Palm Cove

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,059 people in Palm Cove. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Palm Cove was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.7% of the population.

Of people in Palm Cove aged 15 years and over, 50.3% were married and 17.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Palm Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Palm Cove 24.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.7% were in primary school, 17.8% in secondary school and 20.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Palm Cove, 15.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Palm Cove were English 29.3%, Australian 21.0%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 9.0% and German 4.9%.

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 Palm Cove (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Palm Cove, 60.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.7%, New Zealand 4.4%, Germany 1.9%, Scotland 1.2% and South Africa 1.0%.

In Palm Cove, 42.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 37.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Palm Cove, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 48.5%, England 12.3%, New Zealand 4.5%, Germany 3.0% and Scotland 2.3%.

In Palm Cove, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 49.0%, England 11.8%, New Zealand 5.1%, Germany 2.9% and Scotland 2.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Palm Cove were No Religion, so described 37.7%, Catholic 20.1%, Anglican 14.8%, Not stated 11.4% and Uniting Church 3.9%. In Palm Cove, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Palm Cove 82.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 2.2%, Italian 1.0%, Korean 0.8%, Tagalog 0.7% and French 0.6%.

Employment

There were 1,063 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Palm Cove. Of these 58.9% were employed full time, 29.3% were employed part-time and 7.1% 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 Palm Cove, 8.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Palm Cove included Professionals 20.4%, Managers 19.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 10.8%, Labourers 10.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.5%.

Of the employed people in Palm Cove, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 12.3%, Cafes and Restaurants 7.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.1%, Higher Education 3.4% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Palm Cove was $719.

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

In Palm Cove, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.3%, Walked only 8.2%, Worked at home 7.5%, Car, as passenger 5.3% and Other 2.0%. On the day, 2.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Palm Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.5% provided care for children and 8.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.9% 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 Palm Cove, 30.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Palm Cove, 30.4% were couple families with children, 59.4% were couple families without children and 10.2% were one parent families.

In Palm Cove, 15.4% of single parents were male and 84.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Palm Cove, of couple families with children, 21.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.3% had both employed part-time and 16.0% 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 Palm Cove, 69.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 30.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Palm Cove, 59.2% were separate houses, 15.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.5% were flats or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

In Palm Cove, of occupied private dwellings 10.3% had 1 bedroom, 23.8% had 2 bedrooms and 36.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Palm Cove, 30.0% were owned outright, 26.9% were owned with a mortgage and 41.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Palm Cove, of all households, 68.6% were family households, 28.6% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Palm Cove, 20.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.9% 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 Palm Cove, 46.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Palm Cove, 87.8% 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 Palm Cove, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 33 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 Palm Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.1 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,104.

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

In Palm Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,383.

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