Port Albert

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 293 people in Port Albert. Of these 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Port Albert was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 7.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 34.2% of the population.

Of people in Port Albert aged 15 years and over, 39.0% were married and 26.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Port Albert, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Port Albert 18.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.7% were in primary school, 10.9% in secondary school and 13.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Albert, 9.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Port Albert were Australian 34.3%, English 29.3%, Scottish 10.2%, Irish 9.4% and German 4.2%.

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 Port Albert (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Port Albert, 79.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.0%, New Zealand 1.1%, Germany 1.1% and Netherlands 1.1%.

In Port Albert, 63.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Port Albert, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.9%, England 8.0%, Netherlands 2.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.7% and Ireland 1.4%.

In Port Albert, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.8%, England 10.8%, Netherlands 3.6%, Hungary 1.4% and New Zealand 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Port Albert were No Religion, so described 31.4%, Anglican 22.6%, Catholic 17.5%, Not stated 13.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 7.3%. In Port Albert, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Port Albert 89.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Dutch 1.1%.

Employment

There were 112 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Albert. Of these 43.8% were employed full time, 33.9% were employed part-time and 10.7% 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 Port Albert, 11.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Port Albert were Professionals 17.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 17.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.1%, Managers 14.2%, Labourers 14.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.4% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.5%.

Of the employed people in Port Albert, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 12.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 10.0%, Accommodation 7.8%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.6% and Plumbing Services 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Albert was $464.

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

In Port Albert, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 64.7%, Worked at home 12.7% and Truck 4.9%. 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 68.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Port Albert, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 11.7% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.9% 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 Port Albert, 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Port Albert, 19.7% were couple families with children, 65.8% were couple families without children and 14.5% were one parent families.

In Port Albert, 30.8% of single parents were male and 69.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Port Albert, of couple families with children, 14.1% had both partners employed full-time, 9.9% had both employed part-time and 9.9% 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 Port Albert, 54.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 45.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Albert, 91.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.4% were flats or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

In Port Albert, of occupied private dwellings 6.6% had 1 bedroom, 19.1% had 2 bedrooms and 63.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 1.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Albert, 48.2% were owned outright, 27.3% were owned with a mortgage and 22.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Port Albert, of all households, 55.8% were family households, 39.5% were single person households and 4.7% were group households.

In Port Albert, 43.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.4% 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 Port Albert, 40.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Port Albert, 66.9% 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 Port Albert, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 58 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 Port Albert, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Port Albert, 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)