Braddon (Western Tiers)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 548 people in Braddon (Western Tiers) of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Braddon (Western Tiers) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.2% of the population.

Of people in Braddon (Western Tiers) aged 15 years and over, 57.4% were married and 10.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Braddon (Western Tiers) was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Braddon (Western Tiers), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Braddon (Western Tiers) was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Braddon (Western Tiers) 24.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.3% were in primary school, 24.1% in secondary school and 20.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Braddon (Western Tiers) were Australian 40.5%, English 34.0%, Irish 6.7%, Scottish 5.9% and Dutch 2.2%.

In Braddon (Western Tiers), 92.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.9%, New Zealand 0.7%, Indonesia 0.5%, Netherlands 0.5% and Russian Federation 0.5%.

In Braddon (Western Tiers), 86.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Braddon (Western Tiers) were Anglican 28.1%, No Religion 27.0%, Catholic 16.7%, Baptist 9.2% and Christian, nfd 4.2%.

In Braddon (Western Tiers) 96.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Russian 0.7%, Dutch 0.6% and Ukrainian 0.6%.

Employment

There were 306 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Braddon (Western Tiers). Of these 54.6% were employed full time, 31.7% were employed part-time and 6.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Braddon (Western Tiers), 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Braddon (Western Tiers) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in Braddon (Western Tiers) included Managers 18.2%, Professionals 14.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.7%, Labourers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.1% and Sales Workers 7.4%.

Of the employed people in Braddon (Western Tiers), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 7.3%, Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 4.2%, Residential Care Services 3.8%, Road Freight Transport 3.5% and Legal and Accounting Services 3.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Braddon (Western Tiers) was $582.

In Braddon (Western Tiers), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.9%, Walked only 6.7%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Truck 2.8% and Bus 2.1%. On the day, 1.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Braddon (Western Tiers), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.5% provided care for children and 13.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.4% 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 Braddon (Western Tiers), 25.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Braddon (Western Tiers), 38.0% were couple families with children, 47.6% were couple families without children and 14.5% were one parent families.

In Braddon (Western Tiers) 36.4% of single parents were male and 63.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Braddon (Western Tiers), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,766 and those without children was $2,091.

Employment status of couple families

In Braddon (Western Tiers), of couple families with children, 17.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 26.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Braddon (Western Tiers), 93.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Braddon (Western Tiers), 97.0% were separate houses, 1.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Braddon (Western Tiers), of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 14.5% had 2 bedrooms and 55.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Braddon (Western Tiers), 41.0% were owned outright, 41.5% were owned with a mortgage and 14.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Braddon (Western Tiers), of all households, 81.6% were family households, 14.4% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

In Braddon (Western Tiers), 19.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.5% 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 Braddon (Western Tiers), 16.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 38.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Braddon (Western Tiers), there were 50 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 26 (or 52.0%) were male and 24 (or 48.0%) were female. The median age was 47 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 Braddon (Western Tiers), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.1, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,538.

In Braddon (Western Tiers), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $158 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.