Binda

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 211 people in Binda of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Binda was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.1% of the population.

Of people in Binda aged 15 years and over, 51.1% were married and 14.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Binda was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 33 years.

In Binda, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Binda was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 65 years.

In Binda 24.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.1% were in primary school, 22.6% in secondary school and 17.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Binda were English 30.7%, Australian 26.1%, Irish 17.1%, Scottish 11.4% and German 2.9%.

In Binda, 82.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.7% and New Zealand 2.4%.

In Binda, 83.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Binda were Anglican 38.7%, Catholic 29.2%, No Religion 8.5%, Uniting Church 5.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.3%.

In Binda 91.5% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 91 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Binda. Of these 61.5% were employed full time, 30.8% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Binda, 14.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Binda was 56 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in Binda included Managers 42.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.0%, Labourers 9.0%, Professionals 7.9%, Sales Workers 7.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.4%.

Of the employed people in Binda, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 38.2%, Agricultural Product Wholesaling 7.9%, School Education 6.7%, Metal Ore Mining 4.5% and Local Government Administration 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Binda was $388.

In Binda, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 44.4%, Truck 8.9%, Car, as passenger 6.7% and Walked only 3.3%. 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 52.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Binda, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.3% provided care for children and 13.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.7% 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 Binda, 27.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Binda, 40.7% were couple families with children, 59.3% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Binda 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Binda, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,125 and those without children was $2,083.

Employment status of couple families

In Binda, of couple families with children, 14.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.6% had both employed part-time and 25.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Binda, 60.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 39.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Binda, 96.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.4% were other dwellings.

In Binda, of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 18.9% had 2 bedrooms and 41.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Binda, 64.4% were owned outright, 20.7% were owned with a mortgage and 9.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Binda, of all households, 63.3% were family households, 36.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Binda, 47.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Binda, 31.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Binda, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 7 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 Binda, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Binda, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.