Ballarat (C) - Central

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 32,885 people were usually resident in Ballarat (C) - Central: of these 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 17.2% of people usually resident in Ballarat (C) - Central were children aged 0-14 years, and 26.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.

In the 2006 Census, 90.9% of people usually resident in Ballarat (C) - Central were Australian citizens, 7.9% were born overseas and 0.4% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 39.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Ballarat (C) - Central were married, 12.8% were either separated or divorced, 8.3% were widowed and 39.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 85.7% of people usually resident in Ballarat (C) - Central, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 2.0%, New Zealand 0.6%, India 0.6%, Netherlands 0.5% and Scotland 0.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Ballarat (C) - Central were Catholic 27.8%, No Religion 22.8%, Anglican 13.8%, Uniting Church 10.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Ballarat (C) - Central were Mandarin 0.4%, Italian 0.3%, Greek 0.2%, Croatian 0.2% and German 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.3%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 15,729 people aged 15 years and over in Ballarat (C) - Central were in the labour force. Of these 55.9% worked full-time, 30.9% worked part-time, 3.9% were away from work, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.4% were unemployed. 9,899 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Ballarat (C) - Central were Professionals 23.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Managers 10.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Labourers 10.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Ballarat (C) - Central, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 6.9%, School Education 6.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.8%, Tertiary Education 2.9% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Ballarat (C) - Central, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $404, the median family income was $1,045 and the median household income was $765.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 8,061 families in Ballarat (C) - Central: of these 39.0% were couple families without children, 37.2% were couple families with children, 21.5% were one parent families and 2.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 13,913 occupied private dwellings were counted in Ballarat (C) - Central.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Ballarat (C) - Central, 80.4% were separate houses, 6.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Ballarat (C) - Central, 32.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 28.9% were owned with a mortgage and 31.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Ballarat (C) - Central, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 61.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 12.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 25.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Ballarat (C) - Central, the median weekly rent was $160. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,000. The average people per household was 2.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Ballarat (C) - Central, 57.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 32.0% were single (or lone) person households and 6.3% were group households.