over time in Fremantle
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Centrelink Payments: Families
What information is shown here?
Families:
Family Tax Benefit (FTB) was introduced to help with the cost of raising children.
o FTB Part A is the most common payment to help with the cost of raising
children and is paid per child and is income tested on family income.
o FTB Part B gives extra assistance to single-parent families and to couple
families where one income is low. It is income tested for single parents,
and is income tested on both the lower income earner and the main
income earner for two-parent families.
Parenting Payment partnered is an income support payment for partnered
parents with a youngest child under six years of age.
Parenting Payment Single is an income support payment for single parents with a
child under eight years of age.
Note: To calculate rates (the percentages in the blue boxes below the total number),
we divide the number of recipients by the number of families with dependent children
at the last Census. For areas that have experienced a significant change in number
of families with dependent children since the last Census, these rates are not
reliable.
Family Tax Benefit A
(FTB) FTB Part B
Parenting Payment
Partnered
Parenting
Payment Single
1,140 985 35
210
28.7% (Western
Australia = 42.7%)
24.8%
(Western
Australia =
35.7%)
0.9% (Western
Australia = 2.2%)
5.3% (Western
Australia = 8.2%)
Source: DSS Sept-2019. Rates calculated as a proportion of families with dependent children
(Census 2016)
Families with dependent children
3,965
43.0% (Western Australia = 47.6%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as proportion of total families (Census 2016).
Figure: Families receiving Family Tax Benefit A and B and Parenting Payment Single over time in Fremantle
Source: DSS
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Figure: % of families receiving DSS payments by type
Source: DSS Sept-2019
Figure: % of families receiving Family Tax Benefit A over time by area
Source: DSS
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Centrelink Payments: Older people
What information is shown here?
Age Pension is a support payment for people who have reached the
qualifying age. From 1 July 2013, the qualifying age for both men and
women is 65 years. From 1 July 2017 the Age Pension qualifying age will
progressively increase from 65 years to 67 years, reaching 67 years in
2023.
The Commonwealth Seniors Health Card is claimed by people who have
reached the qualifying age for the Age Pension but do not qualify for a
pension. To qualify for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, a person
must also meet an adjusted taxable income test. The Commonwealth
Seniors Health Card provides access to health concessions, including
cheaper pharmaceutical medicines.
The Pension Concession Card is automatically issued to pensioners and
eligible allowance recipients to provide access to health concessions,
including cheaper pharmaceutical medicines.
Widow Allowance provides income support for older working age women
who lose the support of a partner and face barriers to finding employment
because of limited participation. Access to Widow Allowance is restricted
with new grants only being made available to women who were born on or
before 1 July 1955.
Note: To calculate rates (the percentages in the blue boxes below the total
number), we divide the number of recipients by the population of eligible
age at the last Census. For areas that have experienced significant
change in the number of people over 65 since the last Census, these rates
are not reliable.
Age Pension Commonwealth Seniors
Health Card
Pension
Concession Card
Widow
Allowance
3,730 880 6,020
05 57.9% (Western Australia =
66.2%)
13.7% (Western Australia =
11.4%)
93.4% (Western
Australia = 107.6%)
0.2% (Western
Australia = 0.2%)
Source: DSS Sept-2019. Rates calculated as a proportion of population 65+ (Census 2016). Widow Allowance
calculated as a proportion of females aged 55-64 (Census 2016).
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Figure: People aged 65+ receiving Age Pension in Fremantle
Source: DSS
Figure: Proportion of population aged 65+ receiving Age pension
Source: DSS
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Centrelink Payments: Disability, carer and sickness payments
What information is shown here?
Disability Support Pension (DSP) is an income support payment for people who are
unable to work for 15 hours or more per week at or above the relevant minimum wage,
independent of a Program of Support due to permanent physical, intellectual or
psychiatric impairment. A DSP claimant must be aged 16 years or over and under Age
Pension age at date of claim, however once in receipt of DSP, a person can continue
to receive DSP beyond Age Pension age.
Carer Payment provides income support for carers who, because of the demands of
their caring role, are unable to support themselves through substantial paid
employment.
Carer Allowance is a supplementary payment for carers who provide daily care and
attention at home for a person with a disability, severe medical condition or who is frail
and aged. Carer Allowance (CA) may be paid in addition to income support payments.
Sickness Allowance is a payment made to people aged 22 years or older who are
temporarily unfit, due to illness or injury, to perform their usual work or study, and have
a job to return to or intend to resume studying when fit to do so.
Note: To calculate rates (the percentages in the blue boxes below the total number),
we divide the number of recipients by the population of eligible age at the last Census.
For areas that have experienced significant change in population since the last
Census, these rates are not reliable.
Disability Support Pension
(DSP) Carer Payment
Carer
Allowance
Sickness Allowance
payments
1,110 180 485
00
3.6% (Western Australia =
2.8%)
0.5% (Western
Australia = 0.7%)
1.3% (Western
Australia =
1.7%)
0.0% (Western Australia = 0.0%)
Rates calculated as
proportion of population
15+ (Census 2016)
Rates calculated as proportion of the
total population (Census, 2016)
Rates calculated as
proportion of population 20-
64 (Census 2016)
Source: DSS, Sept-2019.
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Figure: People aged 15+ claiming Disability Support Pension in Fremantle
Source: Department of Social Services (DSS)
Figure: % of population 15+ claiming Disability Support Pension
Source: Department of Social Services (DSS)
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What information is shown here?
The information in this section shows a summary of persons with need for assistance
for disabilities, by gender. The information boxes show the proportion of the population
with need for assistance (for disabilities). There were 4 questions in the Census on
need for assistance. The first three asked if a person needed assistance with each of
the activities of self-care, mobility and communication; the fourth asked why this
assistance was needed. If a person indicated that they needed assistance in one or
more of the three activities because of a disability, long term health problem or the
effects of old age, they were categorised as 'having need for assistance'. Other reasons
for assistance that are not included in the information to the right are short-term health
conditions (lasting less than six months), long-term health conditions (lasting six months
or more), old or young age, difficulty with English language, and other causes.
Persons with need for
assistance (for disabilities)
Males with need for assistance
(for disabilities)
Females with need for
assistance (for disabilities)
1,571 664 911 4.3% (Western Australia = 3.9%) 3.8% (Western Australia = 3.6%) 4.8% (Western Australia = 4.2%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as a proportion of total population, male population and female
population (Census 2016).
National Disability Insurance
Scheme (NDIS) Participants This gives a picture of the needs, successes and
challenges for Australians who live with a disability,
those who support them, and those who work within
the sector. For more information see
https://data.ndis.gov.au/
364 1.0% (Western Australia = 1.4%)
Source: National Disability
Insurance Scheme (2019)
Figure: Persons with need for assistance by gender, Source: Census 2016
Figure: Persons with need for assistance, difference between Census 2011 and 2016
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What information is shown here?
The information in this section looks at data on child immunisations.
Percentage of
children aged 1 year
who were fully
immunised (2016/17)
Percentage of
children aged 2 years
who were fully
immunised (2016/17)
Percentage of children
aged 5 years who
were fully immunised
(2016/17)
% of girls turning 15
years who were fully
immunised against
Human Papillomavirus
(HPV) (2016/17)
90.1% 84.8% 84.9% 84.4% Western Australia =
93.0%
Western Australia =
89.8%
Western Australia =
91.5%
Western Australia = 79.8%
% of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander
children aged 1 year
who were fully
immunised (2016/17)
% of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander
children aged 2 years
who were fully
immunised (2016/17)
% of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander
children aged 5 years
who were fully
immunised (2016/17)
92.0% 82.1% 95.0% Western Australia =
86.6%
Western Australia =
82.6%
Western Australia =
92.7%
Figure: Immunisations by age, 2016/17
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Figure: Immunisations by age, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, 2016/17
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
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What information is shown here?
The information in this section looks at data on births, indicators related to maternal
health and pregnancy.
Percentage of women who
had at least one antenatal
visit in the first trimester of
pregnancy (2014-2016)
Percentage of women who gave
birth and smoked during
pregnancy
Percentage of live births that
were of low birth weight
59.5% 5.7% 4.6% Western Australia = 67.9% Western Australia = 9.4% Western Australia = 4.9%
Australian Institute of Health
and Welfare (AIHW) PHIDU: Australia Health Tracker Atlas (2014-2016)
Percentage of women who
had at least one antenatal
visit in the first trimester of
pregnancy, Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander women
(2014-2016)
Percentage of women who gave
birth and smoked during
pregnancy, Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander women
(2014-2016)
Percentage of live births that
were of low birth weight,
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander women (2014-2016)
44.1% 41.5% 10.3%
Western Australia = 47.8% Western Australia = 45.0% Western Australia = Western
Australia%
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Total number of registered
births and births per woman
Infant mortality rate (< 1 year)
rate per 1,000 live births (2014-
2016)
Infant and young child mortality
rate (< 5 years) rate per 1,000
live births (2014-2016)
427 2.2 per 1,000 live
births
2.2 per 1,000 live
births 1.6 births per woman (Western
Australia = 1.8 births per woman
Western Australia = 2.4 per 1,000 live
births
Western Australia = 2.9 per 1,000
live births
ABS cat no. 3301.0 (2018) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Figure: Infant mortality
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 2014-2016
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What information is shown here?
The information in this section explores variations in life expectancy and mortality.
Median age at death data is compiled by PHIDU from deaths data based on the 2010 to
2014 Cause of Death Unit Record Files supplied by the Australian Coordinating
Registry and the Victorian Department of Justice, on behalf of the Registries of Births,
Deaths and Marriages and the National Coronial Information System.
Potentially avoidable deaths are deaths before the age of 75 that are preventable and/or
treatable within Australian health and social systems.
Standardised death
rate (deaths per 1,000
population)
Rate of
potentially
avoidable
deaths per
100,000 people
Rate of potentially
avoidable deaths
per 100,000
females
Rate of
potentially
avoidable deaths
per 100,000
males
5.5 105.0 62.0 149.0
Western Australia = 5.4 Western Australia
= 110.4
Western Australia =
77.2
Western Australia =
142.9
Australian Bureau of
Statistics (ABS) 2018 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 2014-2016
Median age at death
for females
Median age at
death for males
86 years 80 years Western Australia = 82
years)
Western Australia
= 76 years)
Public Health Information Development Unit
(PHIDU): Australia Health Tracker Atlas,
2010-2014
Figure: Median age at death by gender
Source: Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU), 2010-2014 Figure: Rate of avoidable deaths by gender
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 2011-2013
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What information is shown here?
The information in this section looks at data for GP attendances in-hours and after-hours
from the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) and Emergency Department (ED)
attendances from the National Non-admitted Patient Emergency Department Care
Database (NNAPEDCD).
Specialist attendances are Medicare benefits-funded referred patient/doctor encounters,
such as visits, consultations and attendances by video conference, involving medical
practitioners who have been recognised as specialists or consultant physicians for
Medicare benefits purposes. MBS statistics exclude services provided free of charge to
public patients in hospitals, to Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiaries, some
patients under compensation arrangements, and through other publicly funded
programs.
GP attendances in-hours and after-hours from the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS)
and Emergency Department (ED) attendances from the National Non-admitted Patient
Emergency Department Care Database (NNAPEDCD). In-hours GP attendances are all
non-referred Medicare benefit-funded patient/doctor encounters excluding urgent and
non-urgent after-hours attendances. Services provided by practice nurses and
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners on the GP’s behalf are
excluded from the analysis.
Age-standardisation is an adjustment of the rate so that communities can be compared
even their age profiles are different e.g. people in one area might be older than the
other.
Expenditure on
specialist
attendances per
person (2016-17)
Average specialist
attendances per person
(age-standardised) (2016-
17)
Average GP
attendances per
person (2016-
2017)
Average number of
ED attendances
per 1,000 people
(2015-2016)
$66 0.8 per person 5 per person 157 per
1,000 people
Western Australia =
$52
Western Australia = 0.7 per
person
Western Australia = 5
per person
Western Australia =
145 per 1,000 people
Percentage of very
high GP attenders
(2012/13)
Percentage of frequent GP
attenders (2012/13)
Average number of
in-hours GP
attendances per
person
Average number of
after-hours GP
attendances per
person
2.1% 5.7% 5.1 0.2 Western Australia =
2.2% Western Australia = 5.7%
Western Australia =
5.0
Western Australia =
0.4
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Figure: GP attenders, 2012/13
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
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What information is shown here?
The information in this section looks at data on cancer screening, incidence and deaths.
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) - Participation is measured as the
percentage of people invited to screen in a 24-month period who returned a completed
screening test within the defined 24-month period or following six months, excluding
those who opted off or suspended from the program without completing the test. The
target group is asymptomatic Australians aged 50–74.
BreastScreen Australia - Participation is measured as the percentage of women in the
population aged 50–74 screened by BreastScreen Australia in a 24-month period.
National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) - Participation is measured as the
percentage of women in the population aged 20–69 who had at least one Pap test in a
24-month period.
Age-standardised incidence rates for selected cancers - Incidence refers to the number
of new cancer cases diagnosed during 2006-2010. Population is the sum of the
Australian Bureau of Statistics Estimated Resident Populations for females, males or all
persons (dependant on cancer type) as at 30 June for each year between 2009-2013.
The rates were age standardised to the 2001 Australian Standard Population and are
expressed per 100,000 population. Age-standardisation is an adjustment of the rate so
that communities can be compared even their age profiles are different e.g. people in
one area might be older than the other.
People participating
in National Bowel
Cancer Screening
Program (NBCSP)
(AiHW, 2014-15)
Participation rate in
BreastScreen
Australia (AiHW,
2015-16)
Participation rate in
the National Cervical
Screening Program
(AiHW, 2015-16)
Age-standardised
incidence rate of cancer
(AiHW, 2009-2013)
44% 54% 69% 484 per 100,000
Western Australia = 42% Western Australia = 56% Western Australia = 56% Western Australia = 491 per
100,000
Deaths from cancer
per 100,000
population aged 0 to
74 years (2011-15)
105.4 Western Australia = 94.3
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The information in this section looks at health risk factors and deaths by cause.
Data is taken from Australia’s Health Tracker, which comprises report cards that provide
a comprehensive assessment of the health of Australians in relation to chronic diseases
and their risk factors. The report cards will be issued regularly and will track progress
towards targets for a healthier Australia by 2025. See: https://www.vu.edu.au/australian-
health-policy-collaboration/publications#goto-australias-health-tracker=0
Percent of
population, aged 18
years and over, with
high blood pressure
(2014-15)
Percent of population,
aged 18 years and
over, with high blood
cholesterol (2011-12)
Percent of the
estimated population,
aged 25 to 64 years,
with diabetes mellitus
(2014-15)
Deaths from
cardiovascular diseases
per 100,000 population
aged 0 to 74 years
(2011-15)
14.6% 33.5% 3.7% 24.3 Western Australia =
21.2%
Western Australia =
34.8% Western Australia = 4.6%
Western Australia = 24.4
Deaths from cancer
per 100,000
population aged 0 to
74 years (2011-15)
Deaths from
respiratory system
diseases per 100,000
population aged 0 to
74 years (2011-15)
Deaths from diabetes
per 100,000
population aged 0 to
74 years (2011-15)
105.4 10.3 3.8 Western Australia = 94.3 Western Australia = 14 Western Australia = 6.6
Source: Australian Health Policy Collaboration (AHPC)
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What information is shown here?
The information in this section looks at hospitalisations for mental health
conditions and intentional self-harm.
Hospitalisation data is from the National Health Performance Authority
analysis of the National Hospital Morbidity Database 2015–16, data
supplied November 2017 and Australian Bureau of Statistics Estimated
Resident Population 30 June 2014. The condition categories are defined
by principal diagnosis ICD-10-AM codes:
All mental health
Schizophrenia and delusional disorders (F20–F29)
Anxiety and stress disorders (F40–F48)
Bipolar and mood disorders (F30, F31, F33–F39)
Depressive episodes (F32)
Drug and alcohol use (F10–F19, Z50.2, Z50.3, Z71.4, Z71.5)
Dementia ((F00–F03,F05.1,G30) or (G31 with an additional diagnosis
of dementia))
Intentional self-harm includes all hospitalisations with an ICD-10-AM
external cause code of X60–X84 or Y87.0.
Rates refer to the area where a person lives, not the location of the
hospital where they were admitted. Hospitalisations from both public
and private hospitals are included. Overnight hospitalisations are stays
in hospital for a minimum of one night. Bed days are the number of
days admitted patients are in hospital. Specialised care is provided in a
specialised psychiatric unit; non-specialised care is provided in a
general hospital ward. A hospitalisation is counted as specialised care
when at least one day of care is provided in a specialised psychiatric
unit. Specialised care bed days are the number of days in a specialised
psychiatric unit.
Deaths from suicide
and self-inflicted
injuries per 100,000
population aged 0 to
74 years (AHPC,
2010-14)
Mental health
hospitalisations per
100,000 people
Mental health hospital
bed days per 100,000
people
Overnight
hospitalisations:
Schizophrenia &
delusional
15.6 791 10,704 193
Western Australia = 13.8 Western Australia =
1,114 per 100,000
Western Australia =
14,525 per 100,000
Western Australia = 168 per
100,000
Overnight
hospitalisations:
Dementia
Overnight
hospitalisations:
Depressive
Overnight
hospitalisations: Drug
& alcohol
42 70 177 Western Australia = 81
per 100,000
Western Australia = 120
per 100,000
Western Australia = 220
per 100,000
Overnight
hospitalisations:
Anxiety & stress
Overnight
hospitalisations:
Bipolar & mood
Intentional self-harm
hospitalisations per
100,000 people (age-
standardised)
Source: AiHW, National
Health Performance
Authority, 2015-16 102 84 125 Western Australia = 166
per 100,000
Western Australia = 139
per 100,000
Western Australia = 192
per 100,000
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What information is shown here?
The information on this page looks at lifestyle behaviours of people living in Fremantle.
Lifestyle behaviours are risk factors which play a major part in an individual’s health
outcomes and will have varying physical and psychological consequences.
The first information box shows the percentage of adults who are daily smokers. An
adult refers to participants aged 18 years and over. A current daily smoker was defined
as a person who smokes one or more cigarettes, roll-your-own cigarettes, cigars or
pipes at least once a day. Chewing tobacco and the smoking of non-tobacco products
were excluded. The data were collected via the ABS National Health Survey and
excludes adults living in non-private dwellings, very remote areas, and discrete
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
The overweight and obese data was calculated using data from the ABS National
Health Survey (NHS) 2011–12 and the ABS National Nutrition and Physical Activity
Survey (NNPAS) 2011–12. Consenting participants were measured using digital
weighing scales to measure weight and a stadiometer to measure height. Survey
participants aged 18 years and over were classified as overweight if their Body Mass
Index (BMI) was greater than or equal to 25 and less than 30, or obese if their BMI was
greater than or equal to 30. BMI scores were calculated as weight (kg) divided by height
(m). Survey excludes adults living in non-private dwellings, very remote areas, and
discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The long-term risky drinking
data shows the proportion of the population (aged 15+) reporting average alcohol
consumption of more than two standard drinks per day over the past year. Calculated
by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) from the 2014–15 National Health Survey
(NHS).
This data was accessed through the AIHW’s http://www.myhealthycommunities.gov.au
and may be sourced from parties other than the AIHW.
Percent aged 18
years and over, who
were obese (2014-15)
Percent aged 18
years and over, who
were overweight or
obese (2014-15)
Percent aged 18 years
and over, who were
current smokers
(2014-15)
Percent aged 15
years and over, who
drink at 'risky' levels
(2014-15)
19.0% 55.3% 14.5% 29.3% Western Australia =
24.6%
Western Australia =
60.4%
Western Australia =
16.0%
Western Australia =
19.5%
Figure: Healthy lifestyle behaviours, 2014-15
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
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The Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) are calculated by the ABS and rank areas in
Australia according to socio-economic advantage and disadvantage. The indexes are based on
information from the five-yearly Census. A lower score indicates that an area is relatively
disadvantaged compared to an area with a higher score.
Of the four indexes, the Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD) seems to be
the one that is most commonly used to target services at those who need them most. The
chart on this page summarises the following indexes:
Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD) is a general socio-economic
index that summarises a range of information about the economic and social conditions
of people and households within an area. The index identifies areas with lower
educational attainment, people in low-skilled occupations, low employment and other
indicators of disadvantage. Unlike the other indexes, this index includes only measures
of relative disadvantage.
Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD) summarises
information about the economic and social conditions of people and households within
an area, including both relative advantage and disadvantage measures. This index is
constructed using a number of different variables that indicate both advantage (i.e. high
income, having a degree qualification) and disadvantage (i.e. unemployment status, low
income, not enough bedrooms).
It is important to remember that the scores are an ordinal measure. For example, an
area with a score of 1000 is not twice as advantaged as an area with a score of 500.
Percentiles divide a distribution into 100 equal groups. In the case of SEIFA, the
distribution of scores is divided into 100 equal groups. The lowest scoring 1% of areas
are given a percentile number of 1, the second-lowest 1% of areas are given a percentile
number of 2 and so on, up to the highest 1% of areas which are given a percentile
number of 100. SEIFA percentiles are provided to allow users to create their own
groupings, such as quartiles (which contain 25% of CDs).
To see all the variables used to calculate SEIFA please see this ABS page.
Index of Relative Socio-
economic Disadvantage
(IRSD) Score
Index of Relative Socio-
economic Advantage and
Disadvantage (IRSAD)
Score
1,037 1,061 Western Australia = 1,014.
Australia = 1,001
Western Australia = 1,014.
Australia = 1,002
Figure: SEIFA percentiles by area (2nd percentile means that 1% of areas have a lower score. This
means that 1% of areas are more disadvantaged. 95th percentile means that 5% of areas have a
higher score, or are more advantaged)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2033.0.55.001, 2016
SEIFA (Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas): Advantage and disadvantage
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What information is shown here?
The Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) are calculated by the ABS and rank areas
in Australia according to socio-economic advantage and disadvantage. The chart on this
page summarises the following indexes as a comparative measure of disadvantaged areas.
For both indexes, lower score indicates that an area is relatively disadvantaged compared
to an area with a higher score:
Index of Economic Resources (IER) focuses on the financial aspects of relative
socio-economic advantage and disadvantage, by summarising variables related to
income and wealth including variables such as income, rent paid, home ownership
and mortgage payments. It excludes education and occupation variables because
they are not direct measures of economic resources.
Index of Education and Occupation (IEO) is designed to reflect the educational and
occupational level of communities. The education variables in this index show level of
school and university education and other qualifications. The occupation variables
classify the workforce into high and low skilled jobs according to the Australian and
New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) and also whether
they are unemployed. This index does not include any income variables.
It is important to remember that the scores are an ordinal measure. For example, an
area with a score of 1000 is not twice as advantaged as an area with a score of 500.
Percentiles divide a distribution into 100 equal groups. In the case of SEIFA, the
distribution of scores is divided into 100 equal groups. The lowest scoring 1% of
areas are given a percentile number of 1, the second-lowest 1% of areas are given a
percentile number of 2 and so on, up to the highest 1% of areas which are given a
percentile number of 100. SEIFA percentiles are provided to allow users to create
their own groupings, such as quartiles (which contain 25% of CDs).
To see all the variables used to calculate SEIFA please see this ABS page
Index of Economic
Resources (IER) Score
Index of Education and
Occupation (IEO) Score
1,010 1,096 Western Australia = 1,023.
Australia = 999
Western Australia = 997.
Australia = 1,002
Figure: SEIFA percentiles by area (2nd percentile means that 1% of areas have a lower score. This means
that 1% of areas are more disadvantaged. 95th percentile means that 5% of areas have a higher score, or
are more advantaged)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2033.0.55.001, 2016
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What information is shown here?
The information on this page shows average household sizes, dwelling sizes and
number of bedrooms per person.
The population density is calculated by dividing the population of the area (Census
2018) by its area in square kilometres (ABS 3218.0 - Regional Population Growth,
Australia, 2018). The result is expressed as a number of people per square kilometre.
Figure: Average number of bedrooms per household
Source: Census 2016
Population density
(persons/km2) (2018) Average household size
Average number of persons
per bedroom
2387.7 2.3 0.8 Western Australia = 1.0 Western Australia = 2.6 Western Australia = 0.8
Average number of bedrooms:
One
Average number of
bedrooms: Six+
1,106 93
7.7% (Western Australia = 3.5%) 0.7% (Western Australia =
0.9%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as a proportion of total dwellings (Census 2016)
Figure: Average household size, difference between Census 2011 and 2016
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What information is shown here?
The information on this page summarises house prices and costs of housing.
Weekly rent records the individual dollar amounts of rent paid by households on a
weekly basis for the dwelling in which they were enumerated on Census Night, for all
dwelling types (including caravans etc. in caravan parks). The Census is the only
source of rent data for small areas and for small groups of the population. Such data
are important for housing policy and planning, and for studying the housing conditions
of minority populations.
Monthly mortgage repayments shows the median monthly mortgage repayment in
Australian dollars ($).This variable records the mortgage repayments being paid by a
household to purchase the dwelling in which they were enumerated on Census Night,
for all dwelling types (also applicable to caravans).
The housing affordability indicator is calculated by dividing the median house sale price
by the median household income = Median house sale price ($) (ABS 1410.0, 2015) /
Median household income (annually) (Census, 2016). Median house sale price data is
taken from the ABS 1410.0 Data by Region dataset. It is based on the ABS, Residential
Property Price Indexes and was provided by the state and territory Land Titles Office or
Valuers General Office in each capital city. The ABS then applies classifications to
create the residential property sales dataset, from which these statistics are produced.
Further information can be found in Residential Property Price Indexes (cat. no 6416.0)
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/6416.0Explanatory%20Notes1Ma
r%202017?OpenDocument
Figure: Median house sale price ($)
Source: ABS (1410.0) - Data by Region (ABS, Residential Property Price Indexes: Eight Capital Cities)
Median house sale
price ($)
Median rent
payment (weekly)
Median mortgage
repayment (monthly)
Median household
income (weekly)
$856,713 $362 $2,207 $1,682 Western Australia =
$567,319
Western Australia =
$336
Western Australia =
$1,968
Value for Western
Australia: $$1,611
Sale price: ABS 1410.0 Data by Region (Residential Property Price Indexes: Eight Capital Cities) 2015.
Rent and mortgage payments and income: Census 2016
Housing affordability multiple (Median house
sale price ($)/Median household income
(annual)
9.8 Western Australia = 6.7
Sale price: Median house sale price ($) (ABS 1410.0, 2015) / Median household income (annually)
(Census, 2016)
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Figure: Median mortgage repayment (monthly), difference between Census 2011 and 2016
Figure: Median rent payment (weekly), difference between Census 2011 and 2016
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What information is shown here?
Tenure describes whether a household rents or owns the dwelling in which they were
counted on Census Night, or whether they occupy it under another arrangement.
Tenure type is derived from the responses to a series of questions. It is applicable to all
occupied private dwellings. The landlord type variable provides information on the type
of landlord for rented dwellings. It applies to all households who are renting the dwelling
(including caravans, etc. in caravan parks) in which they are enumerated on Census
Night. Landlord Type allows data to be produced for studies of the socioeconomic
characteristics of tenants of public authority housing. It also allows for comparisons with
tenants in privately owned accommodation.
Own home refers to dwellings that were occupied by the owners on Census Night,
whether they are owned with or without a mortgage.
Owner-occupied: owned
outright
Owner-occupied owned: with
mortgage Own home total
4,632 4,638 9,270 32.5% (Western Australia =
28.5%)
32.5% (Western Australia =
39.7%)
65.0% (Western Australia =
68.2%)
Rented Total Rented: Housing co operative
community church group
Rented: State or territory
housing authority
4,487 69 1,042 31.4% (Western Australia =
28.3%) 0.5% (Western Australia = 0.5%) 7.3% (Western Australia = 3.6%)
Rented: Real Estate Agent Rented: Person not in same
household Rented: Other landlord type
1,948 1,188 148 13.7% (Western Australia =
14.0%) 8.3% (Western Australia = 7.7%) 1.0% (Western Australia = 2.0%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as a proportion of total dwellings (Census 2016)
Figure: Housing tenure breakdowns
Source: Census 2016
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Figure: Owned dwellings, difference between Census 2011 and 2016
Figure: Rented dwellings, difference between Census 2011 and 2016
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What information is shown here?
This page shows the number of dwellings in Fremantle by dwelling type. Categories
are:
Separate houses
Semi-detached houses, townhouses, terrace houses
Apartments, units or flats;
Caravans, cabins and houseboats regardless of location, including
occupied campervans, mobile houses and small boats (separate houses in
caravan/residential parks or marinas occupied by managers are not
included in this category);
Improvised homes (dwellings that are sheds, tents, humpies - including
people sleeping on park benches or in other 'rough' accommodation).
Separate house
Semi-detached row or
terrace
house/townhouse etc.
Flat unit or
apartment
Improvised
home/tent/sleepers out
8,920 3,410 1,719 00 62.5% (Western Australia =
79.1%)
23.9% (Western
Australia = 14.1%)
12.0% (Western
Australia = 5.7%)
0.0% (Western Australia =
0.1%)
Caravan/house boat Total occupied private
dwellings
88 14,271 0.6% (Western Australia =
0.5%)
Total for Western Australia =
866,773
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as a proportion of total Occupied private dwellings (Census 2016)
Figure: Occupied private dwellings by housing type
Source: Census 2016
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Figure: Separate house dwellings, difference between Census 2011 and 2016
Figure: Flat unit or apartment dwellings, difference between Census 2011 and 2016
Housing: Type
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What information is shown here?
The information boxes show the number and percentage of people moving
between addresses in Fremantle.
The Census asks a series of questions relating to each person's usual address.
Questions ask for a person’s usual address at Census night, usual address one
year ago and usual address five years ago. ‘Usually live’ means the address at
which the person has lived, or intends to live, for a total of six months or more
that year (percentages may not sum to 100, as ‘Not stated’ is an output category
in these Census questions).
Data collected in the Census only reflect movements which coincide with these
particular points in time (i.e. one year ago)
Lived at same address
1 year ago
Same usual address
5 year ago as in
2016
Lived at different
address 1 year ago
Lived at different
address 5 years ago
26,625 17,090 5,705 14,395 72.7% (Western Australia
= 73.9%)
46.7% (Western
Australia = 46.0%)
15.6% (Western Australia
= 15.9%)
39.3% (Western Australia
= 10.5%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as a proportion of total population (Census 2016)
Figure: Migration by type
Source: Census 2016
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What information is shown here?
The information on this page summarises internet connection types by dwellings.
In the 2016 census, the question asks 'Does anyone in this household access the
internet from this dwelling?"
Internet
accessed
from dwelling
Internet not
accessed from
dwelling
Internet
connection not
stated
12,041 1,858 368 84.4%
(Western
Australia =
85.1%)
13.0% (Western
Australia = 12.5%)
2.6% (Western
Australia = 2.4%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as a proportion of
total dwellings (Census 2016)
Figure: Type of internet connection
Source: Census 2016
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What information is shown here?
The first five information boxes and chart on the right show the education levels of
residents in Fremantle. The data on this page describes the level of education of the
highest completed non-school qualification.
Levels of non-school qualifications are coded using the Australian Standard
Classification of Education (ASCED) with hierarchy as below:
Postgraduate Degree Level (includes doctoral and master degrees)
Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Level
Bachelor Degree Level
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level
Certificate Level (includes Certificates I,II,III and IV)
The final information box shows the proportion of people attending University or any
other Tertiary educational institution (including both full/part-time students). Information
on whether a person is attending an educational institution is essential for education
and labour market planning. It is also used to identify dependent children in family
coding. Rate calculated as a proportion of the total population attending an educational
institution (Census 2016).
People with a Bachelor
Degree Level qualification
People with a Graduate
Diploma/Graduate Certificate
Level
People with a Postgraduate
Degree Level qualification
7,105 1,141 2,458 22.8% (Western Australia =
14.8%) 3.7% (Western Australia = 1.9%) 7.9% (Western Australia = 3.8%)
People with an Advanced
Diploma/Diploma Level
qualification
People with a Certificate Level
qualification Attending University
2,827 4,313 2,281 9.1% (Western Australia = 8.9%) 13.9% (Western Australia = 20.4%) 20.6% (Western Australia = 13.9%)
Census 2016. Rates calculated as proportion of population 15+
(Census 2016)
Rates calculated as proportion
of population attending an
educational institution (Census
2016)
Figure: Qualifications, difference between Census 2011 and +2016
Education and skills: Qualifications
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What information is shown here?
The data on this page show the highest year of school completed by each usual
resident aged 15 years and over who are no longer attending primary or secondary
school. It records the highest level of primary or secondary school a person has
completed. It is classified using the Australian Standard Classification of Education
(ASCED).
Highest year of school completed: ‘Yr 10 or below’ means that the person did not go on
to complete Yr 11 or 12, although they may have attended some days. ‘Yr 12 or
equivalent’ means that the person finished high school or completed some similar
qualification.
Figure: Highest year of school completed in Fremantle, Census 2016
Highest year of school
completed: Year 8 or below
Highest year of school
completed: Year 9 or below
Highest year of school
completed: Year 10 or below
1,190 2,011 5,975 3.9% (Western Australia = 3.2%) 6.7% (Western Australia = 6.9%) 19.8% (Western Australia = 27.1%)
Highest year of school
completed: Year 11 or below Year 12 or equivalent Did not go to school
7,804 18,898 169 25.9% (Western Australia =
36.2%) 62.7% (Western Australia = 53.5%) 0.6% (Western Australia = 0.6%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as proportion of total population aged 15 years and over who are no
longer attending primary or secondary school (Census 2016)
Figure: Highest year of school completed year 12 or equivalent, difference between Census 2011 and 2016
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What information is shown here?
This page looks at early years progress according to the Australian Early
Development Census (AEDC). The AEDC is a nationwide data collection of
early childhood development at the time children commence their first year
of full-time school. The AEDC highlights what is working well and what
needs to be improved or developed to support children and their families by
providing evidence to support health, education and community policy and
planning.
The AEDC is held every three years. This means a different group of
children are completing each census, so the line graph compares different
groups of children, NOT the same group every three years.
The census involves teachers of children in their first year of full-time school
completing a research tool, the Australian version of the Early Development
Instrument. The Instrument collects data relating to five key areas of early
childhood development referred to as ‘domains’, these include: Physical
health and well-being; Social competence; Emotional maturity; Language
and cognitive skills; Communication skills and general knowledge. The
AEDC domains have been shown to predict later health, wellbeing and
academic success. For more information on the domains see
http://www.aedc.gov.au/about-the-aedc/about-the-aedc-domains
Percentage of children commencing their first year of full-time school who are
developmentally vulnerable on:
Physical health and
wellbeing domain
Social competence
domain
Emotional maturity
domain
Language and cognitive
skills (school-based) domain
6.0% 3.7% 5.1% 4.1% Western Australia =
8.6%
Western Australia =
7.0% Western Australia = 7.5% Western Australia = 6.4%
Communication skills and
general knowledge domain One or more domains Two or more domains
4.5% 11.2% 5.1%
Western Australia = 6.9% Western Australia = 18.9% Western Australia = 9.1%
Source: Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) 2018
Education and skills: Australian Early Development Census
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Figure: Developmentally vulnerable by domain
Source: Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) 2018
Figure: Developmentally vulnerable on two or more domains, change over time
Source: Australian Early Development Census (AEDC)
Education and skills: Australian Early Development Census
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What information is shown here?
The information on this page looks at family, household and personal incomes.
Weekly income data records the income level of people aged 15 years and over.
Personal incomes are collected as ranges in the Census. To enable these range values
to be summed, information from the Survey of Income and Housing, which collects
income as individual values, is used to estimate the median income within each bracket
collected by the Census. The relevant median value for each family/household member
is then summed to produce family or household income.
Interpreting medians: Half the people in the area have a higher income then the median
personal income and the other half have a lower income than the median personal
income. Likewise, half the families have a higher income than the median family income
and half the households have a higher income than the median household income.
Median family income
(weekly)
Median household income
(weekly)
Median personal income
(weekly)
$2,297 $1,682 $820 Value for Western Australia:
$1,929 Value for Western Australia: $1,611
Value for Western Australia:
$740
Figure: Median personal income (weekly), difference between Census 2011 and 2016
Figure: Weekly household earnings ($)
Source: Census 2016
Figure: Median household income (weekly), difference between Census 2011 and 2016
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What information is shown here?
The information on this page shows economic activity breakdowns for adults
aged 15 and over in Fremantle.
Most of this data comes from the Census. A person is considered to be
working full-time if they worked more than 35 hours in all jobs during the week
prior to Census Night. A person is considered to be working part-time if they
worked less than 35 hours in all jobs during the week prior to Census Night. A
person is considered to unemployed if they were looking for full or part time
work on the week prior to Census Night.
People who are not in the labour force include students, retirees, people
performing home duties, people with disabilities or long term health conditions
and those who were not looking for work because they believed they would not
find a job. For more information about people not in the labour force see ABS
Catalogue 6220.0
The line graph shows data published quarterly by the Department of
Working full time Working part time Not in the labour
force Working from home
10,383 6,428 9,125 1,085 54.3% (Western
Australia = 57.0%)
33.6% (Western Australia
= 30.0%)
29.3% (Western
Australia = 29.8%)
6.1% (Western Australia =
4.3%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as a proportion of the total labour force
19,113 (Census 2016). Not in the labour force rate calculated as proportion of
persons 15+.
Rates calculated as a
proportion of employed
persons aged 15+
(Census 2016)
Employed, away from
work
Unemployed and
looking for work
Labour force
unemployment
estimates
Total labour force
estimates
977 1,334 1,591 22,101 5.1% (Western Australia
= 5.2%)
7.0% (Western Australia =
7.8%)
7.2% (Western
Australia = 5.9%) Western Australia = 1,399,993
Rates calculated as a proportion of the total labour
force (Census 2016)
Rate calculated as unemployment / Labour force
(Department of Employment (Dec-19)) ABS 6202.0
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Employment. It shows the proportion of the total labour force that are
unemployed based on small area labour markets unemployment and labour
force statistics. Small Area Labour Markets presents regional estimates of
unemployment and the unemployment rate for approximately 2,100 Australian
Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) Statistical Area Level 2s (SA2s) and for each of
Australia’s 550 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The estimates are smoothed
using a four-quarter average to minimise the variability inherent in small area
estimates. Rate calculated as = Unemployment estimates (Department of
Employment / Labour force estimates (Department of Employment)
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Figure: Full-time/Part-time employment
Source: Census 2016
Figure: Quarterly labour force unemployment estimates
Source: Labour force unemployment estimates (Department of Employment) ABS 6202.0 – Small Area Labour Force
estimates
Figure: Full-time/Part-time employment in Fremantle, difference between Census 2011 and 2016
The line graph shows data published quarterly by the Department of Employment. It shows the
proportion of the total labour force that are unemployed based on small area labour markets
unemployment and labour force statistics. Small Area Labour Markets presents regional
estimates of unemployment and the unemployment rate for approximately 2,100 Australian
Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) Statistical Area Level 2s (SA2s) and for each of Australia’s 550
Local Government Areas (LGAs). The estimates are smoothed using a four quarter average to
minimise the variability inherent in small area estimates. Rate calculated as = Unemployment
estimates (Department of Employment / Labour force estimates (Department of Employment)
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What information is shown here?
The information on this page shows breakdowns of the main occupation categories
of people in Fremantle.
Responses to the occupation related questions in the 2016 Census are classified
using the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations
(ANZSCO), First Edition, Revision 1. Occupation categories include: Managers,
Professionals, Technicians & trades workers, Community & personal service
workers, Clerical & administrative workers, Sales workers, Machinery operators &
drivers, Labourer and Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.
Managers Professionals Clerical and
administrative workers
Technicians and
trades workers
2,610 6,275 1,885 1,974 14.7% (Western
Australia = 12.0%)
35.3% (Western
Australia = 20.5%)
10.6% (Western Australia =
13.0%)
11.1% (Western
Australia = 16.2%)
Sales workers Labourers
Community and
personal service
workers
Machinery
operators and
drivers
1,279 1,048 1,791 601 7.2% (Western
Australia = 8.8%)
5.9% (Western Australia
= 9.7%)
10.1% (Western Australia =
10.6%)
3.4% (Western
Australia = 7.5%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as a proportion of employed persons aged 15+ (Census 2016)
Figure: Occupation type, difference between Census 2011 and 2016
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What information is shown here?
The information on this page shows breakdowns of the main industry of
employment people in Fremantle are working in.
For the 2016 Census, a person's industry of employment was classified based on
responses to a range of questions, and in particular Questions 42 and 43 (see
below), which ask for a description of the business, and the main goods produced,
or main services provided. The Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial
Classification (ANZSIC) 2006 (Revision 1.0) is used in classifying the responses
given to the industry questions for the 2016 Census.
Question 42
Which best describes the industry or business of the employer at the location
where the person works? (Responses available are: Manufacturing; Wholesaling;
Retailing; Accommodation; Cafes, restaurants and take aways; Road freight
transport; House construction; Health service; Community care service; and 'Other
- please specify'. The response 'Other - please specify' requires a written
response.)
Wholesale trade Transport postal
and warehousing Retail trade
Rental hiring
and real estate
services
Public
administration
and safety
353 620 1,388 332 1,152
2.0% (Western
Australia = 2.5%)
3.5% (Western
Australia = 4.6%)
7.8% (Western
Australia = 9.5%)
1.9% (Western
Australia = 1.7%)
6.5% (Western
Australia = 6.2%)
Professional
scientific and
technical services
Mining Manufacturing
Information
media and
telecommunicati
ons
Health care and
social
assistance
1,738 751 809 267 2,532
9.8% (Western
Australia = 6.4%)
4.2% (Western
Australia = 6.3%)
4.6% (Western
Australia = 5.6%)
1.5% (Western
Australia = 1.0%)
14.2% (Western
Australia = 11.7%)
Electricity gas
water and waste
services
Education and
training Construction
Arts and
recreation
services
Agriculture
forestry and
fishing
163 2,336 1,319 454 125
0.9% (Western
Australia = 1.2%)
13.1% (Western
Australia = 8.7%)
7.4% (Western
Australia = 9.8%)
2.6% (Western
Australia = 1.6%)
0.7% (Western
Australia = 2.5%)
Administrative and
support services
Accommodation
and food
services
Other services
449 1,276 486
2.5% (Western
Australia = 3.3%)
7.2% (Western
Australia = 6.4%)
2.7% (Western
Australia = 4.0%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as a proportion of employed persons aged 15+ (Census 2016)
Question 43
What are the main goods produced or main services provided by the employer's
business? (Describe as fully as possible, using two words or more. For example:
WHEAT AND SHEEP, BUS CHARTER, HEALTH INSURANCE, PRIMARY
SCHOOL EDUCATION, CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY SERVICE,
HOUSE BUILDING, STEEL PIPES.)
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Source: Census 2016
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Economy: Voluntary and unpaid work
What information is shown here?
Volunteer work consists of help willingly given, in the form of time, service or skills, to a
club, organisation or association in the previous twelve months. This includes assisting
at organised events and with sports organisations; helping with organised school events
and activities; assisting in churches, hospitals, nursing homes and charities; or other
(emergency services, serving on a committee for a club, etc.). Time is not quantified.
Census 2016 Question 51
In the last twelve months did the person spend any time doing voluntary work through an
organisation or group? (Exclude anything you do as a part of your paid employment or to
qualify for a Government benefit. Exclude working in a family business.) Responses
available are: No did not do voluntary work, and Yes did voluntary work.
Unpaid Domestic Work consists of the time people spent in the previous week doing
domestic work without pay for themselves and their household, whether in their own
home or in other places. Excludes domestic work done as part of paid employment.
Census 2016 Question 48
In the last week did the person spend time doing unpaid domestic work for their
household? (Include all housework, food/drink preparation and clean-up, laundry,
gardening, home maintenance and repairs, and household shopping and finance
management.) Responses were brackets of time
Unpaid Child Care shows the number of people who looked after a child under 15
without pay in the previous fortnight. This includes their own and/or other people’s
children.
Census 2016 Question 50
In the last two weeks did the person spend time looking after a child without pay? (Only
include children who were less than 15 years of age.) Responses available are: No, Yes
looked after my own child, and Yes looked after a child other than my own.
Voluntary Workers Female voluntary
workers
Male voluntary
workers
People providing
unpaid child care -
own children only
6,916 3,955 2,950 5,295 22.2% (Western
Australia = 19.0%)
24.5% (Western
Australia = 21.3%)
19.7% (Western
Australia = 16.7%)
17.0% (Western
Australia = 20.6%)
People providing
unpaid child care –
others children only
People who do no
unpaid domestic
work
People who do
unpaid domestic
work 30 hours or
more
2,181 5,339 2,348
7.0% (Western
Australia = 7.0%)
17.2% (Western
Australia = 21.2%)
7.5% (Western
Australia = 9.5%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as a proportion of the total population, female and male population
(Census 2016)
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Figure: People who do unpaid domestic work 30 hours or more, difference between Census 2011 and 2016
Figure: Participation in voluntary work, difference between Census 2011 and 2016
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Economy: Local businesses
What information is shown here?
The information in this section shows the number and proportion of businesses by size
and turnover. The data is released as a time series of annual snapshots under ABS
catalogue number 8165.0 - Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits.
It contains counts and rates of business entries and exits from the Australian economy
as well as counts of the survival of businesses.
Most businesses in Australia need to obtain an Australian Business Number (ABN).
These businesses are then included on the whole of government register of businesses,
the Australian Business Register (ABR). The ABS uses information from the ABR as well
as data supplied by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) to populate its internal register of
businesses, the Australian Bureau of Statistics Business Register (ABSBR).
Only businesses registered for GST are included. Business entities with a turnover
below $75,000 do not have to register for GST, so those who have not registered will not
be included in these counts. Main business address is used to determine location.
Businesses that are large, complex and diverse are broken down by the ABS to ‘activity
units’ which are more similar to other businesses. For these activity units, the state of
highest employment is used, which may not be the main business address.
This data was published down to SA2 level.
Non employing
businesses
Businesses
with 1-4
employees
Businesses with
5-19 employees
Businesses
with 20-199
employees
Businesses
with 200+
employees
3,546 1,357 606 181 06 62.0% (Western
Australia =
63.8%)
23.7% (Western
Australia =
24.4%)
10.6% (Western
Australia = 9.1%)
3.2% (Western
Australia =
2.6%)
0.1% (Western
Australia = 0.2%)
Businesses
with a turnover
of $0 to less
than $50k
Businesses
with a turnover
of $50k to less
than $100k
Businesses with
a turnover of
$100k to less
than $200k
Businesses
with a turnover
of $200k to
less than
$500k
Businesses
with a turnover
of $500k to
less than $2m
1,333 829 1,067 1,099 909 23.3% (Western
Australia =
25.8%)
14.5% (Western
Australia =
15.9%)
18.7% (Western
Australia = 18.0%)
19.2% (Western
Australia =
18.4%)
15.9% (Western
Australia =
14.9%)
Businesses
with a turnover
of $2m or more
Total number
of businesses
499 5,715
8.7% (Western
Australia = 7.1%)
Western
Australia =
230,010
Source: 8165.0 - Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, June 2018
Figure: Proportion of businesses by size
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics Business Register (ABSBR)
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Transport: Car ownership
What information is shown here?
The information on the right shows details of the number of motor vehicles for
each household in Fremantle.
This data records the number of registered motor vehicles, which are owned or
used by members of a household, and which are garaged or parked near the
occupied private dwelling on Census Night. It also shows the number of dwellings
with no vehicles. It includes vans and company vehicles kept at home, but
excludes motorbikes and scooters.
No cars One car Two cars Three cars Four + cars
1,170 5,390 5,120 1,485 620 8.2% of 13,785
households
(Western
Australia =
4.9%)
37.8% of 13,785
households
(Western Australia
= 31.6%)
35.9% of 13,785
households
(Western Australia
= 38.9%)
10.4% of 13,785
households
(Western Australia
= 13.7%)
4.4% of 13,785
households (Western
Australia = 7.8%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as a proportion of total dwellings (Census 2016)
Figure: Car ownership, Census 2016
Figure: Dwellings with no cars or vans, difference between Census 2011 and 2016
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What information is shown here?
The information on this page shows the methods of travel to work in Fremantle.
The data records up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census,
for each person aged 15 years and over who was employed during the week before
the Census. It should be noted that it refers to method on the day of the Census,
not usual method used.
The question on method of travel (Question 45) allowed for multiple answers in all
categories except walked only, worked at home, and did not go to work; for
example, a journey to work by car as the driver, by ferry and then bus, would be
recorded as such, i.e. all three modes would be coded. Statistics gathered from this
question give an indication of the way people travelled to work on Census day,
however, some issues in practical application of the statistics should be noted when
they are used in conjunction with Place of Work (POWP) data. The following points
should be particularly noted: Method of travel to work and journey to work travel
involve different time periods.
The chart shows the proportion of people travelling to work by public transport.
Public transport includes train, tram/light rail, ferry and bus.
Walking Truck Tram/light rail Train Taxi Bicycle
774 56 00 644 37 518
4.4% (Western
Australia =
2.8%)
0.3%
(Western
Australia =
0.7%)
0.0% (Western
Australia =
0.0%)
3.6% (Western
Australia =
2.2%)
0.2% (Western
Australia =
0.2%)
2.9% (Western
Australia =
1.0%)
Motorbike
scooter Ferry
Car (as
passenger)
Car (as
driver)
Bus
Other
122 13 617 10,221 621 219
0.7% (Western
Australia =
0.5%)
0.1%
(Western
Australia =
0.0%)
3.5% (Western
Australia =
4.9%)
57.5% (Western
Australia =
63.3%)
3.5% (Western
Australia =
3.9%)
1.2% (Western
Australia =
1.4%)
Source: Census 2016. Rates calculated as a proportion of employed persons aged 15+ (Census 2016)
Figure: People travelling to work by public transport, difference between Census 2011 and 2016
Transport: Method of travel to work