Barjarg

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 189 people in Barjarg of these 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Barjarg was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.9% of the population.

Of people in Barjarg aged 15 years and over, 58.9% were married and 13.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Barjarg was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Barjarg, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Barjarg was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Barjarg 16.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.4% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 27.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Barjarg were English 32.5%, Australian 30.7%, Scottish 10.6%, Irish 9.2% and German 2.5%.

In Barjarg, 85.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.6%, France 1.6%, Samoa 1.6%, Scotland 1.6% and South Africa 1.6%.

In Barjarg, 74.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Barjarg were No Religion 36.6%, Anglican 17.3%, Catholic 13.6%, Uniting Church 10.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.2%.

In Barjarg 92.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Gaelic (Scotland) 1.6%, Afrikaans 1.6%, Turkish 1.6% and Samoan 1.6%.

Employment

There were 117 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Barjarg. Of these 49.6% were employed full time, 39.3% were employed part-time and 2.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Barjarg, 17.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Barjarg was 54 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in Barjarg included Managers 27.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.4%, Labourers 13.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.7%, Professionals 8.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.1% and Sales Workers 6.2%.

Of the employed people in Barjarg, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 18.9%, School Education 9.9%, Land Development and Site Preparation Services 6.3%, Hospitals 5.4% and Building Installation Services 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Barjarg was $562.

In Barjarg, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 51.3%, Car, as passenger 7.1%, Truck 4.4% and Walked only 2.7%. 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 56.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Barjarg, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.2% provided care for children and 15.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.5% 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 Barjarg, 31.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Barjarg, 26.2% were couple families with children, 63.9% were couple families without children and 9.8% were one parent families.

In Barjarg 42.9% of single parents were male and 57.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Barjarg, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $928.

Employment status of couple families

In Barjarg, of couple families with children, 19.6% had both partners employed full-time, 21.6% had both employed part-time and 9.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Barjarg, 75.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 24.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Barjarg, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Barjarg, of occupied private dwellings 6.0% had 1 bedroom, 15.7% had 2 bedrooms and 48.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Barjarg, 45.7% were owned outright, 39.5% were owned with a mortgage and 14.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Barjarg, of all households, 71.1% were family households, 25.3% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

In Barjarg, 24.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.1% 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 Barjarg, 22.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Barjarg, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Barjarg, 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 Barjarg, 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.