Bulloo (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 403 people in Bulloo (S) of these 59.6% were male and 40.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 12.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Bulloo (S) was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.9% of the population.

Of people in Bulloo (S) aged 15 years and over, 44.8% were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Bulloo (S) was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Bulloo (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 21.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Bulloo (S) was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Bulloo (S) 22.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.3% were in primary school, 14.1% in secondary school and 8.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bulloo (S) were Australian 37.9%, English 27.7%, Irish 10.4%, Scottish 8.7% and German 3.2%.

In Bulloo (S), 86.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.7%, Ireland 1.0%, New Zealand 1.0%, South Africa 0.7% and Thailand 0.7%.

In Bulloo (S), 85.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Bulloo (S) were Catholic 28.1%, Anglican 26.9%, No Religion 19.8%, Uniting Church 5.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.7%.

In Bulloo (S) 90.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.7% and Thai 0.7%.

Employment

There were 237 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bulloo (S). Of these 84.4% were employed full time, 10.1% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Bulloo (S), 3.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 2.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 76.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Bulloo (S) was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 35 years.

The most common occupations in Bulloo (S) included Managers 25.5%, Labourers 20.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 13.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, Professionals 5.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.2% and Sales Workers 1.3%.

Of the employed people in Bulloo (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 36.7%, Local Government Administration 18.1%, Oil and Gas Extraction 5.1%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 3.8% and Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bulloo (S) was $726.

In Bulloo (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 31.9%, Car, as driver 27.3%, Other 6.7%, Car, as passenger 4.6% and Truck 2.9%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 30.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bulloo (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.2% provided care for children and 6.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.9% 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 Bulloo (S), 23.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bulloo (S), 47.7% were couple families with children, 41.9% were couple families without children and 7.0% were one parent families.

In Bulloo (S) 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Bulloo (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,458.

Employment status of couple families

In Bulloo (S), of couple families with children, 47.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 9.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bulloo (S), 77.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bulloo (S), 97.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

In Bulloo (S), of occupied private dwellings 5.8% had 1 bedroom, 19.2% had 2 bedrooms and 48.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bulloo (S), 35.8% were owned outright, 16.7% were owned with a mortgage and 44.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Bulloo (S), of all households, 72.3% were family households, 27.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Bulloo (S), 23.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.0% 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 Bulloo (S), 35.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Bulloo (S), there were 50 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 25 (or 50.0%) were male and 25 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 26 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 Bulloo (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,458.

In Bulloo (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $53 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $397.