Port Neill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 194 people in Port Neill. Of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Port Neill was 58 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 31.0% of the population.

Of people in Port Neill aged 15 years and over, 58.1% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Port Neill, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Port Neill 12.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.8% were in primary school, 16.7% in secondary school and 12.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Neill, 9.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Port Neill were Australian 37.3%, English 34.5%, German 7.5%, Scottish 6.7% and Irish 6.3%.

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

In Port Neill, 90.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 5.8%.

In Port Neill, 78.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Port Neill, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 83.6%, England 9.5%, Scotland 1.6% and Italy 1.6%.

In Port Neill, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 87.0%, England 8.7% and Germany 2.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Port Neill were No Religion, so described 29.1%, Uniting Church 21.7%, Anglican 18.0%, Catholic 11.6% and Not stated 6.3%. In Port Neill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Port Neill 95.3% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 101 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Neill. Of these 49.5% were employed full time, 29.7% were employed part-time and 11.9% 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 Neill, 20.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Port Neill included Managers 27.5%, Labourers 17.6%, Professionals 14.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Sales Workers 7.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in Port Neill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Grain Growing 16.9%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 15.3%, Primary Education 15.3%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 6.8% and House Construction 5.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Neill was $497.

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

In Port Neill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 52.2%, Worked at home 16.7%, Walked only 10.0%, Car, as passenger 7.8% and Truck 3.3%. 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 60.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Port Neill, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.6% provided care for children and 17.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 38.5% 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 Port Neill, 25.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Port Neill, 19.7% were couple families with children, 70.5% were couple families without children and 9.8% were one parent families.

In Port Neill, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Port Neill, of couple families with children, 8.6% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 25.9% 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 Neill, 44.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 56.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Neill, 96.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.3% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Port Neill, of occupied private dwellings 7.8% had 1 bedroom, 30.0% had 2 bedrooms and 47.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 1.9 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 Port Neill, 52.6% were owned outright, 23.7% were owned with a mortgage and 20.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Port Neill, of all households, 62.6% were family households, 37.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Port Neill, 37.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.6% 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 Port Neill, 29.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Port Neill, 69.7% 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 Neill, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Neill, 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 Neill, 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)