Pleasure Point

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 528 people in Pleasure Point. Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Pleasure Point was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.4% of the population.

Of people in Pleasure Point aged 15 years and over, 64.9% were married and 7.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Pleasure Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Pleasure Point 33.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.6% were in primary school, 28.9% in secondary school and 21.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Pleasure Point, 16.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 14.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Pleasure Point were Australian 22.2%, English 17.8%, Italian 9.0%, Irish 7.0% and Indian 6.6%.

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 Pleasure Point (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Pleasure Point, 76.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 4.0%, England 2.6%, Egypt 2.6%, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1.6% and Fiji 1.4%.

In Pleasure Point, 42.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 42.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Pleasure Point, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 50.3%, Italy 6.0%, India 5.0%, Egypt 4.2% and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 3.6%.

In Pleasure Point, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 50.4%, India 6.1%, Egypt 4.2%, England 4.0% and Italy 4.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Pleasure Point were Catholic 41.8%, Anglican 14.6%, No Religion, so described 9.2%, Eastern Orthodox 8.6% and Hinduism 6.9%. In Pleasure Point, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (77.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Pleasure Point 69.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 4.1%, Macedonian 3.5%, Greek 2.7%, Hindi 2.7% and Spanish 2.3%.

Employment

There were 306 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pleasure Point. Of these 69.6% were employed full time, 22.9% were employed part-time and 1.6% 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 Pleasure Point, 6.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Pleasure Point included Professionals 21.0%, Managers 19.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3%, Sales Workers 6.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.8% and Labourers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Pleasure Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Toiletry Goods Retailing 3.6%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 3.6%, Carpentry Services 3.1%, Road Freight Transport 3.1% and Air and Space Transport 3.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pleasure Point was $1,006.

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In Pleasure Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.9%, Train 10.6%, Worked at home 7.6%, Train, car as driver 5.3% and Train, car as passenger 4.0%. On the day, 18.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Pleasure Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.0% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.8% 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 Pleasure Point, 29.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Pleasure Point, 66.0% were couple families with children, 26.1% were couple families without children and 7.8% were one parent families.

In Pleasure Point, 27.3% of single parents were male and 72.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Pleasure Point, of couple families with children, 42.5% had both partners employed full-time, 2.2% had both employed part-time and 25.4% 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 Pleasure Point, 97.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 2.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Pleasure Point, 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 Pleasure Point, of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 2.0% had 2 bedrooms and 9.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4.1. The average household size was 3.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Pleasure Point, 30.1% were owned outright, 60.8% were owned with a mortgage and 9.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Pleasure Point, of all households, 91.9% were family households, 5.4% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In Pleasure Point, 7.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 40.0% 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 Pleasure Point, 14.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Pleasure Point, 87.4% 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 Pleasure Point, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

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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 Pleasure Point, 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.

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In Pleasure Point, 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)