Port Broughton

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,034 people in Port Broughton. Of these 47.2% were male and 52.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Port Broughton was 62 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 46.6% of the population.

Of people in Port Broughton aged 15 years and over, 54.2% were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Port Broughton, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Port Broughton 19.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.5% were in primary school, 14.9% in secondary school and 7.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Broughton, 8.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Port Broughton were English 37.1%, Australian 35.8%, German 6.8%, Scottish 4.9% and Irish 3.9%.

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 Broughton (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Port Broughton, 83.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.0%, Germany 0.9%, Scotland 0.8%, Netherlands 0.7% and New Zealand 0.3%.

In Port Broughton, 75.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Port Broughton, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.5%, England 5.9%, Netherlands 1.2%, Germany 0.9% and Scotland 0.7%.

In Port Broughton, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.6%, England 7.0%, Netherlands 1.2%, Scotland 1.0% and Germany 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Port Broughton were Uniting Church 28.0%, No Religion, so described 27.3%, Catholic 14.0%, Anglican 12.5% and Not stated 8.2%. In Port Broughton, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Port Broughton 91.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Shona 0.5% and French 0.4%.

Employment

There were 343 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Broughton. Of these 49.9% were employed full time, 35.3% were employed part-time and 6.7% 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 Broughton, 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Port Broughton included Managers 21.1%, Professionals 17.3%, Labourers 16.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.3% and Sales Workers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Port Broughton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 12.3%, Other Grain Growing 6.5%, Road Freight Transport 5.1%, Accommodation 3.8% and Combined Primary and Secondary Education 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Broughton was $492.

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

In Port Broughton, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.6%, Walked only 12.8%, Worked at home 8.1%, Car, as passenger 3.8% and Truck 1.2%. 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 58.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Port Broughton, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.7% provided care for children and 13.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.6% 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 Broughton, 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Port Broughton, 20.9% were couple families with children, 69.2% were couple families without children and 8.8% were one parent families.

In Port Broughton, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Port Broughton, of couple families with children, 13.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 14.2% 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 Broughton, 63.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 36.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Broughton, 87.2% were separate houses, 7.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.8% were flats or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

In Port Broughton, of occupied private dwellings 2.4% had 1 bedroom, 22.9% had 2 bedrooms and 54.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 1.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Broughton, 50.5% were owned outright, 15.8% were owned with a mortgage and 22.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Port Broughton, of all households, 58.2% were family households, 39.4% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In Port Broughton, 36.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.8% 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 Broughton, 38.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Port Broughton, 65.2% 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 Broughton, 57.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.9% were female. The median age was 65 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 Broughton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,187.

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

In Port Broughton, 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)