Little Pelican

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 605 people were usually resident in Little Pelican: of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 3.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 12.7% of people usually resident in Little Pelican were children aged 0-14 years, and 50.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 54 years.

In the 2006 Census, 91.4% of people usually resident in Little Pelican were Australian citizens, 5.1% were born overseas and 0.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 40.2% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Little Pelican were married, 18.9% were either separated or divorced, 13.8% were widowed and 27.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 86.3% of people usually resident in Little Pelican, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 1.5%, Greece 0.8%, New Zealand 0.8%, Ireland 0.7% and Burma 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Little Pelican were Anglican 32.2%, Catholic 22.0%, No Religion 13.7%, Uniting Church 11.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common response for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Little Pelican was Greek 1.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 163 people aged 15 years and over in Little Pelican were in the labour force. Of these 46.6% worked full-time, 26.4% worked part-time, 4.3% were away from work, 4.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 17.8% were unemployed. 310 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Little Pelican were Technicians and Trades Workers 21.6%, Professionals 14.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.9%, Sales Workers 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Labourers 9.7% and Managers 3.7%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Little Pelican, the most common responses for industry of employment included Building Installation Services 6.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.2%, Clubs 4.5%, Accommodation 4.5% and Road Freight Transport 3.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Little Pelican, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $269, the median family income was $575 and the median household income was $421.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 158 families in Little Pelican: of these 52.5% were couple families without children, 27.2% were couple families with children, 15.2% were one parent families and 5.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 318 occupied private dwellings were counted in Little Pelican.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Little Pelican, 47.5% were separate houses, 1.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.7% were flats, units or apartments and 40.6% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Little Pelican, 54.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 11.0% were owned with a mortgage and 26.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Little Pelican, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 40.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 22.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 34.5% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Little Pelican, the median weekly rent was $125. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,105. The average people per household was 1.9 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Little Pelican, 47.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 45.3% were single (or lone) person households and 3.1% were group households.