Bland (A)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 5,865 people in Bland (A) of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Bland (A) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.2% of the population.

Of people in Bland (A) aged 15 years and over, 54.5% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Bland (A) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Bland (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Bland (A) was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In Bland (A) 27.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.6% were in primary school, 22.9% in secondary school and 13.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bland (A) were Australian 36.4%, English 31.5%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 9.1% and German 4.4%.

In Bland (A), 92.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.5%, New Zealand 0.6%, Papua New Guinea 0.2%, Philippines 0.2% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.2%.

In Bland (A), 88.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Bland (A) were Anglican 29.1%, Catholic 28.9%, No Religion 10.5%, Presbyterian and Reformed 8.3% and Uniting Church 8.2%.

In Bland (A) 96.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 0.2%, Italian 0.1%, Filipino 0.1%, Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian) 0.1% and Danish 0.1%.

Employment

There were 2,792 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bland (A). Of these 63.1% were employed full time, 26.3% were employed part-time and 3.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Bland (A), 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Bland (A) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Bland (A) included Managers 30.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.7%, Labourers 11.0%, Professionals 9.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.5% and Sales Workers 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Bland (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 24.5%, Metal Ore Mining 8.2%, School Education 5.6%, Local Government Administration 4.6% and Road Freight Transport 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bland (A) was $459.

In Bland (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.9%, Walked only 7.5%, Car, as passenger 6.0%, Bus 2.2% and Truck 2.2%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 56.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bland (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.0% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bland (A), 22.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bland (A), 41.1% were couple families with children, 46.2% were couple families without children and 11.8% were one parent families.

In Bland (A) 25.7% of single parents were male and 74.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Bland (A), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,665 and those without children was $1,362.

Employment status of couple families

In Bland (A), of couple families with children, 22.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 22.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bland (A), 81.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bland (A), 94.0% were separate houses, 0.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.8% were flats, units or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

In Bland (A), of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 13.4% had 2 bedrooms and 45.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bland (A), 47.0% were owned outright, 26.7% were owned with a mortgage and 21.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Bland (A), of all households, 69.4% were family households, 28.5% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

In Bland (A), 33.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Bland (A), 31.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Bland (A), there were 238 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 120 (or 50.4%) were male and 118 (or 49.6%) were female. The median age was 19 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Bland (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $949.

In Bland (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.