Preston Beach

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 227 people in Preston Beach. Of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Preston Beach was 62 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 37.6% of the population.

Of people in Preston Beach aged 15 years and over, 53.3% were married and 23.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Preston Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Preston Beach 20.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.3% were in primary school, 8.1% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Preston Beach, 8.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Preston Beach were English 39.3%, Australian 23.3%, Irish 8.9%, Scottish 5.4% and Italian 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 Preston Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Preston Beach, 71.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.0%, New Zealand 4.6%, Netherlands 2.3% and Scotland 1.4%.

In Preston Beach, 51.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Preston Beach, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 56.6%, England 13.7%, New Zealand 5.3%, Netherlands 5.3% and Scotland 2.7%.

In Preston Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 59.8%, England 13.8%, New Zealand 4.5%, Scotland 3.6% and Netherlands 1.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Preston Beach were No Religion, so described 36.9%, Anglican 21.6%, Catholic 14.4%, Not stated 13.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.6%. In Preston Beach, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Preston Beach 87.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 1.3% and Tagalog 1.3%.

Employment

There were 62 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Preston Beach. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 25.8% were employed part-time and 11.3% 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 Preston Beach, 19.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 17.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 30.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Preston Beach were Community and Personal Service Workers 25.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 18.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.0%, Professionals 11.1%, Labourers 9.3%, Managers 7.4% and Sales Workers 7.4%.

Of the employed people in Preston Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 16.0%, Nursery Production (Outdoors) 12.0%, Gold Ore Mining 12.0%, Alumina Production 12.0% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 12.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Preston Beach was $446.

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

In Preston Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.5%, Train 5.8%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Walked only 5.8% and Worked at home 5.8%. On the day, 8.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Preston Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.7% provided care for children and 13.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% 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 Preston Beach, 25.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Preston Beach, 19.4% were couple families with children, 75.8% were couple families without children and 4.8% were one parent families.

In Preston Beach, 57.1% of single parents were male and 42.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Preston Beach, of couple families with children, 4.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 14.3% 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 Preston Beach, 30.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 69.6% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Preston Beach, 96.9% 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 Preston Beach, of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 17.3% had 2 bedrooms and 37.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. 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 Preston Beach, 52.0% were owned outright, 21.6% were owned with a mortgage and 23.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Preston Beach, of all households, 65.2% were family households, 34.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Preston Beach, 37.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Preston Beach, 25.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Preston Beach, 74.5% 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 Preston Beach, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 43 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 Preston Beach, 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 Preston 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)