Port Douglas

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,500 people were counted in Port Douglas: of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Of the total population 0.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Port Douglas there were 357 children aged 0-14 years and 1,093 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Port Douglas, 2,612 people were Australian citizens, 791 were born overseas and 2,368 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Port Douglas, 59.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.8% were separated or divorced, 3.4% were widowed and 26.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Port Douglas, 61.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Port Douglas were England 7.7%, New Zealand 3.8%, Germany 1.1%, Scotland 0.9% and Italy 0.9%.

Of all people counted in Port Douglas on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 20.9%, Anglican 19.5%, No Religion 17.3%, Uniting Church 7.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Port Douglas, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.3%, German 0.9%, French 0.5%, Greek 0.4% and Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 79.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,817 people aged 15 years and over in Port Douglas were in the labour force. Of these 53.1% worked full-time, 42.0% worked part-time, 1.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.1% were unemployed. 864 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Port Douglas, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 11.4%, Associate Professionals 11.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.7%, Managers and Administrators 8.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.8%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.3% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Port Douglas, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 11.9%, Business Services 6.6%, Health Services 4.1%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.8% and Property Services 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Port Douglas, 239 families were counted: of these, 65.7% were couple families without children, 20.9% were couple families with children, 10.9% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Port Douglas, 1,720 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Port Douglas, 5.5% were separate houses, 17.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 55.9% were flats, units or apartments and 19.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Port Douglas, 18.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 4.7% were being purchased and 33.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Port Douglas, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 24.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 69.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Port Douglas, 14.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 8.7% were single (or lone) person households and 4.4% were group households.