Pine Creek (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 380 people in Pine Creek (L) of these 55.5% were male and 44.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 39.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Pine Creek (L) was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.0% of the population.

Of people in Pine Creek (L) aged 15 years and over, 40.1% were married and 19.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Pine Creek (L) was 38 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Pine Creek (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 36.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Pine Creek (L) was 40 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 53 years.

In Pine Creek (L) 31.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.3% were in primary school, 8.3% in secondary school and 10.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Pine Creek (L) were Australian Aboriginal 22.1%, English 21.0%, Australian 20.5%, Scottish 6.3% and Irish 6.1%.

In Pine Creek (L), 79.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.4%, England 2.9%, Austria 0.8%, France 0.8% and Ireland 0.8%.

In Pine Creek (L), 78.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Pine Creek (L) were No Religion 33.9%, Catholic 21.1%, Anglican 12.9%, Pentecostal 12.6% and Uniting Church 1.8%.

In Pine Creek (L) 72.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Wagiman 7.3%, Jawoyn 5.2%, Mayali 2.1%, Kriol 1.6% and French 0.8%.

Employment

There were 177 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pine Creek (L). Of these 66.7% were employed full time, 18.1% were employed part-time and 9.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Pine Creek (L), 3.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 66.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Pine Creek (L) was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Pine Creek (L) were Machinery Operators And Drivers 26.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.6%, Managers 14.4%, Professionals 13.8%, Labourers 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.9%.

Of the employed people in Pine Creek (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 36.9%, Local Government Administration 10.0%, Accommodation 5.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.0% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pine Creek (L) was $677.

In Pine Creek (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 34.8%, Walked only 24.2%, Bus 16.8%, Car, as passenger 8.1% and Car as passenger, other 2.5%. On the day, 17.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 46.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Pine Creek (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.5% provided care for children and 13.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.3% 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 Pine Creek (L), 22.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Pine Creek (L), 38.2% were couple families with children, 41.2% were couple families without children and 20.6% were one parent families.

In Pine Creek (L) 35.7% of single parents were male and 64.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Pine Creek (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $500 and those without children was $1,583.

Employment status of couple families

In Pine Creek (L), of couple families with children, 15.8% had both partners employed full-time, 10.5% had both employed part-time and 15.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Pine Creek (L), 94.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Pine Creek (L), 68.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.8% were flats, units or apartments and 10.1% were other dwellings.

In Pine Creek (L), of occupied private dwellings 13.6% had 1 bedroom, 28.0% had 2 bedrooms and 34.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Pine Creek (L), 24.0% were owned outright, 8.3% were owned with a mortgage and 58.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Pine Creek (L), of all households, 50.8% were family households, 45.0% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

In Pine Creek (L), 34.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.2% 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 Pine Creek (L), 42.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 20.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Pine Creek (L), there were 152 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 72 (or 47.4%) were male and 80 (or 52.6%) were female. The median age was 17 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 Pine Creek (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7, with 1.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,350.

In Pine Creek (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $70 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,452.