Pioneer Bay

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 Pioneer Bay. Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Pioneer Bay was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.8% of the population.

Of people in Pioneer Bay aged 15 years and over, 31.2% were married and 29.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Pioneer Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 30.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Pioneer Bay 22.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.9% were in primary school, 15.2% in secondary school and 12.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Pioneer Bay, 9.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Pioneer Bay were English 34.0%, Australian 30.0%, Scottish 8.7%, Irish 6.9% and German 2.2%.

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 Pioneer Bay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Pioneer Bay, 73.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.5%, New Zealand 2.7%, Italy 1.5%, Ireland 0.9% and Germany 0.9%.

In Pioneer Bay, 56.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Pioneer Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 61.2%, England 10.4%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 1.7% and Netherlands 1.7%.

In Pioneer Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.7%, England 10.2%, New Zealand 3.9%, Scotland 2.1% and Greece 1.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Pioneer Bay were No Religion, so described 41.4%, Anglican 17.2%, Not stated 14.9%, Catholic 13.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.2%. In Pioneer Bay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Pioneer Bay 89.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 0.9% and Hungarian 0.9%.

Employment

There were 127 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pioneer Bay. Of these 51.2% were employed full time, 29.9% were employed part-time and 16.5% 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 Pioneer Bay, 11.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Pioneer Bay included Labourers 15.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.0%, Sales Workers 13.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Managers 10.3%, Professionals 10.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.3%.

Of the employed people in Pioneer Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 9.3%, Other Allied Health Services 9.3%, Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 9.3%, Child Care Services 7.4% and Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing 5.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pioneer Bay was $465.

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

In Pioneer Bay, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 78.1%, Car, as passenger 2.9%, Other 2.9% and Worked at home 2.9%. 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 82.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Pioneer Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.6% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.2% 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 Pioneer Bay, 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Pioneer Bay, 25.3% were couple families with children, 47.0% were couple families without children and 27.7% were one parent families.

In Pioneer Bay, 13.0% of single parents were male and 87.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Pioneer Bay, of couple families with children, 9.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 17.9% 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 Pioneer Bay, 88.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.8% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Pioneer Bay, 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 Pioneer Bay, of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 21.5% had 2 bedrooms and 58.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 1.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Pioneer Bay, 30.2% were owned outright, 37.7% were owned with a mortgage and 28.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Pioneer Bay, of all households, 54.4% were family households, 39.4% were single person households and 6.2% were group households.

In Pioneer Bay, 45.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.0% 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 Pioneer Bay, 54.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Pioneer Bay, 68.1% 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 Pioneer Bay, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Pioneer Bay, 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 Pioneer Bay, 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)