Barwon Downs

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 362 people in Barwon Downs of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Barwon Downs was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.9% of the population.

Of people in Barwon Downs aged 15 years and over, 54.8% were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Barwon Downs was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

In Barwon Downs, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Barwon Downs was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In Barwon Downs 24.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.4% were in primary school, 17.4% in secondary school and 14.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Barwon Downs were Australian 33.1%, English 29.1%, Scottish 10.9%, Irish 10.3% and German 3.1%.

In Barwon Downs, 85.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.8%, New Zealand 1.4%, Denmark 0.8%, India 0.8% and Japan 0.8%.

In Barwon Downs, 82.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Barwon Downs were No Religion 32.2%, Catholic 19.0%, Anglican 16.8%, Uniting Church 9.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.6%.

In Barwon Downs 95.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 0.8% and Japanese 0.8%.

Employment

There were 200 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Barwon Downs. Of these 61.5% were employed full time, 30.5% were employed part-time and 1.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Barwon Downs, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Barwon Downs was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in Barwon Downs included Managers 38.9%, Professionals 18.7%, Labourers 15.7%, Sales Workers 7.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.0%.

Of the employed people in Barwon Downs, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 15.7%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 12.6%, Hospitals 8.1%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.5% and State Government Administration 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Barwon Downs was $493.

In Barwon Downs, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.7%, Walked only 5.1%, Motorbike/scooter 2.5%, Other 2.5% and Train 1.5%. On the day, 1.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 53.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Barwon Downs, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.3% provided care for children and 15.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.8% 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 Barwon Downs, 22.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Barwon Downs, 36.4% were couple families with children, 48.6% were couple families without children and 12.1% were one parent families.

In Barwon Downs 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Barwon Downs, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,694 and those without children was $1,375.

Employment status of couple families

In Barwon Downs, of couple families with children, 26.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 18.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Barwon Downs, 74.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Barwon Downs, 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 Barwon Downs, of occupied private dwellings 2.1% had 1 bedroom, 16.7% had 2 bedrooms and 45.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Barwon Downs, 46.1% were owned outright, 39.7% were owned with a mortgage and 14.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Barwon Downs, of all households, 71.3% were family households, 25.9% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Barwon Downs, 32.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.8% 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 Barwon Downs, 23.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Barwon Downs, 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 Barwon Downs, 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 Barwon Downs, 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.