Pine Rivers (S) Bal

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 18,309 people were usually resident in Pine Rivers (S) Bal: of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 24.5% of people usually resident in Pine Rivers (S) Bal were children aged 0-14 years, and 19.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 37 years.

In the 2006 Census, 91.1% of people usually resident in Pine Rivers (S) Bal were Australian citizens, 16.3% were born overseas and 0.6% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 64.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Pine Rivers (S) Bal were married, 8.4% were either separated or divorced, 2.4% were widowed and 24.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 79.9% of people usually resident in Pine Rivers (S) Bal, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 6.8%, New Zealand 2.3%, South Africa 0.9%, Germany 0.6% and Netherlands 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Pine Rivers (S) Bal were No Religion 23.3%, Catholic 21.9%, Anglican 21.0%, Uniting Church 9.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Pine Rivers (S) Bal were German 0.6%, Italian 0.4%, Dutch 0.3%, French 0.3% and Afrikaans 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 9,934 people aged 15 years and over in Pine Rivers (S) Bal were in the labour force. Of these 60.6% worked full-time, 31.2% worked part-time, 3.4% were away from work, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.5% were unemployed. 3,450 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Pine Rivers (S) Bal were Professionals 24.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.2%, Managers 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Sales Workers 8.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.4%, Labourers 6.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.3%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Pine Rivers (S) Bal, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.3%, Hospitals 3.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.0%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 2.6% and Building Installation Services 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census in Pine Rivers (S) Bal, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $595, the median family income was $1,622 and the median household income was $1,526.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 5,224 families in Pine Rivers (S) Bal: of these 36.2% were couple families without children, 55.6% were couple families with children, 7.6% were one parent families and 0.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 5,978 occupied private dwellings were counted in Pine Rivers (S) Bal.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Pine Rivers (S) Bal, 98.5% were separate houses, 0.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Pine Rivers (S) Bal, 35.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 50.6% were owned with a mortgage and 9.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Pine Rivers (S) Bal, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 41.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 51.5% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Pine Rivers (S) Bal, the median weekly rent was $225. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517. The average people per household was 3.0 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Pine Rivers (S) Bal, 85.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 10.5% were single (or lone) person households and 1.5% were group households.