Point Samson

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 231 people in Point Samson. Of these 56.5% were male and 43.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Point Samson was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.4% of the population.

Of people in Point Samson aged 15 years and over, 42.8% were married and 18.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Point Samson, of people aged 15 years and over, 36.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 26.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Point Samson 22.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.0% were in primary school, 26.0% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Point Samson, 11.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Point Samson were Australian 30.7%, English 27.6%, Irish 10.3%, Scottish 10.0% and Filipino 4.8%.

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 Point Samson (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Point Samson, 75.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 7.3%, Philippines 4.1%, England 2.7% and Scotland 2.3%.

In Point Samson, 54.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Point Samson, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.1%, New Zealand 7.8%, Philippines 6.4%, England 5.9% and Scotland 2.7%.

In Point Samson, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.2%, England 8.6%, New Zealand 6.8%, Philippines 6.4% and Ireland 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Point Samson were No Religion, so described 33.3%, Catholic 29.1%, Anglican 15.2%, Not stated 12.2% and Baptist 2.5%. In Point Samson, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Point Samson 90.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Filipino 2.2%.

Employment

There were 137 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Point Samson. Of these 67.9% were employed full time, 19.7% were employed part-time and 3.6% 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 Point Samson, 11.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 2.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 61.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Point Samson included Managers 19.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Labourers 14.0%, Professionals 11.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.9% and Sales Workers 3.7%.

Of the employed people in Point Samson, the most common responses for industry of employment included Iron Ore Mining 27.9%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 10.8%, Correctional and Detention Services 8.1%, Accommodation 7.2% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 6.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Point Samson was $1,302.

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

In Point Samson, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 50.0%, Car, as passenger 10.1%, Walked only 10.1%, Worked at home 6.8% and Bus 4.1%. On the day, 6.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Point Samson, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 6.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.4% 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 Point Samson, 31.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Point Samson, 44.4% were couple families with children, 48.1% were couple families without children and 7.4% were one parent families.

In Point Samson, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Point Samson, of couple families with children, 37.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 20.3% 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 Point Samson, 75.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Point Samson, 78.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 17.8% were other dwellings.

In Point Samson, of occupied private dwellings 7.5% had 1 bedroom, 14.0% had 2 bedrooms and 37.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Point Samson, 23.3% were owned outright, 24.4% were owned with a mortgage and 48.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Point Samson, of all households, 61.1% were family households, 34.7% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

In Point Samson, 21.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 35.5% 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 Point Samson, 30.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Point Samson, 82.6% 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 Point Samson, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 39 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 Point Samson, 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 Point Samson, 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)