Punchbowl (Tas.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 443 people in Punchbowl (Tas.) of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Punchbowl (Tas.) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.8% of the population.

Of people in Punchbowl (Tas.) aged 15 years and over, 43.1% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Punchbowl (Tas.) was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Punchbowl (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 41.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Punchbowl (Tas.) was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

In Punchbowl (Tas.) 30.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.3% were in primary school, 20.3% in secondary school and 15.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Punchbowl (Tas.) were Australian 37.6%, English 29.0%, Irish 6.8%, Scottish 6.1% and German 3.3%.

In Punchbowl (Tas.), 88.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, South Sudan 0.9%, Bermuda 0.7%, Brazil 0.7% and Germany 0.7%.

In Punchbowl (Tas.), 81.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Punchbowl (Tas.) were Anglican 26.1%, No Religion 25.6%, Catholic 11.1%, Christian, nfd 4.5% and Uniting Church 4.3%.

In Punchbowl (Tas.) 92.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 0.7%, Arabic 0.7% and Filipino 0.7%.

Employment

There were 196 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Punchbowl (Tas.). Of these 52.6% were employed full time, 35.7% were employed part-time and 8.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Punchbowl (Tas.), 13.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 28.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Punchbowl (Tas.) was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 34 years.

The most common occupations in Punchbowl (Tas.) included Professionals 16.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.2%, Labourers 13.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Sales Workers 10.6%, Managers 10.1% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.8%.

Of the employed people in Punchbowl (Tas.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.8%, Hospitals 4.4%, Depository Financial Intermediation 3.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.3% and School Education 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Punchbowl (Tas.) was $432.

In Punchbowl (Tas.), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 69.7%, Car, as passenger 9.6%, Walked only 3.9% and Bus 2.8%. On the day, 1.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Punchbowl (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.7% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.1% 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 Punchbowl (Tas.), 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Punchbowl (Tas.), 36.8% were couple families with children, 36.8% were couple families without children and 23.9% were one parent families.

In Punchbowl (Tas.) 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Punchbowl (Tas.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,562 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Punchbowl (Tas.), of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 17.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Punchbowl (Tas.), 91.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Punchbowl (Tas.), 86.9% were separate houses, 6.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Punchbowl (Tas.), of occupied private dwellings 9.2% had 1 bedroom, 10.8% had 2 bedrooms and 70.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Punchbowl (Tas.), 29.9% were owned outright, 33.7% were owned with a mortgage and 34.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Punchbowl (Tas.), of all households, 62.8% were family households, 33.9% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

In Punchbowl (Tas.), 40.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.4% 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 Punchbowl (Tas.), 38.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Punchbowl (Tas.), there were 12 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5 (or 41.7%) were male and 7 (or 58.3%) were female. The median age was 30 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 Punchbowl (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

In Punchbowl (Tas.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,170.