Balonne (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 5,417 people were counted in Balonne (S): of these 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female. Of the total population 13.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Balonne (S) there were 1,325 children aged 0-14 years and 936 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Balonne (S), 5,035 people were Australian citizens, 255 were born overseas and 6 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Balonne (S), 54.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.1% were separated or divorced, 5.0% were widowed and 31.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Balonne (S), 88.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Balonne (S) were New Zealand 1.2%, England 1.0%, Germany 0.3%, Scotland 0.2% and Netherlands 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Balonne (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 35.4%, Catholic 30.4%, Presbyterian & Reformed 7.5%, No Religion 7.1% and Uniting Church 5.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Balonne (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.2%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1%, Cantonese 0.1%, Netherlandic 0.1% and Tamil 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,919 people aged 15 years and over in Balonne (S) were in the labour force. Of these 67.1% worked full-time, 26.5% worked part-time, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.7% were unemployed. 1,019 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Balonne (S), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 14.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 11.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 7.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.3%, Professionals 5.9%, Associate Professionals 5.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Balonne (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 23.0%, Education 4.2%, Health Services 3.2%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.0% and Construction Trade Services 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Balonne (S), 1,334 families were counted: of these, 34.9% were couple families without children, 53.7% were couple families with children, 10.1% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Balonne (S), 1,937 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Balonne (S), 83.3% were separate houses, 1.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.4% were flats, units or apartments and 9.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Balonne (S), 37.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.4% were being purchased and 28.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Balonne (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 9.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 16.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 71.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Balonne (S), 68.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.3% were single (or lone) person households and 3.7% were group households.