Boreen Point

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 264 people in Boreen Point of these 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Boreen Point was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.3% of the population.

Of people in Boreen Point aged 15 years and over, 43.3% were married and 28.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Boreen Point was 61 years and the median age of people never married was 40 years.

In Boreen Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Boreen Point was 59 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 55 years.

In Boreen Point 22.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.4% were in primary school, 14.5% in secondary school and 21.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Boreen Point were English 33.0%, Australian 24.9%, Scottish 11.0%, Irish 10.2% and German 5.4%.

In Boreen Point, 70.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.6%, New Zealand 6.8%, Papua New Guinea 1.5%, Thailand 1.5% and Austria 1.1%.

In Boreen Point, 57.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Boreen Point were No Religion 40.9%, Anglican 19.7%, Catholic 10.6%, Uniting Church 8.7% and Buddhism 4.5%.

In Boreen Point 93.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.1%, French 1.1%, Polish 1.1% and Japanese 1.1%.

Employment

There were 120 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Boreen Point. Of these 40.8% were employed full time, 39.2% were employed part-time and 13.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Boreen Point, 13.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 30.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Boreen Point was 54 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Boreen Point were Professionals 26.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.4%, Labourers 15.5%, Managers 14.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.2% and Sales Workers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in Boreen Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Pubs, Taverns and Bars 7.2%, School Education 7.2%, Real Estate Services 5.4%, Residential Care Services 5.4% and Market Research and Statistical Services 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Boreen Point was $383.

In Boreen Point, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 53.6%, Walked only 7.3%, Car, as passenger 4.5% and Truck 3.6%. 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 57.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Boreen Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 84.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.7% provided care for children and 16.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.8% 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 Boreen Point, 34.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 21.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Boreen Point, 16.5% were couple families with children, 60.8% were couple families without children and 22.8% were one parent families.

In Boreen Point 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Boreen Point, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,483 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Boreen Point, of couple families with children, 17.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 7.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Boreen Point, 56.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 43.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Boreen Point, 94.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

In Boreen Point, of occupied private dwellings 11.9% had 1 bedroom, 34.3% had 2 bedrooms and 42.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Boreen Point, 41.5% were owned outright, 25.2% were owned with a mortgage and 31.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Boreen Point, of all households, 62.7% were family households, 32.8% were single person households and 4.5% were group households.

In Boreen Point, 47.2% 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 Boreen Point, 51.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Boreen Point, there were 5 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 5 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 10 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 Boreen Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,133.

In Boreen Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $240 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.