East Warburton - Bal

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 721 people were usually resident in East Warburton - Bal: of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Of the total population 0.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 21.8% of people usually resident in East Warburton - Bal were children aged 0-14 years, and 22.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 40 years.

In the 2006 Census, 88.1% of people usually resident in East Warburton - Bal were Australian citizens, 15.3% were born overseas and 0.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 48.2% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in East Warburton - Bal were married, 17.8% were either separated or divorced, 4.2% were widowed and 29.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 77.8% of people usually resident in East Warburton - Bal, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 7.1%, Germany 1.5%, Netherlands 1.4%, Scotland 1.0% and South Eastern Europe 0.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in East Warburton - Bal were No Religion 33.8%, Catholic 16.8%, Anglican 14.3%, Christian, nfd 3.6% and Uniting Church 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in East Warburton - Bal were German 1.0% and Macedonian 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.3%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 328 people aged 15 years and over in East Warburton - Bal were in the labour force. Of these 54.6% worked full-time, 29.3% worked part-time, 4.9% were away from work, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.8% were unemployed. 209 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for East Warburton - Bal were Labourers 19.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.1%, Managers 15.1%, Professionals 11.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.4% and Sales Workers 6.0%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in East Warburton - Bal, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.0%, Other Social Assistance Services 4.0%, Manufacturing 3.7%, Residential Building Construction 3.0% and Local Government Administration 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census in East Warburton - Bal, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $366, the median family income was $928 and the median household income was $764.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 201 families in East Warburton - Bal: of these 43.8% were couple families without children, 41.3% were couple families with children, 14.9% 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 282 occupied private dwellings were counted in East Warburton - Bal.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in East Warburton - Bal, 98.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in East Warburton - Bal, 30.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 52.1% were owned with a mortgage and 8.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in East Warburton - Bal, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 72.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 24.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in East Warburton - Bal, the median weekly rent was $160. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $867. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in East Warburton - Bal, 69.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.6% were single (or lone) person households and 3.5% were group households.