Port Campbell (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 267 people in Port Campbell (L). Of these 53.8% were male and 46.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Port Campbell (L) was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.8% of the population.

Of people in Port Campbell (L) aged 15 years and over, 50.2% were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Port Campbell (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 43.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Port Campbell (L) 37.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.8% were in primary school, 15.6% in secondary school and 5.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Campbell (L), 9.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Port Campbell (L) were Australian 23.3%, English 21.4%, Scottish 13.9%, Irish 11.9% and Italian 5.6%.

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 Campbell (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Port Campbell (L), 70.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.5%, Scotland 1.1% and France 1.1%.

In Port Campbell (L), 59.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Port Campbell (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.9%, England 2.0%, New Zealand 1.6%, Scotland 1.6% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.6%.

In Port Campbell (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 64.3%, Netherlands 2.7%, England 2.4%, New Zealand 1.6% and France 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Port Campbell (L) were No Religion, so described 38.7%, Not stated 21.8%, Catholic 18.0%, Anglican 10.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.6%. In Port Campbell (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Port Campbell (L) 77.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was French 1.6%.

Employment

There were 140 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Campbell (L). Of these 51.4% were employed full time, 35.7% 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 Port Campbell (L), 16.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Port Campbell (L) included Managers 26.3%, Professionals 17.3%, Labourers 16.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.3%, Sales Workers 3.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.0%.

Of the employed people in Port Campbell (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 27.8%, Cafes and Restaurants 13.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.2%, Police Services 5.2% and Dairy Cattle Farming 4.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Campbell (L) was $762.

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In Port Campbell (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 53.3%, Walked only 21.9%, Worked at home 6.6%, Bus 2.2% and Car, as passenger 2.2%. On the day, 2.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 55.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Port Campbell (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 64.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.9% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.6% 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 Port Campbell (L), 23.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Port Campbell (L), 42.6% were couple families with children, 48.1% were couple families without children and 9.3% were one parent families.

In Port Campbell (L), 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Port Campbell (L), of couple families with children, 20.3% had both partners employed full-time, 15.3% had both employed part-time and 23.7% 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 Campbell (L), 49.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 50.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Campbell (L), 84.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.5% were flats or apartments and 3.5% were other dwellings.

In Port Campbell (L), of occupied private dwellings 4.9% had 1 bedroom, 18.3% had 2 bedrooms and 42.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Campbell (L), 32.5% were owned outright, 28.8% were owned with a mortgage and 38.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Port Campbell (L), of all households, 72.8% were family households, 23.5% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Port Campbell (L), 18.9% 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 Port Campbell (L), 40.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Port Campbell (L), 81.9% 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 Campbell (L), 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Campbell (L), 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 Port Campbell (L), 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)