Picketts Valley

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 218 people in Picketts Valley. Of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Picketts Valley was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.5% of the population.

Of people in Picketts Valley aged 15 years and over, 58.9% were married and 10.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Picketts Valley, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Picketts Valley 34.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 48.5% were in primary school, 32.4% in secondary school and 16.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Picketts Valley, 17.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Picketts Valley were English 34.6%, Australian 29.1%, Scottish 12.1%, Irish 11.1% and Italian 2.9%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Picketts Valley (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Picketts Valley, 84.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.6%, Germany 1.9% and South Africa 1.4%.

In Picketts Valley, 66.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Picketts Valley, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.1%, England 8.0%, Scotland 3.8%, Netherlands 1.9% and New Zealand 1.4%.

In Picketts Valley, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.0%, England 10.8%, Italy 2.3%, Canada 2.3% and Netherlands 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Picketts Valley were No Religion, so described 39.2%, Catholic 22.6%, Anglican 20.8%, Other Protestant 7.1% and Seventh-day Adventist 4.2%. In Picketts Valley, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Picketts Valley 97.7% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 105 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Picketts Valley. Of these 50.5% were employed full time, 44.8% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Picketts Valley, 17.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Picketts Valley included Managers 24.3%, Professionals 21.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.2%, Sales Workers 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.2%, Labourers 5.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.7%.

Of the employed people in Picketts Valley, the most common responses for industry of employment included Police Services 7.7%, General Practice Medical Services 6.2%, Other Residential Building Construction 4.6%, Non-Residential Building Construction 4.6% and Car Retailing 4.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Picketts Valley was $792.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Picketts Valley, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 65.0%, Worked at home 21.0% and Car, as passenger 4.0%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Picketts Valley, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.0% provided care for children and 15.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Picketts Valley, 24.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Picketts Valley, 60.7% were couple families with children, 27.9% were couple families without children and 11.5% were one parent families.

In Picketts Valley, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Picketts Valley, of couple families with children, 19.2% had both partners employed full-time, 7.7% had both employed part-time and 36.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Picketts Valley, 89.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.6% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Picketts Valley, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Picketts Valley, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 5.0% had 2 bedrooms and 10.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4.4. The average household size was 3.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Picketts Valley, 41.9% were owned outright, 45.2% were owned with a mortgage and 12.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Picketts Valley, of all households, 94.6% were family households, 5.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Picketts Valley, 6.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 52.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Picketts Valley, 15.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 50.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Picketts Valley, 79.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Picketts Valley, 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 21 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Picketts Valley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)