Pottery Estate

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 132 people in Pottery Estate. Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Pottery Estate was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.0% of the population.

Of people in Pottery Estate aged 15 years and over, 35.7% were married and 16.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Pottery Estate, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 0.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Pottery Estate 31.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.9% were in primary school, 6.5% in secondary school and 6.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Pottery Estate, 11.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Pottery Estate were English 36.5%, Australian 31.7%, Scottish 8.4%, Irish 7.8% and Indian 2.4%.

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 Pottery Estate (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Pottery Estate, 80.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were India 3.1% and England 2.3%.

In Pottery Estate, 61.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Pottery Estate, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.8%, England 7.0%, India 3.1%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.3% and Scotland 2.3%.

In Pottery Estate, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 76.9%, India 3.0%, England 2.2% and Scotland 2.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Pottery Estate were Catholic 21.9%, No Religion, so described 19.7%, Anglican 18.2%, Not stated 17.5% and Christian, nfd 8.0%. In Pottery Estate, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Pottery Estate 89.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 47 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pottery Estate. Of these 51.1% were employed full time, 36.2% were employed part-time and 12.8% 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 Pottery Estate, 9.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Pottery Estate included Community and Personal Service Workers 18.2%, Professionals 15.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.9%, Sales Workers 11.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.1%, Managers 6.8% and Labourers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Pottery Estate, the most common responses for industry of employment included Printing 29.4%, Coal Mining 17.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 17.6%, Local Government Administration 17.6% and Preschool Education 17.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pottery Estate was $425.

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

In Pottery Estate, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 52.9%, Walked only 11.8%, Car as driver, car as passenger 8.8% and Worked at home 8.8%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 52.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Pottery Estate, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.2% provided care for children and 5.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.5% 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 Pottery Estate, 33.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Pottery Estate, 43.5% were couple families with children, 21.7% were couple families without children and 34.8% were one parent families.

In Pottery Estate, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Pottery Estate, of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 22.2% 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 Pottery Estate, 89.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Pottery Estate, 80.0% were separate houses, 20.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Pottery Estate, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 32.7% had 2 bedrooms and 51.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Pottery Estate, 30.2% were owned outright, 24.5% were owned with a mortgage and 39.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Pottery Estate, of all households, 49.0% were family households, 42.9% were single person households and 8.2% were group households.

In Pottery Estate, 44.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.1% 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 Pottery Estate, 46.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Pottery Estate, 58.6% 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 Pottery Estate, 40.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.0% were female. The median age was 29 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 Pottery Estate, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0 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 Pottery Estate, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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