Pingelly

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 992 people were usually resident in Pingelly: of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 11.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.2% of people usually resident in Pingelly were children aged 0-14 years, and 34.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 44 years.

In the 2006 Census, 83.5% of people usually resident in Pingelly were Australian citizens, 14.9% were born overseas and 0.3% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 55.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Pingelly were married, 13.0% were either separated or divorced, 7.6% were widowed and 23.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 73.1% of people usually resident in Pingelly, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 6.6%, New Zealand 3.2%, Denmark 0.5%, Italy 0.5% and Zimbabwe 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Pingelly were Anglican 23.4%, No Religion 20.1%, Catholic 12.1%, Baptist 8.5% and Uniting Church 8.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Pingelly were Italian 0.6%, Indonesian 0.6%, Danish 0.3%, Japanese 0.3% and Bengali 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 380 people aged 15 years and over in Pingelly were in the labour force. Of these 56.6% worked full-time, 30.0% worked part-time, 5.3% were away from work, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.3% were unemployed. 336 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Pingelly were Managers 29.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.4%, Labourers 14.2%, Professionals 10.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.5% and Sales Workers 4.7%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Pingelly, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 25.8%, School Education 6.4%, Local Government Administration 5.3%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 5.0% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Pingelly, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $335, the median family income was $749 and the median household income was $599.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 248 families in Pingelly: of these 49.2% were couple families without children, 34.7% were couple families with children, 14.9% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 394 occupied private dwellings were counted in Pingelly.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Pingelly, 91.4% were separate houses, 6.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.3% were flats, units or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Pingelly, 43.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 24.9% were owned with a mortgage and 23.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Pingelly, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 3.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 29.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 62.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Pingelly, the median weekly rent was $90. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $542. The average people per household was 2.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Pingelly, 62.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.7% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.