Port Victoria (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 278 people in Port Victoria (L). Of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Port Victoria (L) was 62 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 42.6% of the population.

Of people in Port Victoria (L) aged 15 years and over, 54.1% were married and 13.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Port Victoria (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Port Victoria (L) 20.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.5% were in primary school, 5.7% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Victoria (L), 9.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.8% 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 Victoria (L) were English 33.9%, Australian 29.2%, German 12.7%, Irish 8.0% and Scottish 5.9%.

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

In Port Victoria (L), 81.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.8%, Scotland 1.1% and Germany 1.1%.

In Port Victoria (L), 75.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Port Victoria (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.8%, England 4.9%, Germany 1.5%, Scotland 1.1% and Ireland 1.1%.

In Port Victoria (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.0%, England 5.0%, Scotland 1.2%, Ireland 1.2% and Germany 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Port Victoria (L) were No Religion, so described 29.5%, Anglican 18.6%, Uniting Church 14.4%, Catholic 11.9% and Lutheran 11.6%. In Port Victoria (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Port Victoria (L) 90.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.1% and Italian 1.1%.

Employment

There were 91 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Victoria (L). Of these 44.0% were employed full time, 29.7% were employed part-time and 11.0% 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 Victoria (L), 17.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Port Victoria (L) were Labourers 32.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.9%, Managers 9.1%, Professionals 9.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.8%.

Of the employed people in Port Victoria (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 12.0%, Other Grain Growing 8.0%, Other Social Assistance Services 8.0%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 6.0% and Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 6.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Victoria (L) was $467.

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

In Port Victoria (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 67.5% and Walked only 3.9%. 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 67.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Port Victoria (L), 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, 15.8% provided care for children and 14.5% 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 Victoria (L), 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Port Victoria (L), 18.7% were couple families with children, 61.3% were couple families without children and 20.0% were one parent families.

In Port Victoria (L), 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Port Victoria (L), of couple families with children, 4.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 9.7% 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 Victoria (L), 31.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 68.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Victoria (L), 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 Port Victoria (L), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 18.4% had 2 bedrooms and 57.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 1.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Victoria (L), 53.1% were owned outright, 21.9% were owned with a mortgage and 21.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Port Victoria (L), of all households, 61.0% were family households, 39.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Port Victoria (L), 31.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.8% 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 Victoria (L), 38.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Port Victoria (L), 66.1% 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 Victoria (L), 31.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 68.2% were female. The median age was 48 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 Port Victoria (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.6 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $962.

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

In Port Victoria (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $154 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)