Point Turton (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 305 people in Point Turton (L). Of these 56.2% were male and 43.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Point Turton (L) was 61 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 36.0% of the population.

Of people in Point Turton (L) aged 15 years and over, 65.8% were married and 9.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Point Turton (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Point Turton (L) 14.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.2% were in primary school, 23.8% in secondary school and 7.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Point Turton (L), 12.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Point Turton (L) were English 37.3%, Australian 31.0%, German 10.7%, Irish 6.6% and Scottish 6.3%.

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

In Point Turton (L), 85.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.9%, Germany 1.0%, Netherlands 1.0%, Italy 1.0% and Malta 1.0%.

In Point Turton (L), 78.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Point Turton (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 85.2%, England 5.1%, Scotland 1.0%, Germany 1.0% and Netherlands 1.0%.

In Point Turton (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.3%, England 5.2%, Netherlands 2.0%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.6% and Wales 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Point Turton (L) were No Religion, so described 35.1%, Uniting Church 18.9%, Anglican 18.2%, Catholic 11.3% and Not stated 5.0%. In Point Turton (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Point Turton (L) 95.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.3% and Maltese 1.0%.

Employment

There were 114 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Point Turton (L). Of these 50.9% were employed full time, 32.5% were employed part-time and 6.1% 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 Point Turton (L), 13.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Point Turton (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Labourers 14.3%, Professionals 12.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Managers 9.2% and Sales Workers 6.1%.

Of the employed people in Point Turton (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 14.1%, Primary Education 12.5%, Rock Lobster and Crab Potting 6.2%, State Government Administration 6.2% and Cereal Grain Wholesaling 4.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Point Turton (L) was $476.

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In Point Turton (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 61.2%, Walked only 5.1%, Worked at home 5.1% and Car, as passenger 3.1%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Point Turton (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.0% provided care for children and 13.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.1% 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 Turton (L), 25.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Point Turton (L), 18.9% were couple families with children, 76.7% were couple families without children and 4.4% were one parent families.

In Point Turton (L), 42.9% of single parents were male and 57.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Point Turton (L), of couple families with children, 6.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 11.8% 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 Turton (L), 33.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 66.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Point Turton (L), 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 Point Turton (L), of occupied private dwellings 2.4% had 1 bedroom, 13.6% had 2 bedrooms and 50.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Point Turton (L), 64.2% were owned outright, 22.0% were owned with a mortgage and 7.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Point Turton (L), of all households, 74.6% were family households, 25.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Point Turton (L), 29.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.4% 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 Turton (L), 35.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Point Turton (L), 78.7% 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 Turton (L), 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 30 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 Turton (L), 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 Turton (L), 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)