Barunga West (DC)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,456 people in Barunga West (DC) of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Barunga West (DC) was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.9% of the population.

Of people in Barunga West (DC) aged 15 years and over, 57.1% were married and 12.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Barunga West (DC) was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Barunga West (DC), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Barunga West (DC) was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Barunga West (DC) 22.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.9% were in primary school, 23.5% in secondary school and 7.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Barunga West (DC) were English 36.4%, Australian 35.3%, Scottish 6.7%, German 6.3% and Irish 5.4%.

In Barunga West (DC), 87.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.3%, Germany 0.6%, Netherlands 0.4%, Scotland 0.4% and Wales 0.3%.

In Barunga West (DC), 83.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Barunga West (DC) were Uniting Church 35.8%, No Religion 22.9%, Catholic 11.4%, Anglican 10.9% and Lutheran 3.8%.

In Barunga West (DC) 95.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.1%, French 0.1%, Bulgarian 0.1%, Arabic 0.1% and Vietnamese 0.1%.

Employment

There were 974 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Barunga West (DC). Of these 57.1% were employed full time, 33.2% were employed part-time and 4.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Barunga West (DC), 13.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Barunga West (DC) was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Barunga West (DC) included Managers 32.3%, Labourers 12.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.4%, Professionals 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.2% and Sales Workers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in Barunga West (DC), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 28.0%, School Education 5.4%, Residential Care Services 3.9%, Hospitals 3.3% and Accommodation 3.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Barunga West (DC) was $404.

In Barunga West (DC), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 52.8%, Walked only 10.0%, Car, as passenger 3.6%, Truck 2.6% and Other 2.2%. On the day, 0.4% 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 Barunga West (DC), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.6% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 34.7% 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 Barunga West (DC), 23.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Barunga West (DC), 31.0% were couple families with children, 57.9% were couple families without children and 10.1% were one parent families.

In Barunga West (DC) 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Barunga West (DC), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,951 and those without children was $1,591.

Employment status of couple families

In Barunga West (DC), of couple families with children, 14.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 21.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Barunga West (DC), 57.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 42.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Barunga West (DC), 93.9% were separate houses, 0.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.2% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

In Barunga West (DC), of occupied private dwellings 3.9% had 1 bedroom, 20.0% had 2 bedrooms and 52.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Barunga West (DC), 55.9% were owned outright, 20.2% were owned with a mortgage and 18.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Barunga West (DC), of all households, 65.9% were family households, 32.1% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

In Barunga West (DC), 42.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.9% 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 Barunga West (DC), 38.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Barunga West (DC), there were 43 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 24 (or 55.8%) were male and 19 (or 44.2%) were female. The median age was 27 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 Barunga West (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,550.

In Barunga West (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $867.