Pages Flat

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 161 people in Pages Flat. Of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Pages Flat was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4% of the population.

Of people in Pages Flat aged 15 years and over, 56.4% were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Pages Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Pages Flat 28.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.6% were in primary school, 50.0% in secondary school and 8.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Pages Flat, 11.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Pages Flat were Australian 35.6%, English 28.4%, Irish 5.3%, Dutch 4.8% and German 4.8%.

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 Pages Flat (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Pages Flat, 76.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.0%, Netherlands 4.4%, United States of America 2.5%, New Zealand 1.9% and Vietnam 1.9%.

In Pages Flat, 55.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Pages Flat, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 66.7%, England 11.8%, Netherlands 3.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.3% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.0%.

In Pages Flat, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 72.2%, England 7.9%, Netherlands 3.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.3% and New Zealand 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Pages Flat were No Religion, so described 58.0%, Anglican 10.2%, Catholic 10.2%, Not stated 10.2% and Uniting Church 7.0%. In Pages Flat, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (62.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Pages Flat 90.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Cantonese 1.9% and Mandarin 1.9%.

Employment

There were 92 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pages Flat. Of these 47.8% were employed full time, 39.1% were employed part-time and 3.3% 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 Pages Flat, 8.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Pages Flat included Managers 27.9%, Professionals 27.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.6%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.1%, Labourers 5.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.5%.

Of the employed people in Pages Flat, the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 10.0%, Grape Growing 10.0%, Local Government Administration 10.0%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7.5% and Department Stores 7.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pages Flat was $725.

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

In Pages Flat, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 67.4%, Worked at home 14.0% and Walked only 5.8%. 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 63.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Pages Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.7% provided care for children and 9.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.1% 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 Pages Flat, 22.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Pages Flat, 50.0% were couple families with children, 40.5% were couple families without children and 9.5% were one parent families.

In Pages Flat, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Pages Flat, of couple families with children, 12.2% had both partners employed full-time, 12.2% had both employed part-time and 34.1% 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 Pages Flat, 84.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.6% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Pages Flat, 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 Pages Flat, of occupied private dwellings 6.6% had 1 bedroom, 6.6% had 2 bedrooms and 41.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 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 Pages Flat, 37.0% were owned outright, 48.1% were owned with a mortgage and 14.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Pages Flat, of all households, 78.8% were family households, 21.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Pages Flat, 17.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.9% 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 Pages Flat, 8.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 59.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Pages Flat, 94.4% 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 Pages Flat, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Pages Flat, 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 $0.

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

In Pages Flat, 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)