Port Victoria (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 316 people in Port Victoria (L) of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 13.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Port Victoria (L) was 54 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 35.6% of the population.

Of people in Port Victoria (L) aged 15 years and over, 57.5% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Port Victoria (L) was 63 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Port Victoria (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Port Victoria (L) was 62 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

In Port Victoria (L) 22.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.0% were in primary school, 21.4% in secondary school and 8.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Port Victoria (L) were Australian 35.4%, English 29.9%, German 9.4%, Irish 6.7% and Scottish 5.5%.

In Port Victoria (L), 86.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.8%, New Zealand 1.3%, Austria 0.9%, Scotland 0.9% and Wales 0.9%.

In Port Victoria (L), 83.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Port Victoria (L) were Anglican 22.6%, No Religion 20.7%, Uniting Church 18.2%, Catholic 12.2% and Lutheran 11.0%.

In Port Victoria (L) 93.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Finnish 1.3%.

Employment

There were 96 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Victoria (L). Of these 55.2% were employed full time, 30.2% were employed part-time and 3.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Port Victoria (L), 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Port Victoria (L) was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

The most common occupations in Port Victoria (L) included Labourers 21.1%, Managers 20.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.8%, Sales Workers 8.4%, Professionals 7.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.2%.

Of the employed people in Port Victoria (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 15.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.2%, School Education 8.2%, Accommodation 5.1% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Victoria (L) was $368.

In Port Victoria (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 46.4%, Walked only 11.3%, Other 7.2% and Car, as passenger 5.2%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 53.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Port Victoria (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.6% provided care for children and 13.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Port Victoria (L), 21.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Port Victoria (L), 31.2% were couple families with children, 57.5% were couple families without children and 11.2% were one parent families.

In Port Victoria (L) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Port Victoria (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,250 and those without children was $1,300.

Employment status of couple families

In Port Victoria (L), of couple families with children, 15.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 6.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Port Victoria (L), 32.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 67.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Victoria (L), 95.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 4.6% were other dwellings.

In Port Victoria (L), of occupied private dwellings 3.8% had 1 bedroom, 24.8% had 2 bedrooms and 58.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Victoria (L), 53.8% were owned outright, 21.2% were owned with a mortgage and 22.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Port Victoria (L), of all households, 62.9% were family households, 34.8% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Port Victoria (L), 41.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Port Victoria (L), 38.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Port Victoria (L), there were 40 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 19 (or 47.5%) were male and 21 (or 52.5%) were female. The median age was 39 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

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

In Port Victoria (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $680.

In Port Victoria (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.