Basin Pocket

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 890 people in Basin Pocket. Of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Basin Pocket was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.0% of the population.

Of people in Basin Pocket aged 15 years and over, 35.7% were married and 15.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Basin Pocket, of people aged 15 years and over, 34.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Basin Pocket 26.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.5% were in primary school, 17.6% in secondary school and 18.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Basin Pocket, 15.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Basin Pocket were English 30.5%, Australian 29.3%, Irish 11.6%, German 8.3% and Scottish 6.9%.

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 Basin Pocket (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Basin Pocket, 81.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.6%, England 1.8%, Philippines 0.9%, Denmark 0.5% and Malaysia 0.5%.

In Basin Pocket, 65.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Basin Pocket, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.9%, New Zealand 5.4%, England 5.0%, Scotland 1.6% and Ireland 0.9%.

In Basin Pocket, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.3%, New Zealand 4.7%, England 3.9%, Scotland 1.7% and South Africa 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Basin Pocket were No Religion, so described 37.8%, Anglican 18.3%, Catholic 17.1%, Not stated 9.3% and Uniting Church 4.9%. In Basin Pocket, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Basin Pocket 91.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Auslan 0.8%, French 0.5%, Serbian 0.3% and Filipino 0.3%.

Employment

There were 426 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Basin Pocket. Of these 57.7% were employed full time, 26.1% were employed part-time and 10.1% 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 Basin Pocket, 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Basin Pocket included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.7%, Labourers 14.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.7%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Professionals 8.5% and Managers 6.7%.

Of the employed people in Basin Pocket, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.1%, Painting and Decorating Services 4.0%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.0% and Other Social Assistance Services 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Basin Pocket was $603.

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

In Basin Pocket, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.0%, Car, as passenger 8.0%, Worked at home 2.8%, Train 2.6% and Train, car as driver 2.3%. On the day, 7.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Basin Pocket, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.5% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 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 Basin Pocket, 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Basin Pocket, 33.1% were couple families with children, 41.9% were couple families without children and 22.2% were one parent families.

In Basin Pocket, 22.4% of single parents were male and 77.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Basin Pocket, of couple families with children, 20.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 13.7% 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 Basin Pocket, 88.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Basin Pocket, 93.3% were separate houses, 4.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.9% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Basin Pocket, of occupied private dwellings 6.1% had 1 bedroom, 20.2% had 2 bedrooms and 58.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Basin Pocket, 26.2% were owned outright, 35.1% were owned with a mortgage and 37.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Basin Pocket, of all households, 68.0% were family households, 29.0% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

In Basin Pocket, 22.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.7% 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 Basin Pocket, 35.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Basin Pocket, 81.3% 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 Basin Pocket, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 21 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 Basin Pocket, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Basin Pocket, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $260 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,437.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)