Port Franklin

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 134 people in Port Franklin. Of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Port Franklin was 53 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.7% of the population.

Of people in Port Franklin aged 15 years and over, 44.4% were married and 20.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Port Franklin, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 21.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Port Franklin 11.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.6% were in primary school, 15.8% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Franklin, 5.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 36.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Port Franklin were Australian 38.1%, English 35.1%, Scottish 11.9%, Irish 6.0% and German 4.8%.

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 Port Franklin (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Port Franklin, 87.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 7.8%.

In Port Franklin, 81.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Port Franklin, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 90.2%, England 7.3% and Netherlands 2.4%.

In Port Franklin, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 84.6%, England 8.8%, Netherlands 2.2% and Canada 2.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Port Franklin were No Religion, so described 49.3%, Anglican 21.6%, Catholic 19.4%, Uniting Church 4.5% and Christian, nfd 3.0%. In Port Franklin, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (54.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Port Franklin 100.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 57 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Franklin. Of these 35.1% were employed full time, 59.6% 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 Port Franklin, 8.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 16.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Port Franklin were Technicians and Trades Workers 26.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 21.5%, Labourers 18.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.2% and Professionals 7.7%.

Of the employed people in Port Franklin, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cheese and Other Dairy Product Manufacturing 17.4%, Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing 13.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 13.0%, Other Social Assistance Services 13.0% and Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 13.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Franklin was $504.

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In Port Franklin, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.5%, Walked only 6.2%, Worked at home 6.2%, Car, as passenger 4.6% and Other 4.6%. 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 62.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Port Franklin, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.5% provided care for children and 16.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.7% 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 Port Franklin, 22.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 23.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Port Franklin, 29.3% were couple families with children, 61.0% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Port Franklin, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Port Franklin, of couple families with children, 9.4% had both partners employed full-time, 9.4% had both employed part-time and 28.1% 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 Port Franklin, 65.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 34.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Franklin, 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 Port Franklin, of occupied private dwellings 4.5% had 1 bedroom, 19.4% had 2 bedrooms and 61.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Franklin, 52.3% were owned outright, 33.8% were owned with a mortgage and 13.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Port Franklin, of all households, 64.4% were family households, 30.5% were single person households and 5.1% were group households.

In Port Franklin, 34.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Port Franklin, 35.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Port Franklin, 82.3% 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 Port Franklin, 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 Port Franklin, 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 Port Franklin, 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)