Pine Creek (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 328 people in Pine Creek (L). Of these 53.2% were male and 46.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 46.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Pine Creek (L) was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.7% of the population.

Of people in Pine Creek (L) aged 15 years and over, 33.1% were married and 19.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Pine Creek (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 30.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Pine Creek (L) 28.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.0% were in primary school, 19.8% in secondary school and 3.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Pine Creek (L), 6.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Pine Creek (L) were Australian Aboriginal 26.5%, Australian 23.5%, English 17.9%, Scottish 3.0% and Irish 3.0%.

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 Pine Creek (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Pine Creek (L), 75.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.0%, England 0.9%, France 0.9%, Indonesia 0.9% and India 0.9%.

In Pine Creek (L), 62.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Pine Creek (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.4%, England 4.0%, France 2.2%, New Zealand 1.5% and India 1.2%.

In Pine Creek (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.1%, New Zealand 3.9%, England 3.6%, Indonesia 1.8% and France 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Pine Creek (L) were Not stated 29.7%, No Religion, so described 29.4%, Anglican 12.2%, Catholic 10.7% and Pentecostal 10.1%. In Pine Creek (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Pine Creek (L) 68.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Wagiman 5.7%, Mayali 3.8%, Kriol 1.6%, Telugu 1.3% and French 0.9%.

Employment

There were 147 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pine Creek (L). Of these 49.0% were employed full time, 27.9% were employed part-time and 20.4% 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 Pine Creek (L), 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Pine Creek (L) included Managers 21.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.8%, Labourers 10.9%, Professionals 10.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.1% and Sales Workers 2.5%.

Of the employed people in Pine Creek (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 14.4%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 11.1%, Local Government Administration 7.8%, Iron Ore Mining 5.6% and Gold Ore Mining 5.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pine Creek (L) was $466.

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In Pine Creek (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 41.5%, Walked only 22.8%, Other 8.1%, Car, as passenger 7.3% and Worked at home 5.7%. 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 48.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Pine Creek (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.9% provided care for children and 14.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.5% 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 Pine Creek (L), 21.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Pine Creek (L), 40.6% were couple families with children, 42.2% were couple families without children and 12.5% were one parent families.

In Pine Creek (L), 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Pine Creek (L), of couple families with children, 12.8% had both partners employed full-time, 8.5% had both employed part-time and 6.4% 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 Pine Creek (L), 72.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Pine Creek (L), 78.3% were separate houses, 6.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.7% were flats or apartments and 10.4% were other dwellings.

In Pine Creek (L), of occupied private dwellings 12.3% had 1 bedroom, 30.7% had 2 bedrooms and 28.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Pine Creek (L), 26.3% were owned outright, 11.0% were owned with a mortgage and 50.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Pine Creek (L), of all households, 48.7% were family households, 47.8% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

In Pine Creek (L), 35.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.0% 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 Pine Creek (L), 40.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Pine Creek (L), 71.8% 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 Pine Creek (L), 49.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.7% 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.

In Pine Creek (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.9 persons, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

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In Pine Creek (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 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)