East Pilbara

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,659 people in East Pilbara. Of these 73.8% were male and 26.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 25.9% of the population.

The median age of people in East Pilbara was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 2.7% of the population.

Of people in East Pilbara aged 15 years and over, 37.6% were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

In East Pilbara, of people aged 15 years and over, 24.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 22.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In East Pilbara 31.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 10.7% were in primary school, 7.4% in secondary school and 7.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in East Pilbara, 11.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in East Pilbara were English 20.5%, Australian 19.7%, Australian Aboriginal 15.3%, Scottish 5.5% and Irish 5.2%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in East Pilbara (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In East Pilbara, 61.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 6.9%, England 3.2%, Philippines 0.8%, South Africa 0.8% and Zimbabwe 0.6%.

In East Pilbara, 49.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In East Pilbara, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 53.6%, New Zealand 6.5%, England 5.6%, Scotland 1.0% and Ireland 0.9%.

In East Pilbara, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 54.2%, New Zealand 7.0%, England 5.6%, Philippines 1.0% and Scotland 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in East Pilbara were No Religion, so described 32.1%, Not stated 25.5%, Catholic 15.2%, Anglican 7.8% and Seventh-day Adventist 3.4%. In East Pilbara, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In East Pilbara 54.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Martu Wangka 6.6%, Manyjilyjarra 4.2%, Nyangumarta 2.6%, Pintupi 0.9% and Tagalog 0.5%.

Employment

There were 3,957 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Pilbara. Of these 79.8% were employed full time, 7.5% were employed part-time and 3.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in East Pilbara, 3.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 2.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 80.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in East Pilbara included Machinery Operators and Drivers 34.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 29.4%, Professionals 10.9%, Labourers 9.9%, Managers 6.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 3.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 2.7% and Sales Workers 0.6%.

Of the employed people in East Pilbara, the most common responses for industry of employment included Iron Ore Mining 52.5%, Gold Ore Mining 6.5%, Other Mining Support Services 5.6%, Catering Services 4.7% and Labour Supply Services 2.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in East Pilbara was $1,976.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In East Pilbara, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Bus 34.3%, Car, as driver 16.4%, Other 14.3%, Walked only 10.4% and Car, as passenger 8.5%. On the day, 35.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 26.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In East Pilbara, of people aged 15 years and over, 38.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.0% provided care for children and 6.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in East Pilbara, 16.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in East Pilbara, 40.7% were couple families with children, 29.8% were couple families without children and 26.2% were one parent families.

In East Pilbara, 22.1% of single parents were male and 77.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In East Pilbara, of couple families with children, 16.4% had both partners employed full-time, 6.0% had both employed part-time and 7.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In East Pilbara, 79.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Pilbara, 82.2% were separate houses, 1.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.6% were flats or apartments and 11.4% were other dwellings.

In East Pilbara, of occupied private dwellings 8.6% had 1 bedroom, 16.6% had 2 bedrooms and 43.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 3.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Pilbara, 12.7% were owned outright, 4.4% were owned with a mortgage and 70.7% were rented.

Household composition

In East Pilbara, of all households, 73.1% were family households, 26.2% were single person households and 0.7% were group households.

In East Pilbara, 24.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In East Pilbara, 32.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 15.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In East Pilbara, 46.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In East Pilbara, 53.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.0% were female. The median age was 28 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In East Pilbara, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.7 persons, with 1.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In East Pilbara, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $70 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,900.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)