Picnic Bay

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 291 people in Picnic Bay. Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Picnic Bay was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.6% of the population.

Of people in Picnic Bay aged 15 years and over, 36.3% were married and 31.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Picnic Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 38.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Picnic Bay 17.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.4% were in primary school, 22.2% in secondary school and 6.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Picnic Bay, 15.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 15.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Picnic Bay were English 32.4%, Australian 27.6%, Scottish 11.8%, Irish 7.6% and German 5.8%.

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 Picnic Bay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Picnic Bay, 76.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.3%, New Zealand 4.0%, Austria 1.1%, Germany 1.1% and South Africa 1.1%.

In Picnic Bay, 62.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Picnic Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.4%, England 8.9%, New Zealand 3.9%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.8% and Austria 2.8%.

In Picnic Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.9%, England 8.1%, Germany 3.0%, New Zealand 1.8% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Picnic Bay were No Religion, so described 40.8%, Catholic 16.6%, Anglican 13.7%, Not stated 7.2% and Uniting Church 6.5%. In Picnic Bay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Picnic Bay 88.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 2.4%, Afrikaans 2.1%, Italian 1.0% and Cantonese 1.0%.

Employment

There were 141 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Picnic Bay. Of these 45.4% were employed full time, 34.8% were employed part-time and 6.4% 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 Picnic Bay, 6.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 19.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Picnic Bay included Professionals 19.5%, Managers 16.5%, Labourers 15.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 9.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Picnic Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 19.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 10.7%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 6.0%, Real Estate Services 4.8% and Other Allied Health Services 4.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Picnic Bay was $608.

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

In Picnic Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 32.3%, Walked only 12.1%, Worked at home 10.5%, Car, as passenger 6.5% and Ferry 4.8%. On the day, 19.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 46.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Picnic Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.0% provided care for children and 13.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.4% 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 Picnic Bay, 34.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Picnic Bay, 19.8% were couple families with children, 58.0% were couple families without children and 18.5% were one parent families.

In Picnic Bay, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Picnic Bay, of couple families with children, 20.3% had both partners employed full-time, 15.3% had both employed part-time and 11.9% 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 Picnic Bay, 62.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 37.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Picnic Bay, 76.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Picnic Bay, of occupied private dwellings 7.7% had 1 bedroom, 37.8% had 2 bedrooms and 40.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 1.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Picnic Bay, 27.3% were owned outright, 24.7% were owned with a mortgage and 44.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Picnic Bay, of all households, 47.5% were family households, 49.4% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

In Picnic Bay, 41.9% 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 Picnic Bay, 57.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 19.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 5.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Picnic Bay, 71.6% 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 Picnic Bay, 42.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.9% were female. The median age was 17 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 Picnic Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.7 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 Picnic Bay, 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)