Pelaw Main - Bal

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 836 people were usually resident in Pelaw Main - Bal: of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Of the total population 2.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 21.8% of people usually resident in Pelaw Main - Bal were children aged 0-14 years, and 26.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 39 years.

In the 2006 Census, 95.2% of people usually resident in Pelaw Main - Bal were Australian citizens, 4.7% were born overseas and 0.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 45.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Pelaw Main - Bal were married, 17.6% were either separated or divorced, 5.2% were widowed and 31.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 90.9% of people usually resident in Pelaw Main - Bal, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 1.7%, New Zealand 0.7%, Germany 0.6%, Netherlands 0.4% and Scotland 0.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Pelaw Main - Bal were Anglican 33.5%, Catholic 20.5%, No Religion 15.9%, Uniting Church 8.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Pelaw Main - Bal were Hindi 0.4% and German 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 347 people aged 15 years and over in Pelaw Main - Bal were in the labour force. Of these 52.2% worked full-time, 33.4% worked part-time, 2.9% were away from work, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.2% were unemployed. 283 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Pelaw Main - Bal were Technicians and Trades Workers 20.6%, Labourers 17.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 14.0%, Sales Workers 10.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.2%, Professionals 7.9% and Managers 4.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Pelaw Main - Bal, the most common responses for industry of employment included Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 5.1%, Residential Care Services 3.8%, Coal Mining 3.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.5% and Road Freight Transport 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Pelaw Main - Bal, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $326, the median family income was $857 and the median household income was $685.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 238 families in Pelaw Main - Bal: of these 38.2% were couple families without children, 37.4% were couple families with children, 22.7% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 326 occupied private dwellings were counted in Pelaw Main - Bal.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Pelaw Main - Bal, 94.2% were separate houses, 1.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Pelaw Main - Bal, 39.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 30.7% were owned with a mortgage and 22.7% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Pelaw Main - Bal, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 79.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 21.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Pelaw Main - Bal, the median weekly rent was $150. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Pelaw Main - Bal, 70.9% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.4% were single (or lone) person households and 4.3% were group households.