The Pocket

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 852 people were usually resident in The Pocket: of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Of the total population 1.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 17.7% of people usually resident in The Pocket were children aged 0-14 years, and 27.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 44 years.

In the 2006 Census, 89.3% of people usually resident in The Pocket were Australian citizens, 16.9% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 41.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in The Pocket were married, 19.4% were either separated or divorced, 3.9% were widowed and 35.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 75.9% of people usually resident in The Pocket, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.9%, New Zealand 2.6%, Germany 1.4%, United States of America 0.9% and Israel 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in The Pocket were No Religion 31.0%, Anglican 16.3%, Catholic 16.0%, Uniting Church 4.2% and Buddhism 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in The Pocket were Punjabi 2.1%, Hebrew 1.5%, German 0.8%, Italian 0.7% and Portuguese 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 400 people aged 15 years and over in The Pocket were in the labour force. Of these 41.8% worked full-time, 41.5% worked part-time, 3.3% were away from work, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.8% were unemployed. 278 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for The Pocket were Professionals 19.9%, Managers 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Labourers 11.5%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in The Pocket, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 7.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 3.4%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 2.5% and Hospitals 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census in The Pocket, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $336, the median family income was $868 and the median household income was $637.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 234 families in The Pocket: of these 38.5% were couple families without children, 40.6% were couple families with children, 19.2% 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 350 occupied private dwellings were counted in The Pocket.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in The Pocket, 94.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 6.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in The Pocket, 51.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.7% were owned with a mortgage and 21.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in The Pocket, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 33.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 57.3% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in The Pocket, the median weekly rent was $190. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,044. The average people per household was 2.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in The Pocket, 65.7% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.3% were single (or lone) person households and 4.0% were group households.