Port Hedland

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA57280
People 15,684
Male 52.5%
Female 47.5%
Median age 32
Families 3,514
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 7,919
Average number of people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $2,865
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent (b) $225
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 8,229 52.5 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 7,449 47.5 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 2,916 18.6 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 10,559 67.3 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 2,207 14.1 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 32 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 1,411 9.0 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 1,353 8.6 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 1,116 7.1 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 820 5.2 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 844 5.4 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 1,375 8.8 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 1,689 10.8 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,644 10.5 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 1,186 7.6 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,047 6.7 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 971 6.2 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 959 6.1 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 655 4.2 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 308 2.0 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 158 1.0 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 57 0.4 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 54 0.3 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 33 0.2 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 4,673 39.6 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 467 4.0 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 869 7.4 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 215 1.8 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 5,582 47.3 777,668 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 3,486 38.3 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 2,147 23.6 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 3,471 38.1 766,278 40.4 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 263 4.5 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 1,368 23.5 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 157 2.7 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 39 0.7 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,565 26.9 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 839 14.4 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 3 0.1 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 20 0.3 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 864 14.8 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 381 6.5 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 231 4.0 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 607 10.4 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 142 2.4 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 2,380 40.8 167,197 20.7 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,507 12.8 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 879 7.4 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 533 4.5 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 2,303 19.5 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 1,647 14.0 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 717 6.1 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,216 10.3 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 5 0.0 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 513 4.3 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 227 1.9 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 62 0.5 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 2,185 18.5 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 4,439 28.3 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
English 4,326 27.6 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian Aboriginal 2,650 16.9 81,117 3.0 741,307 2.9
Irish 1,159 7.4 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 1,041 6.6 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6

Note 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 10,123 64.5 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 815 5.2 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
Philippines 451 2.9 37,524 1.4 293,892 1.2
England 315 2.0 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
India 206 1.3 61,088 2.3 673,352 2.6
South Africa 200 1.3 44,889 1.7 189,207 0.7

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,912 25.0 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 924 5.9 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 850 5.4 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 7,605 48.5 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 2,387 15.2 172,800 6.5 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 8,494 54.2 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
New Zealand 1,073 6.8 101,529 3.8 673,661 2.6
England 755 4.8 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
Philippines 486 3.1 42,204 1.6 350,264 1.4
India 272 1.7 91,478 3.4 935,066 3.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 8,577 54.7 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
New Zealand 1,023 6.5 95,298 3.6 650,743 2.6
England 661 4.2 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
Philippines 573 3.7 48,920 1.8 417,285 1.6
India 278 1.8 89,467 3.4 917,541 3.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 6,837 43.6 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 2,642 16.8 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 2,557 16.3 200,210 7.5 1,751,052 6.9
Anglican 892 5.7 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Islam 483 3.1 66,764 2.5 813,392 3.2

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Port Hedland, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (52.5%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Malay 230 1.5 6,131 0.2 21,324 0.1
Tagalog 216 1.4 17,313 0.7 131,195 0.5
Filipino 149 1.0 12,501 0.5 90,853 0.4
Afrikaans 92 0.6 14,729 0.6 49,375 0.2
Thai 90 0.6 7,770 0.3 66,576 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 10,907 69.5 2,002,771 75.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 1,092 22.4 204,514 21.2 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 8,071 68.4 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,809 15.3 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 1,923 16.3 136,153 6.3 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,656 70.1 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 1,426 17.7 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 697 8.6 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 285 3.5 70,001 5.1 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 494 6.3 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 626 8.0 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 466 6.0 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 327 4.2 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,058 13.6 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,276 16.4 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 3,319 42.6 295,596 22.6 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,938 24.9 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,161 14.9 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3
Professionals 1,020 13.1 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 871 11.2 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Labourers 774 9.9 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Managers 731 9.4 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 650 8.4 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 431 5.5 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Iron Ore Mining 1,764 22.7 38,038 2.9 42,728 0.4
Road Freight Transport 432 5.6 16,304 1.2 135,344 1.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 278 3.6 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5
Primary Education 268 3.4 33,954 2.6 265,249 2.2
Local Government Administration 222 2.9 17,696 1.4 156,402 1.3

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,532 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $3,264 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,865 N/A $1,815 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,597 71.9 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 463 5.9 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Walked only 225 2.9 28,115 2.2 306,045 2.5
Bus 78 1.0 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Truck 55 0.7 7,717 0.6 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 830 10.7 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 189 2.4 98,289 7.5 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 102 1.3 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 6,124 78.7 898,942 68.8 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 6,774 57.4 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 3,479 29.5 614,554 28.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 703 6.0 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,468 12.4 343,566 15.9 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 2,184 18.5 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 2,834 24.0 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 955 8.1 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 799 6.8 187,413 8.7 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 474 3.0 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 972 6.2 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 151 1.0 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 18 0.1 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 497 3.2 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 253 1.6 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 91 0.6 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 94 0.6 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 748 4.8 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 71 0.5 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 710 4.5 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 9,855 62.8 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 2,791 17.8 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 10,301 65.7 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 2,024 12.9 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 411 2.6 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 154 1.0 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 2,791 17.8 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 27 0.2 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 195 1.7 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 9,644 81.7 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 1,937 16.4 143,513 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,196 34.0 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 1,747 49.7 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 501 14.3 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 69 2.0 10,930 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 27.1 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 72.5 N/A 79.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,084 36.8 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 66 2.2 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 570 19.3 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 433 14.7 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 64 2.2 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 128 4.3 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 292 9.9 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 308 10.5 48,325 8.2 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,872 76.5 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,501 23.6 118,109 10.9 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,419 70.2 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 888 18.2 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 452 9.3 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 69 1.4 5,858 0.6 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 25 0.5 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 404 8.3 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 707 14.5 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 2,104 43.3 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,533 31.5 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 89 1.8 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.7 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 264 5.4 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 1,432 29.5 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 2,004 41.2 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 1,059 21.8 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 103 2.1 13,179 1.4 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 3,443 70.7 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,264 25.9 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 165 3.4 32,591 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 356 7.3 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 848 17.4 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 3,248 66.7 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 327 6.7 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 87 1.8 13,303 1.4 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 7.0 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 48.0 N/A 25.6 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 225 N/A 340 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 2,332 71.8 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 322 9.9 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 591 18.2 31,280 11.9 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 N/A 1,842 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 637 75.1 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 70 8.3 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 142 16.7 57,539 14.9 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,435 49.3 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 1,476 50.7 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 25 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 2,080 N/A 1,480 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Port Hedland % Port Hedland Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 150 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,600 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.