Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,151 people in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part) of these 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part) was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 34.5% of the population.

Of people in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part) aged 15 years and over, 52.1% were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part) was 60 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), of people aged 15 years and over, 52.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part) was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part) 24.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.2% were in primary school, 22.2% in secondary school and 9.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part) were Australian 33.7%, English 31.1%, Scottish 8.8%, Irish 8.7% and German 4.4%.

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), 87.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.3%, Philippines 0.9%, Italy 0.8%, New Zealand 0.8% and Austria 0.4%.

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), 83.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part) were Anglican 34.2%, Catholic 20.6%, No Religion 15.0%, Uniting Church 7.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.2%.

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part) 91.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Filipino 0.9%, Spanish 0.5%, Afrikaans 0.4%, Tongan 0.4% and Italian 0.3%.

Employment

There were 446 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part). Of these 56.3% were employed full time, 32.1% were employed part-time and 4.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), 16.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part) included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.0%, Professionals 16.8%, Managers 15.1%, Labourers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.9%, Sales Workers 8.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.1%.

Of the employed people in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 7.1%, Clubs (Hospitality) 6.4%, School Education 6.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.0% and Residential Care Services 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part) was $385.

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.3%, Walked only 8.3%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Bicycle 1.9% and Other 1.9%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), of people aged 15 years and over, 64.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.9% provided care for children and 10.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.0% 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 Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), 20.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), 26.9% were couple families with children, 56.2% were couple families without children and 15.3% were one parent families.

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part) 23.8% of single parents were male and 76.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,517 and those without children was $1,471.

Employment status of couple families

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), of couple families with children, 13.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.4% had both employed part-time and 18.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), 82.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), 80.5% were separate houses, 2.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.5% were flats, units or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), of occupied private dwellings 4.1% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 52.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), 48.6% were owned outright, 18.2% were owned with a mortgage and 30.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), of all households, 62.4% were family households, 35.5% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), 43.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.1% 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 Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), 44.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), there were 28 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 14 (or 50.0%) were male and 14 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 27 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 Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $841.

In Barham - Koondrook (Barham Part), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $83 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,588.