Puckapunyal

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,176 people were usually resident in Puckapunyal: of these 58.2% were male and 41.8% were female. Of the total population 1.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 34.7% of people usually resident in Puckapunyal were children aged 0-14 years, and 1.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 24 years.

In the 2006 Census, 89.2% of people usually resident in Puckapunyal were Australian citizens, 11.2% were born overseas and 0.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 58.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Puckapunyal were married, 8.2% were either separated or divorced, 0.5% were widowed and 32.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 83.4% of people usually resident in Puckapunyal, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.7%, New Zealand 2.3%, Malaysia 1.4%, United States of America 0.6% and Canada 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Puckapunyal were No Religion 25.1%, Anglican 24.8%, Catholic 23.3%, Uniting Church 7.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 1.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Puckapunyal were Tongan 0.9%, Malay 0.7%, Greek 0.5%, Finnish 0.3% and Arabic 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.7%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 596 people aged 15 years and over in Puckapunyal were in the labour force. Of these 78.9% worked full-time, 12.9% worked part-time, 3.9% were away from work, 1.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.5% were unemployed. 125 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Puckapunyal were Community and Personal Service Workers 32.9%, Managers 21.9%, Professionals 14.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 3.4%, Labourers 3.4% and Sales Workers 3.3%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Puckapunyal, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 74.9%, Child Care Services 2.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.1%, Road Freight Transport 1.9% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Puckapunyal, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $828, the median family income was $1,442 and the median household income was $1,448.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 261 families in Puckapunyal: of these 22.6% were couple families without children, 73.9% were couple families with children, 3.4% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 291 occupied private dwellings were counted in Puckapunyal.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Puckapunyal, 94.5% were separate houses, 5.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Puckapunyal, 1.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 96.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Puckapunyal, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 1.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 89.3% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Puckapunyal, the median weekly rent was $150. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517. The average people per household was 3.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Puckapunyal, 89.7% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 3.8% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.