Pental Island

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 135 people in Pental Island. Of these 54.3% were male and 45.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Pental Island was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.9% of the population.

Of people in Pental Island aged 15 years and over, 64.5% were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Pental Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Pental Island 27.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.3% were in primary school, 32.4% in secondary school and 8.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Pental Island, 14.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Pental Island were Australian 39.8%, English 36.0%, Irish 5.4%, Scottish 4.8% and German 3.2%.

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 Pental Island (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Pental Island, 89.1% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Pental Island, 83.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 0.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Pental Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 89.6%, England 3.0% and South Africa 2.2%.

In Pental Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 90.4%, England 2.2% and Netherlands 2.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Pental Island were No Religion, so described 38.8%, Uniting Church 15.7%, Anglican 14.9%, Catholic 12.7% and Not stated 8.2%. In Pental Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Pental Island 90.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Aboriginal English, so described 2.2%.

Employment

There were 67 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pental Island. Of these 61.2% were employed full time, 34.3% 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 Pental Island, 9.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Pental Island included Managers 36.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.9%, Sales Workers 12.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.8%, Labourers 6.8%, Professionals 4.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Pental Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 12.8%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 10.6%, General Insurance 8.5%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.4% and Other Polymer Product Manufacturing 6.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pental Island was $712.

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

In Pental Island, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 60.8%, Worked at home 16.5%, Walked only 6.3% and Car, as passenger 3.8%. 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 65.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Pental Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.3% provided care for children and 6.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 37.2% 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 Pental Island, 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 19.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Pental Island, 44.4% were couple families with children, 55.6% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Pental Island, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Pental Island, of couple families with children, 19.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 35.5% 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 Pental Island, 92.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.4% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Pental Island, 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 Pental Island, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.0% had 2 bedrooms and 56.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.4 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Pental Island, 45.8% were owned outright, 41.7% were owned with a mortgage and 12.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Pental Island, of all households, 82.0% were family households, 18.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Pental Island, 13.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.1% 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 Pental Island, 23.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 39.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Pental Island, 82.0% 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 Pental Island, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 22 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 Pental Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 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 Pental Island, 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)