Boston

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC40062
People 856
Male 425
Female 431
Median age 36
Families 258
Average children per family 2
All private dwellings 316
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,384
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,798
Median weekly rent $68
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

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People

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Demographics & education

People Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Total 856 -- 1,596,572 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 425 49.6 787,218 49.3 10,634,013 49.4
Female 431 50.4 809,354 50.7 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 14 1.6 30,431 1.9 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 856 people in Boston of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

Age
People
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 61 7.1 96,143 6.0 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 62 7.2 93,202 5.8 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 90 10.5 97,591 6.1 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 73 8.5 103,248 6.5 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 26 3.0 105,586 6.6 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 29 3.4 104,507 6.5 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 58 6.8 97,820 6.1 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 57 6.7 103,966 6.5 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 95 11.1 112,408 7.0 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 65 7.6 113,085 7.1 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 72 8.4 111,857 7.0 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 51 6.0 102,009 6.4 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 49 5.7 97,599 6.1 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 37 4.3 74,667 4.7 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 17 2.0 58,536 3.7 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 10 1.2 46,631 2.9 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 0 0.0 39,560 2.5 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 4 0.5 38,157 2.4 402,681 1.9
Median age 36 -- 39 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Boston was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.2% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 405 63.5 633,439 48.4 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 12 1.9 38,964 3.0 529,280 3.0
Divorced 41 6.4 118,732 9.1 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 18 2.8 83,000 6.3 949,634 5.5
Never married 162 25.4 435,501 33.3 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Boston aged 15 years and over, 63.5% were married and 8.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 52 -- 50 --
Separated 50 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 55 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 68 -- 79 -- 78 --
Never married 21 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Boston was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 387 64.8 575,818 48.7 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 68 11.4 113,166 9.6 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 142 23.8 492,206 41.7 6,413,399 41.3

In Boston, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 52 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 38 -- 36 -- 35 --
Not married 24 -- 36 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Boston was 47 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

Education Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 12 4.5 20,581 4.5 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 60 22.7 87,778 19.1 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 31 11.7 26,164 5.7 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 23 8.7 22,597 4.9 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 40 15.2 52,221 11.4 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 31 11.7 18,905 4.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 14 5.3 19,825 4.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 13 4.9 34,842 7.6 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 5 1.9 65,957 14.4 932,524 14.3
Other 3 1.1 11,101 2.4 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 32 12.1 98,694 21.5 1,511,694 23.2
Total 264 -- 458,665 -- 6,503,580 --

In Boston 31.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 43.2% were in primary school, 31.8% in secondary school and 7.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 449 39.1 551,097 26.5 7,098,486 25.4
English 340 29.6 608,346 29.3 7,238,533 25.9
German 79 6.9 124,625 6.0 898,674 3.2
Scottish 67 5.8 128,042 6.2 1,792,622 6.4
Irish 60 5.2 121,248 5.8 2,087,758 7.5

The most common ancestries in Boston were Australian 39.1%, English 29.6%, German 6.9%, Scottish 5.8% and Irish 5.2%.

Country of birth Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 768 89.6 1,170,788 73.3 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 27 3.2 102,680 6.4 911,593 4.2
New Zealand 8 0.9 12,849 0.8 483,398 2.2
Netherlands 6 0.7 7,280 0.5 76,046 0.4
Philippines 6 0.7 8,858 0.6 171,234 0.8
Scotland 6 0.7 13,904 0.9 133,432 0.6

In Boston, 89.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, New Zealand 0.9%, Netherlands 0.7%, Philippines 0.7% and Scotland 0.7%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 91 11.0 467,496 31.1 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 65 7.8 107,089 7.1 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 31 3.7 75,325 5.0 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 643 77.5 853,040 56.8 10,757,087 53.7

In Boston, 77.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion 249 29.0 448,524 28.1 4,796,787 22.3
Catholic 160 18.6 317,957 19.9 5,439,268 25.3
Uniting Church 109 12.7 142,429 8.9 1,065,795 5.0
Anglican 102 11.9 200,441 12.6 3,679,907 17.1
Lutheran 61 7.1 71,425 4.5 251,931 1.2

The most common responses for religion in Boston were No Religion 29.0%, Catholic 18.6%, Uniting Church 12.7%, Anglican 11.9% and Lutheran 7.1%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Japanese 5 0.6 1,772 0.1 43,691 0.2
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English only spoken at home 825 96.5 1,303,065 81.6 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 15 5.2 100,682 16.3 1,579,949 20.4

In Boston 96.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Japanese 0.6%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 258 55.0 445,076 56.7 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 163 34.8 247,601 31.6 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 29 6.2 46,683 6.0 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 19 4.1 44,968 5.7 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 469 -- 784,328 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 469 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Boston. Of these 55.0% were employed full time, 34.8% were employed part-time and 4.1% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 59 13.1 88,381 12.0 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 52 11.6 72,516 9.8 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 56 12.4 86,705 11.7 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 63 14.0 146,289 19.8 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 193 42.9 298,788 40.4 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Boston, 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.9% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 44 -- 42 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Boston was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 88 19.5 104,586 14.1 1,425,146 14.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 67 14.8 106,215 14.4 1,483,558 14.7
Managers 63 13.9 93,293 12.6 1,293,970 12.9
Professionals 63 13.9 145,127 19.6 2,145,442 21.3
Labourers 49 10.8 82,328 11.1 947,608 9.4
Sales Workers 48 10.6 70,882 9.6 942,140 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 44 9.7 77,702 10.5 971,897 9.7
Machinery Operators And Drivers 30 6.6 47,070 6.4 659,551 6.6

The most common occupations in Boston included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Managers 13.9%, Professionals 13.9%, Labourers 10.8%, Sales Workers 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.6%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aquaculture 20 4.4 670 0.1 3,360 0.0
Road Freight Transport 16 3.5 13,502 1.8 171,578 1.7
State Government Administration 14 3.1 15,654 2.1 157,644 1.6
School Education 14 3.1 33,978 4.6 467,373 4.6
Building Installation Services 12 2.7 12,259 1.7 177,159 1.8

Of the employed people in Boston, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aquaculture 4.4%, Road Freight Transport 3.5%, State Government Administration 3.1%, School Education 3.1% and Building Installation Services 2.7%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 642 -- 534 -- 577 --
Family 1,488 -- 1,330 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,384 -- 1,044 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Boston was $642.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 327 72.7 471,363 63.8 6,059,972 60.2
Car, as passenger 19 4.2 39,169 5.3 537,638 5.3
Other 7 1.6 5,370 0.7 66,616 0.7
Truck 5 1.1 5,882 0.8 104,746 1.0
Bicycle 4 0.9 7,502 1.0 103,914 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 7 1.5 50,866 6.9 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 350 77.4 512,288 69.3 6,620,840 65.8

In Boston, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.7%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Other 1.6%, Truck 1.1% and Bicycle 0.9%. 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 77.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 536 84.0 936,604 71.5 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 266 41.8 364,336 27.8 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 69 10.8 154,651 11.8 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 193 30.3 258,840 19.8 3,090,874 17.8

In Boston, of people aged 15 years and over, 84.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 41.8% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 123 19.2 282,493 21.6 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 202 31.6 351,524 26.8 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 108 16.9 168,882 12.9 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 104 16.3 133,703 10.2 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Boston, 31.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 104 40.3 174,668 40.6 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 138 53.5 178,436 41.5 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 16 6.2 70,082 16.3 901,637 15.9
Other family 0 0.0 7,064 1.6 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Boston, 53.5% were couple families with children, 40.3% were couple families without children and 6.2% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.6 -- 18.9 -- 17.6
Female -- 82.4 -- 81.1 -- 82.4

In Boston 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Families without children 1,357 -- 1,906 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 2,131 -- 2,130 -- 2,310 --

In Boston, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,131 and those without children was $1,357.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 49 20.2 68,246 19.3 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 8 3.3 14,646 4.1 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 69 28.5 80,406 22.8 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 25 10.3 48,840 13.8 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 10 4.1 20,310 5.8 251,191 5.4
Both not working 36 14.9 76,963 21.8 899,598 19.2
Other 15 6.2 21,766 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 30 12.4 21,930 6.2 314,529 6.7

In Boston, of couple families with children, 20.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 28.5% 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 Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 285 91.9 619,037 88.1 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 25 8.1 83,777 11.9 934,470 10.7

In Boston, 91.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.1% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 277 97.2 494,471 79.9 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 1.1 66,465 10.7 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 54,968 8.9 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 5 1.8 2,812 0.5 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Boston, 97.2% were separate houses, 1.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 5 1.7 1,690 0.3 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 5 1.7 21,955 3.5 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 28 9.8 121,108 19.6 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 113 39.5 328,640 53.1 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 132 46.2 134,862 21.8 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 1.0 10,786 1.7 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Boston, of occupied private dwellings 1.7% had 1 bedroom, 9.8% had 2 bedrooms and 39.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 90 31.6 203,281 32.8 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 167 58.6 218,402 35.3 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 23 8.1 172,727 27.9 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 0 0.0 8,937 1.4 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 5 1.8 15,694 2.5 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Boston, 31.6% were owned outright, 58.6% were owned with a mortgage and 8.1% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 251 87.8 424,352 68.5 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 32 11.2 172,669 27.9 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 3 1.0 22,020 3.6 321,007 4.1

In Boston, of all households, 87.8% were family households, 11.2% were single person households and 1.0% were group households.

Household income Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 11.2 -- 27.7 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.8 -- 7.3 -- 11.2

In Boston, 11.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.8% 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 Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 68 -- 220 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 98.2 -- 90.7 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 1.8 -- 9.3 -- 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 Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,798 -- 1,500 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.3 -- 91.2 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 16.7 -- 8.8 -- 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 Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 54,051 8.7 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 45 15.7 227,462 36.7 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 142 49.7 220,627 35.6 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 95 33.2 99,481 16.1 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 4 1.4 17,417 2.8 234,292 3.0

In Boston, 15.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 14 -- 30,430 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 5 35.7 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 9 64.3 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 17 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Boston, there were 14 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5 (or 35.7%) were male and 9 (or 64.3%) were female. The median age was 17 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 Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 2,208 -- 842 -- 991 --

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

In Boston, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,208.

Mortgage and rent Boston % Boston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,680 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Boston, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,680.

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