Pickering Brook

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 570 people in Pickering Brook. Of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Pickering Brook was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.3% of the population.

Of people in Pickering Brook aged 15 years and over, 53.1% were married and 9.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Pickering Brook, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Pickering Brook 30.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.4% were in primary school, 24.0% in secondary school and 12.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Pickering Brook, 16.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Pickering Brook were English 27.5%, Australian 25.6%, Italian 18.0%, Scottish 6.9% and Irish 5.1%.

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 Pickering Brook (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Pickering Brook, 74.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.2%, Italy 4.6%, New Zealand 2.5%, Ireland 1.6% and India 1.4%.

In Pickering Brook, 47.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 29.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Pickering Brook, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 54.4%, Italy 12.9%, England 8.8%, New Zealand 3.2% and Ireland 2.7%.

In Pickering Brook, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 57.4%, Italy 11.9%, England 8.1%, New Zealand 4.0% and Scotland 2.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Pickering Brook were Catholic 39.1%, No Religion, so described 25.6%, Anglican 14.6%, Not stated 9.6% and Christian, nfd 3.3%. In Pickering Brook, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Pickering Brook 86.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 4.8%, German 0.5%, French 0.5% and Croatian 0.5%.

Employment

There were 297 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pickering Brook. Of these 52.5% were employed full time, 38.7% 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 Pickering Brook, 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Pickering Brook included Managers 27.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.7%, Professionals 11.9%, Labourers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.4% and Sales Workers 4.4%.

Of the employed people in Pickering Brook, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 5.5%, Iron Ore Mining 4.1%, Fruit and Vegetable Retailing 4.1%, Local Government Administration 4.1% and Road Freight Transport 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pickering Brook was $738.

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In Pickering Brook, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.8%, Worked at home 16.5%, Walked only 5.9%, Truck 4.0% and Car, as passenger 2.6%. On the day, 2.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Pickering Brook, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.5% provided care for children and 12.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.6% 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 Pickering Brook, 25.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Pickering Brook, 44.1% were couple families with children, 39.1% were couple families without children and 14.9% were one parent families.

In Pickering Brook, 19.2% of single parents were male and 80.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Pickering Brook, of couple families with children, 15.0% had both partners employed full-time, 6.8% had both employed part-time and 33.1% 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 Pickering Brook, 96.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Pickering Brook, 98.5% 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 Pickering Brook, of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 10.2% had 2 bedrooms and 36.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Pickering Brook, 46.5% were owned outright, 31.2% were owned with a mortgage and 18.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Pickering Brook, of all households, 75.1% were family households, 19.5% were single person households and 5.4% were group households.

In Pickering Brook, 14.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.4% 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 Pickering Brook, 15.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 45.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Pickering Brook, 80.4% 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 Pickering Brook, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 13 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 Pickering Brook, 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.

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In Pickering Brook, 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)