Piesse Brook

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 210 people in Piesse Brook. Of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Piesse Brook was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.7% of the population.

Of people in Piesse Brook aged 15 years and over, 53.0% were married and 13.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Piesse Brook, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Piesse Brook 39.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.7% were in primary school, 30.8% in secondary school and 15.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Piesse Brook, 12.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Piesse Brook were English 30.2%, Australian 22.4%, Scottish 10.7%, Irish 10.3% and German 6.0%.

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 Piesse Brook (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Piesse Brook, 72.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.4%, New Zealand 2.0%, Scotland 1.5%, Netherlands 1.5% and Thailand 1.5%.

In Piesse Brook, 41.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Piesse Brook, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 51.5%, England 12.1%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 5.6%, New Zealand 3.5% and Scotland 3.5%.

In Piesse Brook, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 58.2%, England 11.6%, New Zealand 3.2%, Scotland 3.2% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Piesse Brook were No Religion, so described 32.9%, Catholic 27.1%, Not stated 17.4%, Anglican 8.2% and Uniting Church 3.9%. In Piesse Brook, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Piesse Brook 85.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Dutch 1.5%.

Employment

There were 72 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Piesse Brook. Of these 59.7% were employed full time, 29.2% were employed part-time and 5.6% 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 Piesse Brook, 6.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Piesse Brook included Professionals 25.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.9%, Managers 17.6%, Labourers 10.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.8%, Sales Workers 5.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Piesse Brook, the most common responses for industry of employment included Oil and Gas Extraction 15.2%, Building Pest Control Services 13.0%, Legal Services 8.7%, State Government Administration 8.7% and Automotive Body, Paint and Interior Repair 8.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Piesse Brook was $712.

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In Piesse Brook, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.4%, Walked only 5.6%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Other 4.2% and Worked at home 4.2%. On the day, 3.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Piesse Brook, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.1% provided care for children and 13.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.5% 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 Piesse Brook, 22.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Piesse Brook, 51.9% were couple families with children, 33.3% were couple families without children and 14.8% were one parent families.

In Piesse Brook, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Piesse Brook, of couple families with children, 12.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 12.5% 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 Piesse Brook, 94.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Piesse Brook, 87.3% 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 Piesse Brook, of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 8.8% had 2 bedrooms and 38.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Piesse Brook, 54.8% were owned outright, 40.3% were owned with a mortgage and 4.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Piesse Brook, of all households, 80.6% were family households, 19.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Piesse Brook, 23.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 26.9% 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 Piesse Brook, 23.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 45.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Piesse Brook, 91.9% 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 Piesse Brook, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 60 years.

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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 Piesse Brook, 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 Piesse Brook, 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)