Phillip Bay

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 635 people in Phillip Bay of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 10.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Phillip Bay was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.2% of the population.

Of people in Phillip Bay aged 15 years and over, 55.1% were married and 7.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Phillip Bay was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Phillip Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Phillip Bay was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In Phillip Bay 28.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.0% were in primary school, 23.0% in secondary school and 20.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Phillip Bay were Australian 25.7%, English 22.2%, Irish 11.3%, Scottish 6.4% and Italian 4.8%.

In Phillip Bay, 70.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.0%, New Zealand 1.9%, Italy 1.6%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.1% and Fiji 0.9%.

In Phillip Bay, 46.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 39.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Phillip Bay were Catholic 43.5%, Anglican 22.4%, No Religion 11.8%, Eastern Orthodox 6.4% and Buddhism 2.4%.

In Phillip Bay 77.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 3.3%, Cantonese 2.0%, Mandarin 1.9%, Spanish 1.7% and Italian 1.4%.

Employment

There were 314 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Phillip Bay. Of these 55.1% were employed full time, 31.2% were employed part-time and 4.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Phillip Bay, 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Phillip Bay was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Phillip Bay included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.7%, Professionals 19.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.7%, Managers 13.7%, Sales Workers 8.0%, Labourers 8.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.7%.

Of the employed people in Phillip Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 5.7%, School Education 4.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.3%, Tertiary Education 3.3% and Residential Building Construction 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Phillip Bay was $575.

In Phillip Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.3%, Car, as passenger 6.7%, Bus 6.0%, Truck 1.0% and Train, bus 1.0%. On the day, 8.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Phillip Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.1% provided care for children and 15.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.0% 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 Phillip Bay, 24.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Phillip Bay, 50.6% were couple families with children, 32.4% were couple families without children and 14.8% were one parent families.

In Phillip Bay 29.2% of single parents were male and 70.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Phillip Bay, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,874 and those without children was $1,957.

Employment status of couple families

In Phillip Bay, of couple families with children, 17.7% had both partners employed full-time, 2.0% had both employed part-time and 22.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Phillip Bay, 94.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Phillip Bay, 91.9% were separate houses, 6.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

In Phillip Bay, of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 11.4% had 2 bedrooms and 38.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Phillip Bay, 43.3% were owned outright, 38.6% were owned with a mortgage and 16.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Phillip Bay, of all households, 79.6% were family households, 18.5% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Phillip Bay, 25.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 18.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Phillip Bay, 30.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Phillip Bay, there were 71 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 35 (or 49.3%) were male and 36 (or 50.7%) were female. The median age was 40 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 Phillip Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,045.

In Phillip Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $550 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,160.