Port Douglas

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,504 people in Port Douglas. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Port Douglas was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.3% of the population.

Of people in Port Douglas aged 15 years and over, 36.6% were married and 17.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Port Douglas, of people aged 15 years and over, 35.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Port Douglas 25.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.1% were in primary school, 8.1% in secondary school and 8.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Douglas, 17.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Port Douglas were English 29.5%, Australian 20.2%, Irish 9.0%, Scottish 8.0% and German 3.8%.

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 Douglas (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Port Douglas, 56.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.3%, New Zealand 5.9%, United States of America 1.2%, Scotland 1.1% and France 1.0%.

In Port Douglas, 43.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Port Douglas, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 48.5%, England 8.4%, New Zealand 5.7%, Scotland 1.8% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.6%.

In Port Douglas, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 50.1%, England 7.6%, New Zealand 6.3%, Scotland 1.5% and Germany 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Port Douglas were No Religion, so described 41.1%, Catholic 17.4%, Not stated 17.2%, Anglican 11.9% and Uniting Church 2.7%. In Port Douglas, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (49.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Port Douglas 76.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included French 1.3%, Italian 1.1%, Spanish 1.0%, German 0.8% and Mandarin 0.6%.

Employment

There were 1,993 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Douglas. Of these 62.0% were employed full time, 28.1% were employed part-time and 4.7% 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 Douglas, 7.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Port Douglas included Community and Personal Service Workers 17.1%, Managers 16.8%, Labourers 15.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.5%, Sales Workers 12.6%, Professionals 10.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.4%.

Of the employed people in Port Douglas, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 22.9%, Cafes and Restaurants 10.5%, Scenic and Sightseeing Transport 5.4%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 3.5% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Douglas was $755.

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

In Port Douglas, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.1%, Walked only 11.3%, Bicycle 8.4%, Worked at home 8.0% and Car, as passenger 6.0%. On the day, 2.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 56.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Port Douglas, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.7% provided care for children and 6.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.6% 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 Douglas, 26.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Port Douglas, 22.5% were couple families with children, 61.0% were couple families without children and 15.3% were one parent families.

In Port Douglas, 19.6% of single parents were male and 80.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Port Douglas, of couple families with children, 28.3% had both partners employed full-time, 7.2% had both employed part-time and 21.7% 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 Port Douglas, 75.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Douglas, 39.3% were separate houses, 32.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 24.7% were flats or apartments and 3.8% were other dwellings.

In Port Douglas, of occupied private dwellings 7.4% had 1 bedroom, 39.6% had 2 bedrooms and 30.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Douglas, 25.7% were owned outright, 22.8% were owned with a mortgage and 48.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Port Douglas, of all households, 60.0% were family households, 29.0% were single person households and 11.0% were group households.

In Port Douglas, 20.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.5% 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 Douglas, 46.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Port Douglas, 82.5% 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 Douglas, 46.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.2% were female. The median age was 22 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 Douglas, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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

In Port Douglas, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,500.

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