Bemm River

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 287 people in Bemm River of these 56.8% were male and 43.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Bemm River was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.7% of the population.

Of people in Bemm River aged 15 years and over, 41.3% were married and 20.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Bemm River was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 46 years.

In Bemm River, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Bemm River was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 54 years.

In Bemm River 20.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.6% were in primary school, 34.9% in secondary school and 4.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bemm River were English 33.4%, Australian 27.0%, Scottish 13.1%, Irish 11.1% and German 4.1%.

In Bemm River, 83.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.4%, England 2.1%, France 1.4%, Germany 1.0% and Ireland 1.0%.

In Bemm River, 72.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Bemm River were No Religion 36.1%, Anglican 22.8%, Catholic 12.6%, Seventh-day Adventist 6.3% and Christian, nfd 5.6%.

In Bemm River 93.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 1.0% and French 1.0%.

Employment

There were 116 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bemm River. Of these 51.7% were employed full time, 37.1% were employed part-time and 5.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Bemm River, 22.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Bemm River was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 55 years.

The most common occupations in Bemm River included Managers 27.9%, Labourers 18.9%, Professionals 12.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.2% and Sales Workers 2.7%.

Of the employed people in Bemm River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 9.7%, Accommodation 8.0%, School Education 6.2%, State Government Administration 5.3% and Dairy Cattle Farming 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bemm River was $404.

In Bemm River, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 49.1%, Walked only 7.3%, Train 3.6% and Bicycle 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 48.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bemm River, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.3% provided care for children and 18.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 34.3% 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 Bemm River, 21.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 21.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bemm River, 21.4% were couple families with children, 57.1% were couple families without children and 21.4% were one parent families.

In Bemm River 46.2% of single parents were male and 53.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Bemm River, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $919.

Employment status of couple families

In Bemm River, of couple families with children, 21.7% had both partners employed full-time, 11.7% had both employed part-time and 16.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bemm River, 46.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 53.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bemm River, 95.3% were separate houses, 2.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.3% were other dwellings.

In Bemm River, of occupied private dwellings 8.7% had 1 bedroom, 26.2% had 2 bedrooms and 49.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 1.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bemm River, 63.8% were owned outright, 20.5% were owned with a mortgage and 15.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Bemm River, of all households, 55.8% were family households, 41.9% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Bemm River, 50.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.3% 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 Bemm River, 34.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Bemm River, 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 Bemm River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,250.

In Bemm River, 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.