Poruma Island

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 167 people in Poruma Island. Of these 46.1% were male and 53.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 94.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Poruma Island was 27 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 28.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 1.9% of the population.

Of people in Poruma Island aged 15 years and over, 19.0% were married and 4.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Poruma Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 18.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 24.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Poruma Island 31.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 57.7% were in primary school, 19.2% in secondary school and 9.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Poruma Island, 16.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 39.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 14.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Poruma Island were Torres Strait Islander 61.5%, Scottish 10.1%, Australian Aboriginal 6.4%, Australian 4.6% and Papua New Guinean 3.7%.

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 Poruma Island (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Poruma Island, 100.0% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Poruma Island, 96.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 0.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Poruma Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 98.2% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.8%.

In Poruma Island, the only stated response for country of birth of female parents was Australia 96.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Poruma Island were Christian, nfd 49.7%, Anglican 33.1%, Pentecostal 7.7%, Not stated 3.6% and Catholic 3.0%. In Poruma Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (97.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Poruma Island 5.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 69.8%.

Employment

There were 66 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Poruma Island. Of these 53.0% were employed full time, 33.3% were employed part-time and 6.1% 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 Poruma Island, 7.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 22.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 31.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Poruma Island were Professionals 23.4%, Labourers 21.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.4%, Sales Workers 6.2% and Managers 4.7%.

Of the employed people in Poruma Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 19.3%, Other Allied Health Services 12.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 10.5%, House Construction 7.0% and Primary Education 7.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Poruma Island was $489.

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

In Poruma Island, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 68.8%, Other 15.6%, Car, as driver 6.2% and Worked at home 4.7%. 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 6.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Poruma Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 85.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 39.0% provided care for children and 17.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 35.4% 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 Poruma Island, 22.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Poruma Island, 41.0% were couple families with children, 17.9% were couple families without children and 33.3% were one parent families.

In Poruma Island, 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Poruma Island, of couple families with children, 25.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Poruma Island, 94.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.9% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Poruma Island, 93.8% were separate houses, 6.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Poruma Island, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.2% had 2 bedrooms and 53.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.9. The average household size was 3.2 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 Poruma Island, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Poruma Island, of all households, 80.0% were family households, 20.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Poruma Island, 22.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Poruma Island, 29.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 0.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Poruma Island, 46.0% 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 Poruma Island, 48.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.5% were female. The median age was 27 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 Poruma Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,017.

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

In Poruma Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 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)