Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 352 people in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW). Of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.1% of the population.

Of people in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) aged 15 years and over, 59.6% were married and 13.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) 28.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.5% were in primary school, 25.3% in secondary school and 15.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 14.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) were English 34.0%, Australian 28.8%, Irish 10.3%, Scottish 7.8% and German 2.6%.

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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 79.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 8.3%, Germany 0.9%, India 0.9% and United States of America 0.9%.

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 60.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.3%, England 10.7%, Lebanon 2.1%, New Zealand 1.5% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.2%.

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.4%, England 10.4%, Italy 1.8%, Japan 1.5% and United States of America 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) were No Religion, so described 38.9%, Anglican 23.3%, Catholic 17.0%, Not stated 8.1% and Christian, nfd 3.2%. In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) 87.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 2.0%, Japanese 1.4%, French 0.8%, Arabic 0.8% and Hindi 0.8%.

Employment

There were 148 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW). Of these 51.4% were employed full time, 42.6% were employed part-time and 2.7% 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 18.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) were Professionals 30.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.9%, Managers 12.1%, Sales Workers 11.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.0% and Labourers 7.9%.

Of the employed people in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 13.0%, General Practice Medical Services 5.8%, Other Social Assistance Services 5.8%, Toy, Sporting and Recreational Product Manufacturing 4.3% and Accommodation 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW) was $660.

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In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.4%, Worked at home 15.0%, Train 6.0%, Train, car as driver 3.0% and Truck 2.3%. On the day, 14.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 82.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.3% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.2% 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 34.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 40.0% were couple families with children, 55.8% were couple families without children and 4.2% were one parent families.

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), of couple families with children, 10.1% had both partners employed full-time, 6.7% had both employed part-time and 25.8% 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 58.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 41.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 20.3% had 2 bedrooms and 46.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 47.0% were owned outright, 37.1% were owned with a mortgage and 15.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), of all households, 75.0% were family households, 25.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 16.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.9% 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 36.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 89.0% 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 48 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 Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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In Pretty Beach (Central Coast - NSW), 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)