Prince Of Wales

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 109 people in Prince Of Wales. Of these 57.7% were male and 42.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 71.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Prince Of Wales was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.7% of the population.

Of people in Prince Of Wales aged 15 years and over, 36.8% were married and 7.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Prince Of Wales, of people aged 15 years and over, 33.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Prince Of Wales 55.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.3% were in primary school, 5.3% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Prince Of Wales, 12.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 0.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Prince Of Wales were Torres Strait Islander 23.6%, Australian 11.4%, English 7.3%, Australian Aboriginal 6.5% and Irish 3.3%.

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 Prince Of Wales (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Prince Of Wales, 97.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Papua New Guinea 2.9%.

In Prince Of Wales, 49.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Prince Of Wales, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 53.6%, New Zealand 3.1% and Austria 3.1%.

In Prince Of Wales, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 57.6% and Papua New Guinea 3.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Prince Of Wales were Not stated 43.0%, Anglican 18.0%, Catholic 18.0%, No Religion, so described 16.0% and Jehovah's Witnesses 5.0%. In Prince Of Wales, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (75.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Prince Of Wales 34.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 18.7%.

Employment

There were 24 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Prince Of Wales. Of these 70.8% were employed full time, 29.2% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Prince Of Wales, 13.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Prince Of Wales were Clerical and Administrative Workers 28.0%, Managers 20.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.0%, Professionals 12.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.0% and Labourers 12.0%.

Of the employed people in Prince Of Wales, the only responses for industry of employent were Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 40.0%, State Government Administration 30.0% and Local Government Administration 30.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Prince Of Wales was $431.

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

In Prince Of Wales, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Other 68.2% and Car, as driver 18.2%. 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 20.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Prince Of Wales, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 12.2% provided care for children and 6.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.2% 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 Prince Of Wales, 19.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Prince Of Wales, 52.9% were couple families with children, 47.1% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Prince Of Wales, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Prince Of Wales, of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 50.0% 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 Prince Of Wales, 91.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.8% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Prince Of Wales, 90.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 9.7% were other dwellings.

In Prince Of Wales, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 25.0% had 2 bedrooms and 10.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 1.6 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 Prince Of Wales, 34.6% were owned outright, 11.5% were owned with a mortgage and 11.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Prince Of Wales, of all households, 51.4% were family households, 37.1% were single person households and 11.4% were group households.

In Prince Of Wales, 27.8% 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 Prince Of Wales, 8.3% 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 Prince Of Wales, 48.6% 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 Prince Of Wales, 53.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.2% were female. The median age was 28 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 Prince Of Wales, 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 $1,062.

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

In Prince Of Wales, 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)