Pottsville Beach

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,576 people were counted in Pottsville Beach: of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 1.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Pottsville Beach there were 602 children aged 0-14 years and 820 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Pottsville Beach, 2,379 people were Australian citizens, 265 were born overseas and 8 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Pottsville Beach, 57.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.8% were separated or divorced, 6.9% were widowed and 23.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Pottsville Beach, 84.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Pottsville Beach were England 4.2%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 0.6%, Germany 0.5% and Netherlands 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Pottsville Beach on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 29.5%, Catholic 23.8%, No Religion 15.1%, Presbyterian & Reformed 6.5% and Uniting Church 6.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Pottsville Beach, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Cantonese 0.3%, German 0.3%, Greek 0.2%, Hungarian 0.2% and Nepali 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 839 people aged 15 years and over in Pottsville Beach were in the labour force. Of these 50.4% worked full-time, 32.9% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 14.3% were unemployed. 1,090 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Pottsville Beach, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.4%, Associate Professionals 4.8%, Professionals 4.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.9%, Managers and Administrators 1.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Pottsville Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Food Retailing 3.6%, General Construction 3.1%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%, Construction Trade Services 2.7% and Education 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Pottsville Beach, 739 families were counted: of these, 45.1% were couple families without children, 35.6% were couple families with children, 18.5% were one parent families and 0.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Pottsville Beach, 1,014 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Pottsville Beach, 61.4% were separate houses, 24.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.7% were flats, units or apartments and 6.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Pottsville Beach, 46.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.5% were being purchased and 31.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Pottsville Beach, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 66.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 25.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Pottsville Beach, 71.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.0% were single (or lone) person households and 1.9% were group households.