Point Lookout

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 713 people in Point Lookout. Of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Point Lookout was 53 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.3% of the population.

Of people in Point Lookout aged 15 years and over, 49.0% were married and 17.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Point Lookout, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Point Lookout 25.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.0% were in primary school, 13.3% in secondary school and 6.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Point Lookout, 11.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Point Lookout were English 28.7%, Australian 25.1%, Irish 10.7%, Scottish 9.8% and German 5.1%.

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 Point Lookout (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Point Lookout, 72.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 2.1%, South Africa 1.4%, United States of America 1.0% and Philippines 0.7%.

In Point Lookout, 59.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Point Lookout, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.1%, England 5.6%, New Zealand 3.1%, Scotland 1.7% and Netherlands 1.6%.

In Point Lookout, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.7%, England 5.8%, New Zealand 2.4%, Philippines 1.6% and United States of America 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Point Lookout were No Religion, so described 36.8%, Anglican 19.3%, Not stated 17.0%, Catholic 15.3% and Uniting Church 3.0%. In Point Lookout, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Point Lookout 85.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were French 0.6%, Croatian 0.4% and Japanese 0.4%.

Employment

There were 329 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Point Lookout. Of these 51.4% were employed full time, 37.7% were employed part-time and 5.5% 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 Point Lookout, 16.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Point Lookout included Professionals 18.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.6%, Labourers 14.9%, Managers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Point Lookout, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 15.1%, Mineral Sand Mining 6.7%, Real Estate Services 5.6%, Local Government Administration 4.2% and Clubs (Hospitality) 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Point Lookout was $644.

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

In Point Lookout, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 46.3%, Worked at home 12.0%, Walked only 11.3%, Ferry, car as driver 5.8% and Car, as passenger 3.9%. On the day, 9.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Point Lookout, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.3% provided care for children and 13.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.5% 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 Point Lookout, 27.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Point Lookout, 24.7% were couple families with children, 57.3% were couple families without children and 16.3% were one parent families.

In Point Lookout, 27.6% of single parents were male and 72.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Point Lookout, of couple families with children, 15.3% had both partners employed full-time, 8.7% had both employed part-time and 18.0% 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 Point Lookout, 35.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 64.1% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Point Lookout, 79.0% were separate houses, 4.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.9% were flats or apartments and 2.9% were other dwellings.

In Point Lookout, of occupied private dwellings 5.5% had 1 bedroom, 30.5% had 2 bedrooms and 36.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2 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 Point Lookout, 43.0% were owned outright, 19.5% were owned with a mortgage and 36.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Point Lookout, of all households, 64.2% were family households, 30.6% were single person households and 5.2% were group households.

In Point Lookout, 23.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.0% 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 Point Lookout, 45.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Point Lookout, 86.8% 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 Point Lookout, 40.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.0% were female. The median age was 23 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 Point Lookout, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,625.

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

In Point Lookout, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $303 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)