Boynewood

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 555 people in Boynewood of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Boynewood was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.6% of the population.

Of people in Boynewood aged 15 years and over, 61.0% were married and 10.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Boynewood was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In Boynewood, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Boynewood was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Boynewood 26.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.7% were in primary school, 15.3% in secondary school and 8.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Boynewood were English 27.6%, Australian 27.2%, German 12.3%, Scottish 9.1% and Irish 5.5%.

In Boynewood, 77.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Tonga 4.2%, Nepal 3.6%, England 2.2%, Philippines 1.4% and New Zealand 1.3%.

In Boynewood, 71.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Boynewood were Anglican 22.9%, Catholic 15.5%, No Religion 15.0%, Uniting Church 14.3% and Other Christian 5.8%.

In Boynewood 82.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tongan 3.8%, Nepali 3.6%, German 0.5%, Dutch 0.5% and Danish 0.5%.

Employment

There were 327 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Boynewood. Of these 71.9% were employed full time, 21.1% were employed part-time and 1.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Boynewood, 6.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 61.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Boynewood was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in Boynewood included Managers 32.2%, Labourers 30.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.6%, Professionals 5.3%, Sales Workers 2.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 2.5%.

Of the employed people in Boynewood, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 27.5%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 16.7%, School Education 5.6%, Local Government Administration 4.9% and Dairy Cattle Farming 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Boynewood was $601.

In Boynewood, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 42.5%, Walked only 10.8%, Car, as passenger 9.8%, Bus 6.5% and Truck 2.5%. On the day, 7.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 52.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Boynewood, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 9.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.6% 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 Boynewood, 21.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Boynewood, 42.6% were couple families with children, 46.5% were couple families without children and 11.0% were one parent families.

In Boynewood 28.6% of single parents were male and 71.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Boynewood, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,611 and those without children was $1,093.

Employment status of couple families

In Boynewood, of couple families with children, 37.6% had both partners employed full-time, 2.1% had both employed part-time and 17.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Boynewood, 83.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Boynewood, 86.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.5% were flats, units or apartments and 5.6% were other dwellings.

In Boynewood, of occupied private dwellings 5.1% had 1 bedroom, 13.4% had 2 bedrooms and 42.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Boynewood, 39.4% were owned outright, 21.8% were owned with a mortgage and 27.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Boynewood, of all households, 69.6% were family households, 25.2% were single person households and 5.1% were group households.

In Boynewood, 26.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.1% 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 Boynewood, 24.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Boynewood, there were 7 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 42.9%) were male and 4 (or 57.1%) 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.

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

In Boynewood, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Boynewood, 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.