Point Pearce

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC40102302
Total population 382
Total dwellings 201
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 126
Male 60
Female 66
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 41
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $383
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $70

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Point Pearce % Point Pearce South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 126 100.0 28,831 94.7 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,039 3.4 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 561 1.8 21,206 3.9
Total 126 -- 30,431 -- 548,370 --
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Male 60 47.6 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 66 52.4 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Point Pearce, there were 126 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 60 (or 47.6%) were male and 66 (or 52.4%) were female.

Age Point Pearce % Point Pearce South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 15 11.9 3,580 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 28 22.2 6,969 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 21 16.7 5,897 19.4 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 48 38.1 10,953 36.0 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 6 4.8 1,774 5.8 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 8 6.3 1,260 4.1 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Point Pearce the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Point Pearce % Point Pearce South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 6 7.3 4,142 20.8 85,741 24.4
Separated 5 6.1 869 4.4 14,925 4.2
Divorced 3 3.7 1,394 7.0 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 3.7 737 3.7 12,142 3.5
Never married 65 79.3 12,739 64.1 215,347 61.3

In Point Pearce 7.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Point Pearce % Point Pearce South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 56 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 55 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 76 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 75 -- 65 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Point Pearce for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Point Pearce % Point Pearce South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4 6.2 3,449 20.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 7 10.8 2,642 15.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 54 83.1 10,991 64.3 187,097 60.9

In Point Pearce 6.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 10.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Point Pearce % Point Pearce South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 30 -- 28 --

In Point Pearce for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 56 years and in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education Point Pearce % Point Pearce South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 9 18.8 844 6.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 23 47.9 4,561 35.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 8 16.7 2,580 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 6.2 751 5.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 594 4.6 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 263 2.0 3,662 1.6
Not stated 5 10.4 3,291 25.5 50,410 22.5
Total 48 -- 12,884 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Point Pearce, 38.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 47.9% were attending a primary school, 16.7% were attending a secondary school and 6.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Point Pearce % Point Pearce South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 122 97.6 25,009 82.2 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Point Pearce. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Point Pearce % Point Pearce South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3 14.3 4,311 46.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 8 38.1 2,578 27.8 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 14.3 698 7.5 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 7 33.3 1,670 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 21 -- 9,257 -- 178,170 --

There were 21 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Point Pearce. Of these 14.3% were employed full time, 38.1% were employed part-time and 33.3% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Point Pearce % Point Pearce South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 0 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 46 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Point Pearce who were employed full time was 0 years and those employed part time was 46 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Point Pearce % Point Pearce South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 292 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 383 -- 842 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Point Pearce was $292 and the median weekly household income was $383.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Point Pearce % Point Pearce South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1 -- 1.4 -- 1.5 --

In Point Pearce, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Point Pearce % Point Pearce South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 70 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Point Pearce, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $70 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Point Pearce % Point Pearce South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 39 90.7 9,815 79.5 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 1,586 12.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 4 9.3 861 7.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 76 0.6 2,949 1.4
Total 43 -- 12,343 -- 209,047 --

In Point Pearce there were 43 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 90.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.3% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Point Pearce % Point Pearce South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4 9.5 1,182 9.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 3,028 24.5 51,761 24.8
Rented 38 90.5 7,430 60.2 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 137 1.1 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 564 4.6 8,338 4.0

In Point Pearce, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.5% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 90.5% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.