Port Hughes

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 571 people in Port Hughes. Of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Port Hughes was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.3% of the population.

Of people in Port Hughes aged 15 years and over, 66.7% were married and 9.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Port Hughes, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Port Hughes 22.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.5% were in primary school, 24.4% in secondary school and 13.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Hughes, 11.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Port Hughes were English 34.3%, Australian 31.5%, Scottish 7.9%, German 6.0% and Irish 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 Port Hughes (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Port Hughes, 79.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 0.9%, Greece 0.9%, Scotland 0.7% and Germany 0.5%.

In Port Hughes, 66.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Port Hughes, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.4%, England 8.7%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 1.4% and Netherlands 0.9%.

In Port Hughes, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.6%, England 7.5%, Scotland 2.4%, Philippines 1.5% and Poland 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Port Hughes were No Religion, so described 27.6%, Catholic 17.3%, Uniting Church 16.6%, Anglican 13.8% and Not stated 10.6%. In Port Hughes, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Port Hughes 87.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Greek 0.9%, Italian 0.7%, Polish 0.7% and Malayalam 0.5%.

Employment

There were 234 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Hughes. Of these 49.6% were employed full time, 37.6% were employed part-time and 6.0% 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 Port Hughes, 15.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Port Hughes included Managers 19.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 18.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Professionals 11.4%, Labourers 9.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.5%, Sales Workers 8.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.6%.

Of the employed people in Port Hughes, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Grain Growing 9.7%, Cafes and Restaurants 6.5%, Other Fishing 5.2%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 4.5% and Other Social Assistance Services 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Hughes was $531.

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In Port Hughes, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.7%, Car, as passenger 5.0%, Walked only 4.1%, Truck 2.7% and Worked at home 2.3%. On the day, 1.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Port Hughes, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.9% provided care for children and 14.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.2% 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 Hughes, 29.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Port Hughes, 28.0% were couple families with children, 64.3% were couple families without children and 7.7% were one parent families.

In Port Hughes, 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Port Hughes, of couple families with children, 11.2% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 23.0% 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 Port Hughes, 41.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 58.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Hughes, 97.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.6% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Port Hughes, of occupied private dwellings 1.3% had 1 bedroom, 12.1% had 2 bedrooms and 42.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Hughes, 48.9% were owned outright, 25.3% were owned with a mortgage and 24.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Port Hughes, of all households, 73.3% were family households, 26.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Port Hughes, 23.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.3% 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 Hughes, 33.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Port Hughes, 80.2% 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 Hughes, 54.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.5% were female. The median age was 19 years.

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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 Hughes, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,812.

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

In Port Hughes, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $285 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)