Pontville

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC60506
People 623
Male 53.1%
Female 46.9%
Median age 41
Families 182
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 211
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,611
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $240
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 331 53.1 249,478 48.9 11,546,638 49.3
Female 292 46.9 260,482 51.1 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 28 4.5 23,572 4.6 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 623 people in Pontville. Of these 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.5% of the population.

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Age Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 42 -- 38 --
0-4 years 27 4.5 28,469 5.6 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 48 7.9 31,514 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 54 8.9 30,219 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 42 6.9 31,078 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 34 5.6 29,865 5.9 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 28 4.6 28,703 5.6 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 25 4.1 29,328 5.8 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 33 5.5 28,333 5.6 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 60 9.9 31,495 6.2 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 61 10.1 34,512 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 49 8.1 35,538 7.0 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 51 8.4 37,378 7.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 35 5.8 34,778 6.8 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 20 3.3 32,945 6.5 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 23 3.8 24,434 4.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 5 0.8 17,613 3.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 11,994 2.4 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 10 1.7 11,767 2.3 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Pontville was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 263 55.1 193,360 46.1 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 10 2.1 14,675 3.5 608,059 3.2
Divorced 33 6.9 43,274 10.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 14 2.9 26,962 6.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 157 32.9 141,488 33.7 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Pontville aged 15 years and over, 55.1% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 246 55.3 167,398 45.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 68 15.3 45,527 12.5 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 131 29.4 152,391 41.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Pontville, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 4 2.2 3,736 2.5 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 47 25.7 31,234 21.3 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 23 12.6 8,077 5.5 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 4,467 3.0 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 14 7.7 17,971 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 30 16.4 6,630 4.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 4,840 3.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 12 6.6 10,630 7.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 12 6.6 18,250 12.4 1,160,626 16.1
Other 4 2.2 2,810 1.9 198,383 2.8
Not stated 37 20.2 38,329 26.1 1,707,023 23.7

In Pontville 29.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.6% were in primary school, 25.6% in secondary school and 13.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 33 6.9 67,863 16.2 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 32 6.7 31,487 7.5 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 14 2.9 12,132 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 102 21.2 62,121 14.8 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 56 11.7 50,460 12.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 27 5.6 19,697 4.7 941,531 4.9
Year 10 124 25.8 73,242 17.4 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 384 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 48 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 47 9.8 43,314 10.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 1,641 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 33 6.9 46,190 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Pontville, 11.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 331 41.1 220,382 32.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 270 33.5 227,074 33.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 61 7.6 55,702 8.2 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 56 6.9 47,546 7.0 2,023,470 6.4
German 27 3.3 18,391 2.7 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Pontville were Australian 41.1%, English 33.5%, Irish 7.6%, Scottish 6.9% and German 3.3%.

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

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Country of birth Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 557 90.4 411,490 80.7 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 13 2.1 18,776 3.7 907,570 3.9
Scotland 5 0.8 2,283 0.4 119,417 0.5
Peru 3 0.5 54 0.0 9,556 0.0

In Pontville, 90.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.1%, Scotland 0.8% and Peru 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 36 5.7 73,757 14.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 26 4.1 27,091 5.3 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 17 2.7 18,595 3.6 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 515 82.1 353,447 69.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Pontville, 82.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 532 87.2 374,705 73.5 12,231,150 52.3
England 12 2.0 28,820 5.7 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 7 1.1 5,174 1.0 276,038 1.2
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 6 1.0 4,003 0.8 177,536 0.8
Italy 4 0.7 2,644 0.5 470,138 2.0

In Pontville, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 87.2%, England 2.0%, Scotland 1.1%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.0% and Italy 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 537 87.6 383,599 75.2 12,643,365 54.0
England 19 3.1 26,528 5.2 1,302,147 5.6
Peru 6 1.0 86 0.0 13,947 0.1
New Zealand 4 0.7 6,518 1.3 608,329 2.6
Germany 4 0.7 3,423 0.7 169,618 0.7

In Pontville, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 87.6%, England 3.1%, Peru 1.0%, New Zealand 0.7% and Germany 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 205 33.0 192,515 37.8 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 185 29.7 103,839 20.4 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 150 24.1 79,454 15.6 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 48 7.7 49,690 9.7 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 15 2.4 19,341 3.8 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Pontville were No Religion, so described 33.0%, Anglican 29.7%, Catholic 24.1%, Not stated 7.7% and Uniting Church 2.4%. In Pontville, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
German 3 0.5 1,576 0.3 79,353 0.3
Punjabi 3 0.5 489 0.1 132,496 0.6
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English only spoken at home 588 94.7 450,411 88.3 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 9 4.4 13,712 6.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Pontville 94.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.5% and Punjabi 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 209 65.1 121,822 52.3 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 84 26.2 81,601 35.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 22 6.9 13,162 5.7 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 6 1.9 16,365 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 321 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pontville. Of these 65.1% were employed full time, 26.2% were employed part-time and 1.9% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 22 7.1 28,693 13.2 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 30 9.6 24,125 11.1 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 31 10.0 28,779 13.3 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 78 25.1 42,568 19.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 131 42.1 79,249 36.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Pontville, 7.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Clerical and Administrative Workers 54 17.4 28,194 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 47 15.1 30,243 14.0 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 44 14.1 25,183 11.6 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 43 13.8 26,467 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 37 11.9 13,800 6.4 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 32 10.3 21,402 9.9 1,000,955 9.4
Professionals 24 7.7 40,772 18.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 22 7.1 26,754 12.4 1,157,003 10.8

The most common occupations in Pontville included Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.1%, Labourers 14.1%, Managers 13.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.9%, Sales Workers 10.3%, Professionals 7.7% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Confectionery Manufacturing 14 5.7 538 0.2 5,721 0.1
State Government Administration 12 4.9 5,929 2.7 158,980 1.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 11 4.5 7,767 3.6 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 9 3.6 6,511 3.0 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 9 3.6 6,139 2.8 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Pontville, the most common responses for industry of employment included Confectionery Manufacturing 5.7%, State Government Administration 4.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6% and Aged Care Residential Services 3.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 750 -- 573 -- 662 --
Family 1,696 -- 1,399 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,611 -- 1,100 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pontville was $750.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 239 74.2 141,396 65.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 22 6.8 12,541 5.8 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 15 4.7 10,135 4.7 503,582 4.7
Truck 11 3.4 1,695 0.8 85,892 0.8
Bus 3 0.9 5,226 2.4 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 0.9 6,510 3.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 261 83.1 156,315 72.2 7,305,271 68.4

In Pontville, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.2%, Car, as passenger 6.8%, Worked at home 4.7%, Truck 3.4% and Bus 0.9%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 83.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 370 75.4 295,218 70.3 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 151 30.9 111,542 26.6 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 58 11.8 49,528 11.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 74 15.1 89,216 21.3 3,620,726 19.0

In Pontville, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.9% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 98 19.9 83,591 19.9 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 138 28.0 113,245 27.0 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 73 14.8 55,346 13.2 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 62 12.6 43,040 10.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Pontville, 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 70 38.9 57,849 43.1 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 89 49.4 51,286 38.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 21 11.7 23,423 17.4 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 1,781 1.3 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Pontville, 49.4% were couple families with children, 38.9% were couple families without children and 11.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.0 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.0 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Pontville, 15.0% of single parents were male and 85.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 45 27.1 18,546 17.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 7 4.2 5,538 5.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 35 21.1 24,746 22.7 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 30 18.1 12,935 11.9 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 12 7.2 7,876 7.2 302,037 6.0
Both not working 23 13.9 26,810 24.6 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 9 5.4 6,016 5.5 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 5 3.0 6,662 6.1 311,381 6.2

In Pontville, of couple families with children, 27.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 21.1% 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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 197 97.0 197,575 86.0 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 6 3.0 32,135 14.0 1,039,874 11.2

In Pontville, 97.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 186 94.4 172,998 87.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 11,376 5.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 11 5.6 11,267 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 1,202 0.6 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Pontville, 94.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.6% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 772 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 1.5 9,381 4.7 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 11 5.5 40,523 20.5 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 102 50.7 99,381 50.3 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 82 40.8 42,983 21.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 1.5 4,535 2.3 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.3 -- 2.6 --

In Pontville, of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 5.5% had 2 bedrooms and 50.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 65 32.0 70,444 35.7 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 112 55.2 66,218 33.5 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 21 10.3 54,034 27.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 1,676 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 5 2.5 5,201 2.6 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Pontville, 32.0% were owned outright, 55.2% were owned with a mortgage and 10.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 173 88.3 132,574 67.1 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 23 11.7 58,517 29.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 6,492 3.3 354,917 4.3

In Pontville, of all households, 88.3% were family households, 11.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 11.9 -- 26.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.7 -- 8.3 -- 16.4

In Pontville, 11.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent 240 -- 230 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.4 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.6 -- 10.2 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,300 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.5 -- 94.9 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.5 -- 5.1 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 3 1.5 13,694 6.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 37 18.7 69,261 35.1 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 58 29.3 69,092 35.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 89 44.9 38,398 19.4 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 11 5.6 7,139 3.6 285,197 3.4

In Pontville, 18.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 44.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 33 15.9 38,482 19.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 170 82.1 154,061 78.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 4 1.9 5,032 2.5 221,494 2.7

In Pontville, 82.1% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 15 42.9 11,578 49.1 322,171 49.6
Female 20 57.1 11,993 50.9 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 24 -- 23 --

In Pontville, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 21 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,416 -- 1,079 -- 1,203 --

In Pontville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,416.

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

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Pontville % Pontville Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,300 -- 1,660 --

In Pontville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.