East Pilbara (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 11,950 people in East Pilbara (S) of these 67.3% were male and 32.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 17.0% of the population.

The median age of people in East Pilbara (S) was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 1.6% of the population.

Of people in East Pilbara (S) aged 15 years and over, 41.7% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in East Pilbara (S) was 42 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In East Pilbara (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 43.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in East Pilbara (S) was 40 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In East Pilbara (S) 33.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.8% were in primary school, 6.4% in secondary school and 8.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in East Pilbara (S) were Australian 23.2%, English 22.3%, Australian Aboriginal 8.5%, Scottish 5.8% and Irish 5.8%.

In East Pilbara (S), 61.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 7.1%, England 3.1%, South Africa 1.0%, Philippines 0.9% and Zimbabwe 0.7%.

In East Pilbara (S), 58.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 30.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in East Pilbara (S) were No Religion 25.4%, Catholic 18.3%, Anglican 12.5%, Baptist 2.9% and Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 2.4%.

In East Pilbara (S) 63.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Martu Wangka 2.9%, Manyjilyjarra 2.6%, Nyangumarta 1.2%, Kartujarra 1.0% and Pintupi 0.7%.

Employment

There were 6,991 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Pilbara (S). Of these 80.3% were employed full time, 9.6% were employed part-time and 2.0% were unemployed.

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Of employed people in East Pilbara (S), 3.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 77.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in East Pilbara (S) was 37 years and for people who were employed part-time was 35 years.

The most common occupations in East Pilbara (S) included Machinery Operators And Drivers 28.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 28.2%, Professionals 12.5%, Labourers 10.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.3%, Managers 5.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.3% and Sales Workers 1.8%.

Of the employed people in East Pilbara (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 42.5%, Other Mining Support Services 11.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.5%, Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 2.9% and School Education 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in East Pilbara (S) was $1,812.

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In East Pilbara (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 30.9%, Bus 21.2%, Walked only 11.6%, Car, as passenger 10.6% and Other 7.4%. On the day, 23.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 42.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In East Pilbara (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.7% provided care for children and 6.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in East Pilbara (S), 16.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in East Pilbara (S), 56.2% were couple families with children, 30.2% were couple families without children and 12.0% were one parent families.

In East Pilbara (S) 26.1% of single parents were male and 73.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In East Pilbara (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,186 and those without children was $3,330.

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Employment status of couple families

In East Pilbara (S), of couple families with children, 31.8% had both partners employed full-time, 1.8% had both employed part-time and 18.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In East Pilbara (S), 74.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in East Pilbara (S), 85.7% were separate houses, 4.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.8% were flats, units or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

In East Pilbara (S), of occupied private dwellings 3.7% had 1 bedroom, 17.8% had 2 bedrooms and 51.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 3.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in East Pilbara (S), 6.8% were owned outright, 12.3% were owned with a mortgage and 76.4% were rented.

Household composition

In East Pilbara (S), of all households, 76.0% were family households, 20.2% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

In East Pilbara (S), 6.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 34.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

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Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

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Number of motor vehicles

In East Pilbara (S), 33.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In East Pilbara (S), there were 2,028 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 1,066 (or 52.6%) were male and 962 (or 47.4%) were female. The median age was 24 years.

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.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In East Pilbara (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.5, with 1.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,463.

In East Pilbara (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $99 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $366.