East Palmerston

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 173 people in East Palmerston. Of these 51.5% were male and 48.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.5% of the population.

The median age of people in East Palmerston was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.8% of the population.

Of people in East Palmerston aged 15 years and over, 57.3% were married and 4.8% were either divorced or separated.

In East Palmerston, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In East Palmerston 28.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.3% were in primary school, 28.6% in secondary school and 17.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in East Palmerston, 11.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in East Palmerston were Australian 27.1%, English 23.3%, Irish 10.0%, Scottish 9.2% and Italian 7.5%.

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 East Palmerston (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In East Palmerston, 82.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Ukraine 4.1%, Samoa 1.8%, England 1.8% and Laos 1.8%.

In East Palmerston, 69.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In East Palmerston, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.0%, England 7.9%, Italy 3.0%, Laos 3.0% and Scotland 2.4%.

In East Palmerston, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.4%, Ukraine 2.5%, Laos 2.5%, Samoa 1.9% and England 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in East Palmerston were Catholic 26.9%, Anglican 21.0%, No Religion, so described 21.0%, Not stated 14.4% and Christian, nfd 5.4%. In East Palmerston, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (77.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In East Palmerston 88.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Ukrainian 4.1%, Italian 1.7% and Samoan 1.7%.

Employment

There were 112 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Palmerston. Of these 62.5% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 4.5% 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 East Palmerston, 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in East Palmerston included Managers 24.8%, Labourers 15.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Professionals 8.6% and Sales Workers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in East Palmerston, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 25.4%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 8.5%, Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 7.0%, Local Government Administration 5.6% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in East Palmerston was $655.

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

In East Palmerston, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.3%, Worked at home 12.9%, Walked only 8.9%, Car, as passenger 4.0% and Bus 3.0%. On the day, 3.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In East Palmerston, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.1% provided care for children and 11.7% 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 East Palmerston, 24.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 20.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in East Palmerston, 32.7% were couple families with children, 55.1% were couple families without children and 12.2% were one parent families.

In East Palmerston, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In East Palmerston, of couple families with children, 30.9% had both partners employed full-time, 12.7% had both employed part-time and 14.5% 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 East Palmerston, 85.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.5% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in East Palmerston, 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 East Palmerston, of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 14.7% had 2 bedrooms and 54.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Palmerston, 49.3% were owned outright, 36.2% were owned with a mortgage and 14.5% were rented.

Household composition

In East Palmerston, of all households, 77.3% were family households, 18.7% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

In East Palmerston, 12.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.1% 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 East Palmerston, 28.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In East Palmerston, 73.6% 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 East Palmerston, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 20 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 East Palmerston, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 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 East Palmerston, 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)