Bundaberg North

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 5,484 people in Bundaberg North of these 47.5% were male and 52.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Bundaberg North was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.8% of the population.

Of people in Bundaberg North aged 15 years and over, 49.3% were married and 13.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Bundaberg North was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Bundaberg North, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Bundaberg North was 59 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Bundaberg North 25.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.8% were in primary school, 23.1% in secondary school and 10.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bundaberg North were Australian 32.0%, English 31.7%, German 6.6%, Scottish 6.5% and Irish 6.3%.

In Bundaberg North, 81.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, New Zealand 1.7%, Philippines 0.7%, Germany 0.6% and Scotland 0.5%.

In Bundaberg North, 74.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Bundaberg North were Anglican 22.8%, No Religion 19.4%, Catholic 17.3%, Uniting Church 10.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.0%.

In Bundaberg North 90.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.4%, Mandarin 0.4%, Italian 0.3%, Turkish 0.3% and Nepali 0.2%.

Employment

There were 2,044 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bundaberg North. Of these 54.3% were employed full time, 28.9% were employed part-time and 9.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Bundaberg North, 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The most common occupations in Bundaberg North included Labourers 16.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Sales Workers 11.5%, Professionals 10.4%, Managers 9.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.2%.

Of the employed people in Bundaberg North, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.0%, Hospitals 4.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6% and Residential Care Services 3.1%.

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

In Bundaberg North, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.0%, Car, as passenger 8.5%, Walked only 2.9%, Bicycle 2.2% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 1.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bundaberg North, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.0% provided care for children and 12.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.9% 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 North, 22.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bundaberg North, 29.8% were couple families with children, 49.4% were couple families without children and 18.9% were one parent families.

In Bundaberg North 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Bundaberg North, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,919 and those without children was $1,542.

Employment status of couple families

In Bundaberg North, of couple families with children, 13.2% had both partners employed full-time, 2.0% had both employed part-time and 14.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bundaberg North, 89.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bundaberg North, 74.7% were separate houses, 14.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

In Bundaberg North, of occupied private dwellings 4.1% had 1 bedroom, 23.3% had 2 bedrooms and 47.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bundaberg North, 43.8% were owned outright, 23.1% were owned with a mortgage and 28.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Bundaberg North, of all households, 71.1% were family households, 25.5% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

In Bundaberg North, 40.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.7% 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 North, 43.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Bundaberg North, there were 233 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 112 (or 48.1%) were male and 121 (or 51.9%) were female. The median age was 18 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 North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $828.

In Bundaberg North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,333.