Lower Portland

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 589 people in Lower Portland. Of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Lower Portland was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.8% of the population.

Of people in Lower Portland aged 15 years and over, 52.7% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Lower Portland, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lower Portland 33.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.7% were in primary school, 20.5% in secondary school and 13.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lower Portland, 10.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lower Portland were Australian 35.6%, English 27.1%, Irish 8.3%, Scottish 7.2% and German 2.6%.

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 Lower Portland (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lower Portland, 77.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.4%, Northern Ireland 0.5%, Scotland 0.5% and Ireland 0.5%.

In Lower Portland, 62.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lower Portland, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.9%, England 6.1%, Ireland 2.1%, Scotland 1.7% and New Zealand 1.6%.

In Lower Portland, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.6%, England 5.1%, New Zealand 2.4%, Scotland 1.9% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Lower Portland were Anglican 30.8%, No Religion, so described 29.3%, Catholic 15.5%, Not stated 12.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.9%. In Lower Portland, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lower Portland 87.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Mandarin 1.2%.

Employment

There were 301 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lower Portland. Of these 58.1% were employed full time, 32.6% were employed part-time and 4.0% 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 Lower Portland, 14.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lower Portland included Professionals 19.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.9%, Managers 15.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.4%, Labourers 11.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.7% and Sales Workers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Lower Portland, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 5.4%, Road Freight Transport 4.2%, Child Care Services 3.3%, Road and Bridge Construction 2.9% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lower Portland was $770.

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

In Lower Portland, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.3%, Worked at home 10.2%, Car, as passenger 3.9%, Truck 2.8% and Walked only 2.8%. On the day, 3.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lower Portland, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.1% provided care for children and 9.9% 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.

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 Lower Portland, 25.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lower Portland, 49.0% were couple families with children, 41.7% were couple families without children and 9.3% were one parent families.

In Lower Portland, 46.2% of single parents were male and 53.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lower Portland, of couple families with children, 24.4% had both partners employed full-time, 6.7% had both employed part-time and 26.7% 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 Lower Portland, 85.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Portland, 98.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

In Lower Portland, of occupied private dwellings 7.3% had 1 bedroom, 12.9% had 2 bedrooms and 34.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Portland, 31.5% were owned outright, 52.2% were owned with a mortgage and 14.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Lower Portland, of all households, 80.2% were family households, 18.0% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

In Lower Portland, 14.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.4% 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 Lower Portland, 16.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 40.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lower Portland, 81.9% 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 Lower Portland, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 24 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 Lower Portland, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,624.

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

In Lower Portland, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.

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