Palmview (Caloundra City)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 781 people were usually resident in Palmview (Caloundra City): of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 28.4% of people usually resident in Palmview (Caloundra City) were children aged 0-14 years, and 18.8% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.

In the 2006 Census, 85.0% of people usually resident in Palmview (Caloundra City) were Australian citizens, 15.4% were born overseas and 0.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 61.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Palmview (Caloundra City) were married, 12.0% were either separated or divorced, 3.2% were widowed and 22.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 74.1% of people usually resident in Palmview (Caloundra City), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.0%, New Zealand 4.4%, Zimbabwe 0.9%, Netherlands 0.9% and Papua New Guinea 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Palmview (Caloundra City) were Anglican 24.3%, No Religion 20.5%, Catholic 18.8%, Uniting Church 6.4% and Pentecostal 3.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Palmview (Caloundra City) were Dutch 1.2%, German 0.6%, Italian 0.4%, Hungarian 0.4% and Croatian 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.5%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 364 people aged 15 years and over in Palmview (Caloundra City) were in the labour force. Of these 59.9% worked full-time, 32.7% worked part-time, 1.9% were away from work, 1.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.1% were unemployed. 156 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Palmview (Caloundra City) were Technicians and Trades Workers 20.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Labourers 12.3%, Managers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Sales Workers 11.5%, Professionals 9.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Palmview (Caloundra City), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.0%, Residential Building Construction 4.6%, Road Freight Transport 4.0%, Clothing, Footwear and Personal Accessory Retailing 3.4% and Specialised Food Retailing 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Palmview (Caloundra City), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $460, the median family income was $1,122 and the median household income was $1,112.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 198 families in Palmview (Caloundra City): of these 32.8% were couple families without children, 55.6% were couple families with children, 11.6% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 237 occupied private dwellings were counted in Palmview (Caloundra City).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Palmview (Caloundra City), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Palmview (Caloundra City), 31.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 46.8% were owned with a mortgage and 13.5% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Palmview (Caloundra City), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 12.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 81.3% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Palmview (Caloundra City), the median weekly rent was $260. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,329. The average people per household was 3.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Palmview (Caloundra City), 85.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 5.1% were single (or lone) person households and 4.2% were group households.