Bessiebelle

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20126
People 176
Male 97
Female 79
Median age 44
Families 53
Average children per family 1.8
All private dwellings 85
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,274
Median monthly mortgage repayments $208
Median weekly rent $138
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 3.1

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Total 176 -- 5,354,042 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 97 55.1 2,632,619 49.2 10,634,013 49.4
Female 79 44.9 2,721,423 50.8 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 4 2.3 37,990 0.7 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 176 people in Bessiebelle of these 55.1% were male and 44.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

Age
People
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 17 9.7 344,733 6.4 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 6 3.4 326,121 6.1 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 11 6.2 327,939 6.1 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 14 8.0 345,339 6.5 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 6 3.4 375,108 7.0 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 5 2.8 388,669 7.3 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 13 7.4 372,214 7.0 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 7 4.0 383,415 7.2 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 15 8.5 391,197 7.3 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 10 5.7 372,367 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 16 9.1 354,110 6.6 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 19 10.8 317,438 5.9 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 21 11.9 293,812 5.5 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 10 5.7 224,911 4.2 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 3 1.7 177,316 3.3 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 3 1.7 140,338 2.6 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 0 0.0 114,020 2.1 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 104,995 2.0 402,681 1.9
Median age 44 -- 37 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Bessiebelle was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.5% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 86 58.9 2,136,928 49.1 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 3 2.1 125,441 2.9 529,280 3.0
Divorced 9 6.2 339,497 7.8 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 4 2.7 242,620 5.6 949,634 5.5
Never married 44 30.1 1,510,759 34.7 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Bessiebelle aged 15 years and over, 58.9% were married and 7.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 54 -- 50 -- 50 --
Separated 40 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 62 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 55 -- 78 -- 78 --
Never married 22 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Bessiebelle was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 72 59.5 1,948,522 49.4 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 19 15.7 341,315 8.7 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 30 24.8 1,653,820 41.9 6,413,399 41.3

In Bessiebelle, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 46 -- 35 -- 35 --
Not married 30 -- 32 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Bessiebelle was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 46 years.

Education Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 10.0 89,819 5.6 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 4 10.0 271,996 16.8 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 6 15.0 93,173 5.8 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 0 0.0 45,848 2.8 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 5 12.5 193,776 12.0 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 5 12.5 82,226 5.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 0 0.0 69,464 4.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 7 17.5 117,953 7.3 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 246,550 15.2 932,524 14.3
Other 4 10.0 50,269 3.1 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 5 12.5 356,483 22.0 1,511,694 23.2
Total 40 -- 1,617,557 -- 6,503,580 --

In Bessiebelle 23.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.5% were in primary school, 25.0% in secondary school and 20.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 80 33.9 1,606,233 23.3 7,098,486 25.4
English 76 32.2 1,614,911 23.5 7,238,533 25.9
Irish 27 11.4 522,025 7.6 2,087,758 7.5
Scottish 22 9.3 436,976 6.4 1,792,622 6.4
German 10 4.2 183,700 2.7 898,674 3.2

The most common ancestries in Bessiebelle were Australian 33.9%, English 32.2%, Irish 11.4%, Scottish 9.3% and German 4.2%.

Country of birth Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 154 89.0 3,670,933 68.6 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 10 5.8 80,237 1.5 483,398 2.2

In Bessiebelle, 89.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was New Zealand 5.8%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 12 7.0 1,911,658 38.1 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 3 1.8 343,515 6.9 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 8 4.7 230,297 4.6 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 148 86.5 2,528,189 50.4 10,757,087 53.7

In Bessiebelle, 86.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Catholic 48 27.3 1,428,758 26.7 5,439,268 25.3
Anglican 30 17.0 656,706 12.3 3,679,907 17.1
No Religion 29 16.5 1,283,881 24.0 4,796,787 22.3
Uniting Church 23 13.1 250,938 4.7 1,065,795 5.0
Presbyterian and Reformed 15 8.5 142,217 2.7 599,515 2.8

The most common responses for religion in Bessiebelle were Catholic 27.3%, Anglican 17.0%, No Religion 16.5%, Uniting Church 13.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 8.5%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 173 100.0 3,874,861 72.4 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 0 0.0 500,123 25.7 1,579,949 20.4

In Bessiebelle 100.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 63 60.0 1,583,266 59.2 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 33 31.4 791,836 29.6 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 5 4.8 155,530 5.8 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 4 3.8 144,844 5.4 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 105 -- 2,675,476 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 105 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bessiebelle. Of these 60.0% were employed full time, 31.4% were employed part-time and 3.8% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 10 9.8 289,746 11.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 12 11.8 245,456 9.7 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 16 15.7 256,634 10.1 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 3 2.9 445,919 17.6 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 61 59.8 1,137,351 44.9 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Bessiebelle, 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.8% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 50 -- 40 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 48 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Bessiebelle was 50 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Managers 49 48.0 332,929 13.2 1,293,970 12.9
Labourers 16 15.7 227,185 9.0 947,608 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 9 8.8 350,758 13.9 1,425,146 14.2
Machinery Operators And Drivers 9 8.8 154,543 6.1 659,551 6.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 7 6.9 234,381 9.3 971,897 9.7
Professionals 6 5.9 564,781 22.3 2,145,442 21.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3 2.9 364,498 14.4 1,483,558 14.7
Sales Workers 3 2.9 245,334 9.7 942,140 9.4

The most common occupations in Bessiebelle included Managers 48.0%, Labourers 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.9%, Professionals 5.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 2.9% and Sales Workers 2.9%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 36 35.6 23,883 0.9 120,143 1.2
Dairy Cattle Farming 11 10.9 10,863 0.4 18,726 0.2
School Education 5 5.0 111,140 4.4 467,373 4.6
Allied Health Services 5 5.0 35,190 1.4 131,795 1.3
Other Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 4 4.0 2,026 0.1 7,139 0.1

Of the employed people in Bessiebelle, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 35.6%, Dairy Cattle Farming 10.9%, School Education 5.0%, Allied Health Services 5.0% and Other Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 4.0%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 531 -- 561 -- 577 --
Family 1,468 -- 1,460 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,274 -- 1,216 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bessiebelle was $531.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 47 46.5 1,554,490 61.4 6,059,972 60.2
Walked only 5 5.0 83,524 3.3 377,043 3.7
Car, as passenger 4 4.0 116,098 4.6 537,638 5.3
Other 4 4.0 12,401 0.5 66,616 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 281,130 11.1 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 47 47.0 1,675,663 66.2 6,620,840 65.8

In Bessiebelle, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 46.5%, Walked only 5.0%, Car, as passenger 4.0% and Other 4.0%. 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 47.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 105 72.4 3,017,919 69.3 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 38 26.2 1,187,433 27.3 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 17 11.9 490,097 11.3 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 62 42.5 772,444 17.7 3,090,874 17.8

In Bessiebelle, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.2% provided care for children and 11.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 42.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 30 20.8 1,007,118 23.1 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 23 16.0 1,085,136 24.9 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 20 13.9 501,575 11.5 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 30 20.8 424,094 9.7 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bessiebelle, 16.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 29 54.7 518,535 36.7 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 20 37.7 651,071 46.0 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 4 7.5 218,930 15.5 901,637 15.9
Other family 0 0.0 26,027 1.8 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Bessiebelle, 37.7% were couple families with children, 54.7% were couple families without children and 7.5% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 57.1 -- 17.2 -- 17.6
Female -- 42.9 -- 82.8 -- 82.4

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

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Families without children 1,666 -- 2,046 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 1,750 -- 2,242 -- 2,310 --

In Bessiebelle, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,666.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 13 27.7 245,136 21.0 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 4 8.5 44,125 3.8 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 14 29.8 262,686 22.5 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 5 10.6 191,291 16.4 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 5 10.6 64,087 5.5 251,191 5.4
Both not working 3 6.4 222,472 19.0 899,598 19.2
Other 0 0.0 71,967 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 3 6.4 67,841 5.8 314,529 6.7

In Bessiebelle, of couple families with children, 27.7% had both partners employed full-time, 8.5% had both employed part-time and 29.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 61 71.8 1,944,690 88.7 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 24 28.2 246,742 11.3 934,470 10.7

In Bessiebelle, 71.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.2% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 61 100.0 1,495,970 76.9 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 185,737 9.6 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 250,493 12.9 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 0 0.0 11,692 0.6 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Bessiebelle, 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.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,768 0.5 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 89,807 4.6 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 8 13.1 370,995 19.1 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 32 52.5 917,911 47.2 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 21 34.4 521,664 26.8 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 35,543 1.8 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bessiebelle, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 13.1% had 2 bedrooms and 52.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 28 46.7 665,416 34.2 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 22 36.7 697,533 35.9 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 10 16.7 515,586 26.5 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 0 0.0 14,619 0.8 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 51,535 2.7 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Bessiebelle, 46.7% were owned outright, 36.7% were owned with a mortgage and 16.7% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 53 84.1 1,385,188 71.2 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 10 15.9 476,869 24.5 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 0 0.0 82,630 4.2 321,007 4.1

In Bessiebelle, of all households, 84.1% were family households, 15.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

Household income Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 23.2 -- 23.8 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.1 -- 10.4 -- 11.2

In Bessiebelle, 23.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 7.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 138 -- 277 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 90.9 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 0.0 -- 9.1 -- 10.4

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 208 -- 1,700 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.7 -- 89.9 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 5.3 -- 10.1 -- 9.9

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 164,030 8.4 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 11 17.7 673,937 34.7 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 29 46.8 720,287 37.0 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 22 35.5 327,268 16.8 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 59,167 3.0 234,292 3.0

In Bessiebelle, 17.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 3 -- 37,990 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 3 100.0 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 0 0.0 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 13 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Bessiebelle, 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 13 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.

Dwelling characteristics Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 0 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 0 -- 962 -- 991 --

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Bessiebelle, 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.

Mortgage and rent Bessiebelle % Bessiebelle Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Bessiebelle, 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.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.