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Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Taylor Bay VIC 3713.

Is Taylor Bay family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

9.2% of Taylor Bay's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

12 family households lived in Taylor Bay; 41.7% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.

41.7% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Taylor Bay?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Taylor Bay had 76 residents at the 2021 Census.

17.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

59.2% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Taylor Bay?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 108.0% of occupied private dwellings in Taylor Bay.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Taylor Bay?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

88.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.

11.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.

0.0% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Taylor Bay?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Taylor Bay had 1.6 people.

One-person households made up 59.3% of occupied homes. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.

Two-person households represented 29.6%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Taylor Bay?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

16.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

45.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 12.9% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Taylor Bay?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

One-car households formed 25.0% of the total.

53.6% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Taylor Bay, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

59.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 41.0% reported a different address.

9.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Taylor Bay?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

81.6% of residents used only English at home.

6.6% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Taylor Bay residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

9.2% of Taylor Bay's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 90.8% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 75.0%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Taylor Bay?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 50.0% of ancestry responses in Taylor Bay.

Australian ancestry made up 27.6% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Taylor Bay?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

16.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

Managers accounted for 35.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 29.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 25.8%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Taylor Bay?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 49.3%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..

31.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 11.6% worked part time.

Unemployment was 2.9%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Taylor Bay show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

51.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.

6.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

6.6% reported asthma, 10.5% arthritis and 3.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Taylor Bay?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

16.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 20.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 44.0%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Taylor Bay?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,075 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,400.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $320 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Taylor Bay compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 16.1% in Taylor Bay, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..

Outright ownership was 88.5% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.

Renting accounted for 0.0% in Taylor Bay, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

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