Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 959 people in Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW). Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.2% of the population.

Of people in Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW) aged 15 years and over, 59.9% were married and 12.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 59.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW) 28.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.7% were in primary school, 23.3% in secondary school and 17.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), 8.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW) were Australian 35.6%, English 31.8%, Scottish 9.0%, Irish 8.0% and German 2.9%.

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 Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), 88.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, New Zealand 1.4%, Poland 0.4%, Netherlands 0.3% and Egypt 0.3%.

In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), 73.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.1%, England 5.2%, New Zealand 2.2%, Scotland 1.4% and Poland 1.2%.

In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.0%, England 5.0%, New Zealand 1.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.1% and Japan 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW) were No Religion, so described 33.7%, Catholic 22.3%, Anglican 22.0%, Presbyterian and Reformed 6.4% and Not stated 6.4%. In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW) 92.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 0.9%, Japanese 0.4%, Norwegian 0.3%, Italian 0.3% and Latvian 0.3%.

Employment

There were 461 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW). Of these 54.2% were employed full time, 36.7% were employed part-time and 3.7% 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 Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), 14.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW) included Professionals 22.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.3%, Managers 12.9%, Sales Workers 11.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9%, Labourers 7.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.7%.

Of the employed people in Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.9%, Primary Education 3.7%, Defence 3.2%, Electrical Services 2.9% and Clothing Retailing 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW) was $645.

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In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.9%, Worked at home 5.3%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Walked only 2.3% and Bus 0.7%. On the day, 2.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 77.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.5% provided care for children and 14.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.5% 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 Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), 32.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), 46.0% were couple families with children, 40.1% were couple families without children and 13.9% were one parent families.

In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), 36.8% of single parents were male and 63.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), of couple families with children, 9.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.0% had both employed part-time and 25.6% 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 Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), 70.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 29.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), 89.7% were separate houses, 10.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.3% had 2 bedrooms and 36.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), 43.6% were owned outright, 31.9% were owned with a mortgage and 23.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), of all households, 81.7% were family households, 16.9% were single person households and 1.5% were group households.

In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), 14.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.6% 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 Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), 27.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), 88.4% 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 Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), 56.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 43.3% were female. The median age was 19 years.

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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 Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,250.

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In Boat Harbour (Port Stephens - NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $450 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.

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