Bundaberg East

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,810 people in Bundaberg East of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Bundaberg East was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.7% of the population.

Of people in Bundaberg East aged 15 years and over, 48.8% were married and 14.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Bundaberg East was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Bundaberg East, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Bundaberg East was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Bundaberg East 29.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.5% were in primary school, 16.3% in secondary school and 12.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bundaberg East were English 30.9%, Australian 30.2%, Irish 7.6%, Scottish 7.3% and German 7.2%.

In Bundaberg East, 82.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.5%, New Zealand 2.5%, Philippines 0.6%, Italy 0.4% and Scotland 0.4%.

In Bundaberg East, 77.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Bundaberg East were Anglican 21.2%, No Religion 19.5%, Catholic 18.4%, Uniting Church 9.1% and Lutheran 3.8%.

In Bundaberg East 90.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Filipino 0.4%, Italian 0.4%, Tongan 0.4%, Tagalog 0.2% and Arabic 0.2%.

Employment

There were 1,204 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bundaberg East. Of these 56.4% were employed full time, 29.8% were employed part-time and 8.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Bundaberg East, 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Bundaberg East was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

The most common occupations in Bundaberg East included Labourers 16.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.3%, Professionals 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.0%, Managers 9.6% and Sales Workers 8.7%.

Of the employed people in Bundaberg East, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 8.4%, Hospitals 4.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2% and Automotive Repair and Maintenance 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bundaberg East was $471.

In Bundaberg East, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.1%, Car, as passenger 7.3%, Walked only 4.0%, Bicycle 2.4% and Motorbike/scooter 1.8%. 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 75.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bundaberg East, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.0% provided care for children and 13.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.7% 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 Bundaberg East, 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bundaberg East, 41.5% were couple families with children, 38.4% were couple families without children and 18.9% were one parent families.

In Bundaberg East 21.1% of single parents were male and 78.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Bundaberg East, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,990 and those without children was $1,687.

Employment status of couple families

In Bundaberg East, of couple families with children, 16.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 23.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bundaberg East, 93.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bundaberg East, 78.0% were separate houses, 13.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.8% were flats, units or apartments and 3.5% were other dwellings.

In Bundaberg East, of occupied private dwellings 11.9% had 1 bedroom, 10.5% had 2 bedrooms and 47.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bundaberg East, 29.9% were owned outright, 28.5% were owned with a mortgage and 36.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Bundaberg East, of all households, 64.9% were family households, 31.7% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

In Bundaberg East, 35.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.5% 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 Bundaberg East, 37.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Bundaberg East, there were 92 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 43 (or 46.7%) were male and 49 (or 53.3%) were female. The median age was 20 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 Bundaberg East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $928.

In Bundaberg East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $867.