Cranbourne South - Bal

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,613 people were usually resident in Cranbourne South - Bal: of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.4% of people usually resident in Cranbourne South - Bal were children aged 0-14 years, and 24.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 40 years.

In the 2006 Census, 90.2% of people usually resident in Cranbourne South - Bal were Australian citizens, 14.9% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 60.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Cranbourne South - Bal were married, 8.4% were either separated or divorced, 3.1% were widowed and 27.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 78.7% of people usually resident in Cranbourne South - Bal, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.4%, Scotland 1.6%, Italy 1.2%, New Zealand 1.1% and Germany 0.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Cranbourne South - Bal were No Religion 25.7%, Catholic 23.1%, Anglican 19.6%, Uniting Church 5.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Cranbourne South - Bal were Italian 1.7%, Hindi 0.5%, Greek 0.5%, Serbian 0.4% and Polish 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.6%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 871 people aged 15 years and over in Cranbourne South - Bal were in the labour force. Of these 59.9% worked full-time, 31.1% worked part-time, 3.6% were away from work, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.4% were unemployed. 355 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Cranbourne South - Bal were Technicians and Trades Workers 19.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.7%, Managers 15.5%, Professionals 11.2%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Labourers 9.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.4% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Cranbourne South - Bal, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 5.8%, Residential Building Construction 4.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%, Building Installation Services 2.9% and Building Completion Services 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Cranbourne South - Bal, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $516, the median family income was $1,275 and the median household income was $1,184.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 448 families in Cranbourne South - Bal: of these 36.4% were couple families without children, 55.6% were couple families with children, 8.0% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 528 occupied private dwellings were counted in Cranbourne South - Bal.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Cranbourne South - Bal, 97.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Cranbourne South - Bal, 39.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 47.9% were owned with a mortgage and 6.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Cranbourne South - Bal, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 22.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 47.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Cranbourne South - Bal, the median weekly rent was $170. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,700. The average people per household was 3.0 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Cranbourne South - Bal, 82.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 13.1% were single (or lone) person households and 0.0% were group households.