Port Curtis

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 281 people in Port Curtis. Of these 53.8% were male and 46.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Port Curtis was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.2% of the population.

Of people in Port Curtis aged 15 years and over, 45.3% were married and 21.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Port Curtis, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Port Curtis 28.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.8% were in primary school, 30.1% in secondary school and 16.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Curtis, 11.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Port Curtis were Australian 37.3%, English 32.6%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 7.2% and German 5.0%.

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 Port Curtis (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Port Curtis, 90.2% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Port Curtis, 80.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Port Curtis, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 88.1%, England 3.4%, New Zealand 1.5%, Poland 1.1% and India 1.1%.

In Port Curtis, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 88.2%, England 4.4% and New Zealand 1.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Port Curtis were Catholic 26.5%, No Religion, so described 17.1%, Anglican 16.4%, Not stated 11.6% and Uniting Church 10.2%. In Port Curtis, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (76.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Port Curtis 93.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Hindi 1.5%.

Employment

There were 135 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Curtis. Of these 48.9% were employed full time, 37.8% were employed part-time and 7.4% 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 Port Curtis, 9.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Port Curtis included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Labourers 16.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.9%, Managers 11.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Sales Workers 8.3% and Professionals 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Port Curtis, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 11.0%, Postal Services 9.6%, Investigation and Security Services 8.2%, Aged Care Residential Services 8.2% and Labour Supply Services 5.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Curtis was $536.

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

In Port Curtis, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.1%, Truck 6.5%, Worked at home 5.7%, Car, as passenger 4.9% and Walked only 2.4%. 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 76.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Port Curtis, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.9% provided care for children and 7.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.2% 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 Port Curtis, 22.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Port Curtis, 42.4% were couple families with children, 40.9% were couple families without children and 16.7% were one parent families.

In Port Curtis, 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Port Curtis, of couple families with children, 18.6% had both partners employed full-time, 8.5% had both employed part-time and 20.3% 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 Port Curtis, 83.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Curtis, 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 Port Curtis, of occupied private dwellings 4.7% had 1 bedroom, 23.4% had 2 bedrooms and 41.1% 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 Port Curtis, 30.6% were owned outright, 45.9% were owned with a mortgage and 17.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Port Curtis, of all households, 63.7% were family households, 33.6% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In Port Curtis, 24.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.4% 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 Port Curtis, 21.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Port Curtis, 73.1% 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 Port Curtis, 56.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 43.8% were female. The median age was 39 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 Port Curtis, 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 $1,625.

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

In Port Curtis, 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)