Peppermint Grove Beach

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 466 people in Peppermint Grove Beach. Of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Peppermint Grove Beach was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.2% of the population.

Of people in Peppermint Grove Beach aged 15 years and over, 54.1% were married and 16.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Peppermint Grove Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Peppermint Grove Beach 29.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.9% were in primary school, 22.7% in secondary school and 15.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Peppermint Grove Beach, 10.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Peppermint Grove Beach were English 32.9%, Australian 29.8%, Scottish 8.2%, Irish 5.8% 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 Peppermint Grove Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Peppermint Grove Beach, 74.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.4%, New Zealand 2.5%, South Africa 1.6%, Switzerland 0.9% and Scotland 0.7%.

In Peppermint Grove Beach, 53.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Peppermint Grove Beach, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.2%, England 11.1%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.3%, New Zealand 3.1% and South Africa 2.6%.

In Peppermint Grove Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 60.3%, England 12.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.6%, New Zealand 3.0% and South Africa 2.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Peppermint Grove Beach were No Religion, so described 42.7%, Anglican 17.9%, Catholic 17.2%, Not stated 11.9% and Christian, nfd 3.9%. In Peppermint Grove Beach, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Peppermint Grove Beach 91.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Afrikaans 0.7%.

Employment

There were 242 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Peppermint Grove Beach. Of these 51.2% were employed full time, 38.8% were employed part-time and 4.1% 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 Peppermint Grove Beach, 16.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Peppermint Grove Beach included Professionals 26.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.2%, Managers 12.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Labourers 8.9%, Sales Workers 7.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.4%.

Of the employed people in Peppermint Grove Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Secondary Education 7.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.7%, Other Social Assistance Services 5.1%, Primary Education 4.5% and Aged Care Residential Services 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Peppermint Grove Beach was $739.

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

In Peppermint Grove Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 75.8%, Worked at home 6.1%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Bus 1.3% and Truck 1.3%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Peppermint Grove Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.9% provided care for children and 7.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.3% 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 Peppermint Grove Beach, 31.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Peppermint Grove Beach, 32.8% were couple families with children, 54.5% were couple families without children and 12.7% were one parent families.

In Peppermint Grove Beach, 14.3% of single parents were male and 85.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Peppermint Grove Beach, of couple families with children, 12.8% had both partners employed full-time, 8.0% had both employed part-time and 24.0% 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 Peppermint Grove Beach, 53.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 46.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Peppermint Grove Beach, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Peppermint Grove Beach, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.6% had 2 bedrooms and 34.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Peppermint Grove Beach, 29.1% were owned outright, 44.0% were owned with a mortgage and 25.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Peppermint Grove Beach, of all households, 75.1% were family households, 20.8% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

In Peppermint Grove Beach, 19.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.2% 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 Peppermint Grove Beach, 30.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Peppermint Grove Beach, 93.5% 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 Peppermint Grove Beach, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 37 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 Peppermint Grove Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,374.

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

In Peppermint Grove Beach, 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)