Pental Island Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Pental Island (3586) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Western, Victoria. It is about 299 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Pental Island is in the federal electorate of Mallee.

In the 2011 census the population of Pental Island was 154 and is comprised of approximately 46.8% females and 53.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Pental Island is 43 years of age.

86.2% of people living in the suburb of Pental Island were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.3% Korea, Republic of .

91.4% of people living in Pental Island speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.0% Australian Indigenous Languages .

The religious makeup of Pental Island is 26.1% No religion, 20.9% Catholic, 16.3% Uniting Church, 13.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 10.5% Anglican, 5.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.9% Baptist, 3.9% Churches of Christ.

65.1% of people are married, 25.4% have never married and 7.1% are divorced and 0.0% are separated. There are 3 widowed people living in Pental Island.

70.1% of the people living in Pental Island over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.0% are working on a part time basis. Pental Island has an unemployment rate of 0.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Pental Island are 29.7% Managers, 14.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.9% Labourers, 9.5% Technicians & trades workers, 8.1% Sales workers, 8.1% Community & personal service workers, 5.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 5.4% Professionals, 4.1% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Pental Island work in are 26.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.3% Construction, 11.0% Accommodation and food services, 8.2% Education and training, 8.2% Manufacturing, 8.2% Retail trade, 8.2% Public administration and safety, 5.5% Electricity, gas, water and waste services, 4.1% Transport, postal and warehousing.

36.0% of homes are fully owned, and 42.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 16.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $421 per week and the median household income is $1140 per week.

The median rent in Pental Island is $100 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Pental Island postcode 3586