Long Pocket

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 198 people in Long Pocket. Of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Long Pocket was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 28.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.5% of the population.

Of people in Long Pocket aged 15 years and over, 77.3% were married and 4.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Long Pocket, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 2.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Long Pocket 39.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 50.0% were in primary school, 17.6% in secondary school and 8.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Long Pocket, 16.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Long Pocket were Italian 26.5%, Australian 22.3%, English 22.3%, Irish 11.0% and Scottish 6.1%.

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

In Long Pocket, 88.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.6% and Italy 1.6%.

In Long Pocket, 71.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Long Pocket, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.8%, Italy 7.4%, New Zealand 2.6%, England 2.1% and Netherlands 1.6%.

In Long Pocket, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.8%, Italy 4.8%, Fiji 3.2%, New Zealand 2.1% and England 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Long Pocket were Catholic 48.2%, No Religion, so described 17.6%, Anglican 14.0%, Not stated 10.4% and Uniting Church 3.6%. In Long Pocket, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (80.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Long Pocket 93.3% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 98 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Long Pocket. Of these 63.3% were employed full time, 29.6% 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 Long Pocket, 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Long Pocket included Managers 20.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 17.8%, Professionals 15.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.6%, Sales Workers 13.3%, Labourers 7.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.6% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.4%.

Of the employed people in Long Pocket, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 27.0%, Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 11.1%, Sugar Manufacturing 11.1%, Site Preparation Services 9.5% and Secondary Education 9.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Long Pocket was $687.

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

In Long Pocket, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.1%, Walked only 8.7%, Worked at home 5.4%, Car, as passenger 4.3% and Truck 4.3%. 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 68.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Long Pocket, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 39.1% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.9% 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 Long Pocket, 23.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Long Pocket, 48.3% were couple families with children, 41.4% were couple families without children and 10.3% were one parent families.

In Long Pocket, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Long Pocket, of couple families with children, 22.0% had both partners employed full-time, 6.0% had both employed part-time and 24.0% 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 Long Pocket, 95.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.5% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Long Pocket, 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 Long Pocket, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 11.9% had 2 bedrooms and 52.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.7 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 Long Pocket, 40.6% were owned outright, 35.9% were owned with a mortgage and 14.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Long Pocket, of all households, 84.4% were family households, 15.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Long Pocket, 18.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.1% 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 Long Pocket, 11.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 55.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Long Pocket, 81.7% 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 Long Pocket, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 11 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 Long Pocket, 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 Long Pocket, 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)