Balranald (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,764 people were counted in Balranald (A): of these 54.6% were male and 45.4% were female. Of the total population 6.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Balranald (A) there were 643 children aged 0-14 years and 564 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Balranald (A), 2,581 people were Australian citizens, 170 were born overseas and 7 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Balranald (A), 54.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.9% were separated or divorced, 6.7% were widowed and 29.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Balranald (A), 88.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Balranald (A) were Italy 2.2%, England 1.4%, New Zealand 0.8%, Germany 0.2% and Netherlands 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Balranald (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 37.5%, Anglican 19.8%, No Religion 11.3%, Presbyterian & Reformed 10.0% and Uniting Church 6.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Balranald (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 6.0%, Greek 0.2%, Tongan 0.2%, Punjabi 0.1% and Vietnamese 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,366 people aged 15 years and over in Balranald (A) were in the labour force. Of these 69.0% worked full-time, 22.9% worked part-time, 4.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.8% were unemployed. 655 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Balranald (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 14.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 11.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 6.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.6%, Professionals 5.5%, Associate Professionals 5.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Balranald (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 19.4%, Education 4.6%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.7%, Services to Agriculture; Hunting and Trapping 3.4% and Food Retailing 2.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Balranald (A), 712 families were counted: of these, 35.5% were couple families without children, 49.7% were couple families with children, 13.1% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Balranald (A), 990 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Balranald (A), 87.9% were separate houses, 0.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.2% were flats, units or apartments and 6.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Balranald (A), 46.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.4% were being purchased and 24.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Balranald (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 6.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 7.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 86.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Balranald (A), 71.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.7% were single (or lone) person households and 1.6% were group households.